Personally, I feel this is going to be the key factor. At the moment they make lovely kit but 'Joe Public' doesn't really know about it, in the UK at least.

K.

Now you have told everyone it won't stay at that price

K.

Was that the one Richard was selling? Are you planning to get rid of the converters too?

K.

I don't believe this. The Katzeye screens do not impact on the metering, and blacking out is usually a function of low light and eye position. If it impacted on the metering why do I have a dozen or so film cameras with split screens which meter perfectly well? Blacking out is annoying to the user, not to the meter.

Cheers, Kris.

I met up with an old friend yesterday who I hadn't seen in a few years. He has left the Pentax fold because of (a) the lack of full frame and (b) the lack of long fast lenses. As to (a) the arguments will run on no doubt, but for (b) it is certainly true. The 600mm image stablised monster he whipped out of the boot of his car (from a very neat purpose built bag) was quite some beastie. Personally, I have no use for a 600mm lens but the 18mm tilt/shift lens he had was very very nice. If I could afford the lens I'd be tempted to get a body to go with it!

K.

I have been exposing to the right since I got my dSLR as I read it somewhere or other --- in one of those book things I think we all used to look things up in once upon a time --- I just hadn't come across the acronym.

K.

I don't agree in a way. I don't take much notice of the image but I do check the histogram to make sure I haven't burnt out the highlights. If I have burnt out highlights (or am clearly under-exposed) I then dial in some exposure compensation. If I am working with a rapidly changing scene I might only check every few images. Mostly, the things I am photographing have not changed much for a few centuries.

K.

Dunno about Everton but the Denver Broncos are 6-0!

I am not a fan of tattoos of any shape or form so it seems doubly mad to me. I'll stick with my Pentax baseball cap!

K.

The usual focusing screens are plain because they assume you will be using AF. You can buy third party screens from people like Katzeye that have focusing aids like split-screens and microprism collars (just like older MF cameras) that make MF easier. It all depends on what you are used to and how good your eyes are!

Best wishes, Kris.