What peeves me about this ridiculous thread is that you waited a year until the camera was out of warranty before noticing there is something wrong and are now not even prepared to send it back to Pentax to see if there is something simple which can be done to fix the problem. We know that the K10D is capable of really good, sharp images, so if you have a bad example get the thing fixed. It is unlikely the repair will cost as much as jumping ship to another brand. K10Ds sell for about 300 quid second hand so even spending 150 quid will be a good investment.

Sadly, poor QC is common across many fields as a means of cutting costs including ipods, Blackberrys as well as cameras and so on. The golden rule in this day and age is test out the item immediately and if you are not happy return it during the warranty. We do have a generous two years

Sorry if I sound a little less jolly and polite than normal but this has rubbed me up the wrong way a little.

I'll shut up now.

Best wishes, Kris.

Hmmmmmm I shall be bidding on one of those lenses!

Thanks for the heads up.

Kris.

Hefty... are either of those the M42 SMC mount? The last of the Pentax M42s had a slightly different mount to work with the ES type cameras. Do you know if any of the 135mm Sonnars have the later mount?

BF... My guess is the SMC-A 100mm will go for fairly serious money. A-series lenses always go for more than the M series and the 100mm is an unusual length.

Cheers, Kris.

Welcome to the fora.

Best wishes, Kris.

Welcome to the fora.

Best wishes, Kris.

Welcome to the fora. Before TTK gets in there, could you add in your location details when you get the chance? (Sorry Tel )

Assuming the 360 is similar, it doesn't click, but the pin should come out. If it doesn't, it is faulty. Having said that, some people have had problems with the pin getting stuck out when the flash is on the camera preventing removal. Provided the flash feels secure and tight on the camera, I wouldn't worry too much.

Cheers, Kris.

If you are having to move the camera back 8mm then there is something wrong with it. My macro shots are dead sharp with my K10D/Sigma 50mm and we have quite a few macro enthusiasts on here posting dead sharp images. If it is still under warranty, send it back. or get it fixed.

I am assuming you have never removed the focus screen?

Cheers, Kris.

The max synch speed is 1/180th for the K10D but the flash is running at about 1/30000 or something equally silly so provided the flash is the main light source it will freeze the motion. But you knew all that so I'll go and stand in the corner and shut up.

I love the gold colour.

cheers, Kris.

Six is my favourite too. Now tell us how you took them

Cheers, Kris.

Welcome to the fora Sandesh, hopefully you'll find lots of good advice here.

If you are new to photography (not just Pentax) my advice is read a good photography book too. Also, make yourself use the camera entirely on manual (exposure and focus). Once you have cracked how the interplay of ISO, shutter speed and aperture impact on your images you'll abandon picture modes for one of the "normal" exposure modes. (I nearly always use Av on my K10.) If you aren't new to photography, please excuse me trying to teach grandma to suck eggs.

Best wishes, Kris.