As John said, an hour and a half each way plus time to chat. make the transaction etc and half a day is gone. I used to commute from Southampton to London every day which was two hours each way, now I motorcycle from Herts to London which is 3/4 to 1 hour each way depending on weather and traffic. The same journey by public transport takes 1 3/4 hours despite being 1/4 of the distance from Southampton. Ugh.

Average traffic speed in central London is now slower than it was in 1880!

Best wishes, Kris.

I have one of those cards and have had no problems. I have swapped between it and a 1 and 2gig card without trouble. Have you thought of contacting sandisk and making enquiries there? If the card is at fault you might have some luck.

Cheers, Kris.

I'd be interested in the flash and the diffusers but I'm not spending half a day going to Stanford-le-Hope to get it!

Cheers, Kris.

I have had my K10D for a year and a half and this hasn't happened to mine. If it is still under warranty I'm sure you can get it fixed.

Best wishes, Kris.

I love monochrome but in this case I think colour works much better. Definitely put the guy on the third.

Cheers, Kris.

Well he managed to train a chicken and a rat so I wouldn't be surprised...

Cheers, Kris.

There are very many reasons to buy the K20D but live view isn't one of them, IMHO. It is a bit clunky on the K20D I believe, and in most situations using the viewfinder is much better.

Best wishes, Kris.

After a week lugging my camera bag around (K10D + grip, LX, kit lens, 12-24 zoom, 50-135 zoom, Sigma 50 macro, SMC-A 50mm F1.4, SMC-M 200mm F4, SMC-M 28-50mm, flash...) my lady love picked the bag up for me one afternoon. She was a little horrified at the weight! Oh well, I was never very good at travelling light.

Cheers, Kris.

You should be happy with your fiver purchase, the VP1 seems to be selling for £26!

Cheers, Kris.

edit: and the filters for a further £15...

Welcome to the fora. I missed out on the Praktica I'm afraid, going from ghastly 110 autojunk to an ME Super.

Have fun snapping the dogs. My brother has his well trained and makes them wait for me

Best wishes, Kris.