Does it come with a free sack-barrow?

They are pricey, and I don't have one, but then I don't heft a Bigma around either.

If the 50-500 is the Bigma, what does that make the Sigma 300-800? [Just found out... the Sigmonster ]

Cheers, Kris.

In low light conditions the K20D has a pretty good reputation (I find the K10D a bit noisy at 1600 ASA but that is an entirely different sensor). If you can afford the DA* lenses you'll get a weather-sealed lens which is fast and capable of producing gorgeous images. The main drawback is the relatively slow FPS of the Pentaxes but if you aren't doing sport that is less of an issue. A huge advantage as far as I am concerned is that the shake reduction is in the body not the lens which means you have a huge back-catalogue of lenses to choose from. A hole in the Pentax line-up is the lack of a modern tilt-shift lens to rival that of the others --- the old 28mm shift isn't really wide enough for digital.

There are one or two people here who have converted from other makes to Pentax, but equally we have lost one or two. Having used Pentax film cameras for years I was considering changing brands when I was planning to buy my first DSLR but then out came the K10D. I have never regretted the decision.

If you can possibly manage it, try to play with one. It'll either "feel" right or it won't, and often the subjective feel of the camera outweighs all the logical arguments!

The last advantage is that there are a bunch of extremely knowledgeable, helpful and friendly people on the Pentax fora who make visiting and posting here a pleasure.

Good luck making your choice. Kris.

A popular (and extremely good or so I am told) gimbal mount is made by Wimberley. See their website here: link

The Luminous Landscape website also discusses these mounts and using big heavy lenses here: link

Cheers, Kris.

I like number 2 although the shadow on the bear's face detracts a little but nothing much you could do about that now or then! I agree with Peter that number 3 is the best one and his suggested crop would be an improvement. 4 would be great if there was a bigger DOF. All in all though, a nice set of photos. Good stuff!

Kris.

Some very nice shots there although some need their converging verticals sorting out.

Cheers, Kris.

So no pictures "captured" using that old fashioned stuff that comes in rolls (and sometimes sheets) then...

A darkroom capable of dealing with 5x4 negs.

There are a lot of 67s out there and a digital body that interchanged with all that kit would have a pretty good market niche.

One of this weekend's photos. Not as sharp as I would have liked as I couldn't use a tripod




C and C welcome.

Cheers, Kris.