Hi Gedski

I've only been a member here for a few days, and I have owned a K-R for just one week.

The operating manual is serious reading - 350 pages. Wow!

Stacey

Thanks soo much for the welcome everybody, I appreciate that.

I like the idea of my first pic being on the theme of yellow, japers45.
I'll see what ideas I can come up with.

Stacey

Hi Dave, thanks for the welcome.

I think it will have to wait til the weekend.

The K-R seems enormous in comparison to my little Casio. I suppose I'll get used to it.

Stacey

Thanks everybody. Maybe it's a silly time of year to buy a new camera cos by the time I get home from work it's dark. But I thought I could try and learn a bit about it now, and then be ready for next spring.

The K-R is really complicated after my little compact - a Casio Exilim passed down to me from my mum!

If I should ask what appears to be a stupid question, please tolerate me......lol.

Stacey

Aww, thanks for the welcome Charlotte. I'm a bit nervous of posting anything on here yet.

I think I qualify to join Pentax User cos I bought a K-R last week. It's my first DSLR so I've a lot of learning to do. My K-R is yellow......lol!
It's such a cool colour but of course I didn't buy the camera just cos of its colour.........no, really I didn't, even though yellow is my fave colour!

Soo, why did I want a Pentax? That's easy to answer. My dad, who died when I was young, had a Pentax SLR and lots and lots of lenses. I do have a faint memory of him taking an extreme close-up of a dwarf Sweet William flower with what I now know was a bellows unit. Maybe photography is in my genes?

Anyway, I hope you'll be lenient with me when I post something that's not quite right. I do want to learn.