Good news: the K-7, 77/1.8, and 50-135 2.8 performed admirably, and I had no issues with noise. I DON'T have to rush out and get a K-5 (...unless I want to).
Bad news: in the relative darkness, I tried to change modes from Aperture Priority to Shutter Speed Priority, but accidentally hit the Green (auto) mode. That meant my RAW mode went to 2mp JPEG mode. This seemed to immediately have the effect of completely blown highlights on the singer getting the spotlight. I used a leather bean bag to steady the camera on a rung of a 20-foot step ladder. I'll try to post a few pics this weekend. Based on the K-x and the K-7, along with the great Pentax primes, I cannot imagine ever being tempted by Canon or Nikon; I'm more than satisfied with the results I'm getting right now. If I get any more camera equipment in the next year, it will probably be the 15mm pancake. Have any of you had any experience with this lens? I cannot use the Pentax Gallery on any of my Macs, at least not the option where you choose the lens and look at the pics taken with that lens. Going to "next photo" simply toggles back and forth between two frames; Jeffery -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
