Focus on Imaging

We're just back from a day at the exhibition and the feet feel the usual aggravation that wandering around the NEC for several hours always gives them.

Pentax K20Ds were on offer with the new 18-55mm lens, but also most of the new lenses were there as well, including the 200mm f2.8 and the 300mm f4 and even the 55-300mm.

The Samsung GX20 was also to be found wither on its own or as the two lens kit. I saw the Samsung versions of several of the lenses as well. Interestingly, the 35mm lens was there and its construction was almost identical to the FA 50mm f1.4

Other lenses of interest were the 77mm f1.8 and the DA Limited series and all in all afair bit of Pentax was around.

Canon and Nikon were both there in a big way and other manufacturers included Fuji who were showing the Infra Red versions of their S5 Pro and S9600 cameras. Our friend Paul Jones came along and he will be buying the S5 Pro to replace his ageing S2 Pro.

There were lots of Photo Books again this year, some of them of stunning quality.

Pete Bargh and the team were on the very busy EPZ/Pentax User stand where there was a full programme of talks and events going on.

It was very busy today and we saw quite a few people we knew. We probably saw some PU members as well, but with no faces to go with the names we'll never know...

It's definitely worth a visit and it continues this week until Wednesday.

What sort of prices were the K20D/GX20's going for John?!

Vic.

I think the lowest was £749 body only.

Thanks John, I'll probably be waiting a while for prices to drop a little!