Have just clicked again to have another look using the link in the OPs post ...apparently they have all gone!

Oh well, another offer bites the dust...there will be another one along somewhere very soon no doubt!

Very little information as to whether these are new, reconditioned, ex-rental ,demo. Also no warranty details ...anyone know?

Karlo

I agree with Steve on this. If its a good sensor and is well tried and tested then you don't gamble the future of the brand on an untested new sensor.

Karlo

Some great images there. The 'confetti' shot is my favourite as well.

I have to say I've never heard of hiring a wedding photographer by the hour...perhaps it'll catch on.

regards

Karlo

A very pertinent question you raise...i've thought pretty much the same thing these past few months. I don't ever recall, (going back about 30 years or so) such totally erratic and unpredictable pricing on photo equipment as we are seeing now. I know exchange rates can fluctuate slightly...but they always have.

One thing I have noticed is the increased preparedness of manufacturers to dump excess and end of line stock with Amazon and large Ebay traders to the detriment of their loyal dealer base who are probably carrying small quantities of stock bought at 'normal' trade prices and can't therefore compete.

These small often local dealers will in many cases be put out of business by the likes of Amazon. Maybe that is the agenda all along...restrict our choice of retail outlets to a handful of huge mainly online dealers who can shift boxes in large volumes. I'm just surprised that there hasn't been more of an outcry from those dealers adversely affected.

Regarding the other aspect to your question...coupled with apparently zero inflation or even deflation why would anyone want to pay more than the lowest price something has been sold at in the past 6 months or so? Particularly with photo gear with an 18 month product life, nowadays you expect the initial price to start dropping within weeks of introduction. The K-S2 is a good example..I might buy one at £399 or thereabouts and am happy to wait until my 'magic figure' appears...if it doesn't then I won't buy or i'll spend my money on something potentially more useful like a geiger counter or air rifle!

Have just seen the headline myself...also the manual and some images from K3II are now accessible via a link from photorumors.

Very informative Gwyn...thanks for posting.

Funnily enough I have just been reading an old aircraft magazine that's been in the magazine rack for years unread..."Flypast" magazine from March 2009 ! There is a really interesting article in it about Squadron Leader Joe Berry of the Royal Air Force and his unit who were responsible for developing tactics to defeat and destroy the VI 'Doodlebugs'...although apparently this was the term coined by civilians...the RAF aircrew called them 'Divers'.

Berry, who destroyed dozens of V1s (out of an estimated 10,000 launched at the UK) was shot down and killed over the Netherlands on October 2nd 1944 and was subsequently buried in the churchyard at Scheemda, Netherlands. He was only 24.

Back to your images...Timber is a great looking dog..hope he has recovered/ is recovering.

regards

Karlo

+1


You'd think that the hole would fill with rainwater given the angle it's at.

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Karlo

Very nice. Woody looks like he has been dragged through a wet hedge backwards!

Karlo

Haven't got the lens but No.2 looks good enough to me, particularly as it is both cropped and hand held/

Karlo