Very nice...particularly like the strong colours in 2,4,6 and 10 is good also.

Karlo

Have just seen that Amazon are doing the above deal...best ever price I think and includes free postage.

John, You're quite right by the look of it...I must admit I was surprised to see the Middlesex address as I thought Algi was from up north. Got completely the wrong end of that...

Oh well, the sentiment still stands regardless of who it is but i'd probably reduce my offer to £50 and give him the address of his nearest Pentax dealer!

Karlo

Algi, really sorry to hear about that...that's a lot of money to potentially lose so soon after parting with it...I take it you're not covered on your insurance?

In recognition of your long standing contribution here, I think Ricoh Marketing should offer you a payment of £100+ or so in exchange for using your 'cautionary tale'
in their WR advertising! If I controlled their purse strings i'd definitely try and help you out. Hope your salvage sale goes well anyway.

regards

Karlo

Have started a new topic rather than piggy back on the older ones which were more speculative.

First impressions are that it could be what Pentax needs to bring in lots of younger
(20s/30s) customers many of whom will hopefully stay loyal and move up the product range. The K-x did this and I can't remember any of its successors having such a fun, exciting visual appeal to the same extent. If it handles and performs as well as it looks then it could be a massive hit.

Price is a bit high in my opinion (about £100 too high), but once all the early adopters and posers have bought theirs it should settle at about £450 body or £500 body and kit lens. It seems to 'fit' between the K50 and K5II price wise although the apparent lack of WR will always limit its appeal to established Pentax shooters who like to operate in all weathers. Hard to judge without knowing its weight whether it will feel solid and robust like the K-x or lightweight and flimsy. Had it been WR and if its weight is over 510-520g then it would carry more appeal perhaps as a second body to existing Pentax users.

Spec generally seems quite good and i'm pleased that they've included a remote operation option which is almost essential these days. Retaining the established 3" screen and class leading viewfinder was also a good move although some might have expected the screen to be articulated/hinged...it doesn't mention this so I assume it isn't.

Anyway, just my initial impressions...I won't be buying one though if it isn't WR but i hope plenty of new customers do, for the sake of the Brand.

What do other people think?

Karlo

Looks like the new KS-1 is going to be announced tomorrow. Photorumors site has some more info.

Looks quite nice spec including Flucard compatibility and one or two more features from K3. I wonder how they have priced it?

Some really good shots there. I particularly like Nos 3, 4 and 6. The 'pesky orange thing' doesn't really detract that much as its centered and nicely OOF.

Karlo

The first picture is just crying out for a caption!

The 'Tog' in No.3 looks a bit like the tackled player in No.2.

Thanks for sharing these...I didn't realise that clubs had a Third team these days.

Karlo

For anyone looking for a K5II, K3 or 560mm telephoto, MIFSUDS have got some good reductions this weekend only.

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Funnily enough, after subscribing for about a year I stopped my subscription for exactly the same reasons mentioned by the OP. They seemed to ignore some makes or models that i would have expected to have been reviewed across entirely different product ranges and type of goods. When it came to cameras, optical equipment, household batteries and various other products I knew something about, I could see how useless their reviews actually were...Anyway i'm a £110 p.a. better off and no less informed..that's a win-win.

karlo