You should have posted these a couple of weeks ago...really good set.

Regards

Karlo

Nice set John...i've just got back from a walk with my K5IIs...Robin pic to follow.

Love this camera and won't be selling mine either.

Regards

Karlo

+1

Now just £609...same three left from a week ago I presume.

If happy buying from Amazon...price is just £645!

Three left apparently.

This has to be an absolute bargain...lowest price I remember seeing it available in UK.

I'm hoping to move house over to the East coast sometime early-mid March if everything works out so for now am not looking to add to my photographic equipment...will have to sell/get rid of a load of other stuff though!

Once settled in and space found i'll probably acquire the Pentax DA 1.4 x Converter...a bonus is it is so small so won't take up much space.

Looking forward to be able to utilise it with my 100/200/300 Pentax primes plus some other lenses.

Brilliant Nigel...never done any multi-exposure but I just tried a zoom effect on the Tree...might wander outside and try it on a few lights over the next day or two if it dries up.

All The Best

Karlo

I seem to remember a couple of years ago or so, speculation that Pentax looking to explore niches were considering an astro version of one or more of their top end DSLRs...the Monochrome version was also mentioned as a possibility which we know was brought to fruition.

Astro would seem to fit the bill I would have thought going forward as another potentially successful 'niche' market. Existing rugged designs and excellent outdoor/poor weather performance would make these models particularly attractive.

Thanks for coming on the site to explain your decision Spad...would have been a lot easier to have just done a bunk and hoped no-one would notice!

Like everyone who's commented above will be sad to see you go...you've been a strong supporter of the site, especially but not exclusively with your fabulous Astro stuff.

Would love to continue to follow your journey in the astro realm so please leave us a contact for whichever site you post the most on.
PM me if this might break the site rules.

Best wishes for the future and Seasons Greetings to you and yours and have a very Happy and Healthy New Year.

Karlo

Well taken.

It's not easy to capture the essence of outdoor bowls due to the sedate nature of the sport.

Regards

Karlo