Consider the islands throughout the Caribbean. Perhaps a good example would be the British Virgin Islands and also the American ones. Even the other islands such as Jamaica.

They sure are popular tourists spots and all. But if one were to visit (let me use Jamaica as an example) and then leave the resort areas...

WOW It's like going from one world to the other. Take a look at the rates of income throughout the islands. There are many, many families in Jamaica that live per year, for the amount of money that one person would pay for a flat within 50km of Central London

Consider that...

For Apple/Mac... Even when it has the same model numbers and "might appear" to have the same specs; I would ever purchase any Apple product without an extensive warranty (possibly adding to the warranty by using a credit card and then even paying for it in the interest). Most Apple laptops are incredibly difficult (if not impossible) to repair. I've purchased a brand new (also newly released) fully loaded Apple/Mac; then only to have it need repaired within six months. It was under warranty, but had to be fully replaced - no parts available. Read about MacBook Pro for more on that one.

So I use a laptop PC, tri - boot. I also use a laptop that is completely upgradeable and repairable.

Sure the partition issue can sometimes be a pain. Plus the laptop does have some added weight and size over items such as a MacBook Air (barely a laptop). I'll take the reliability and redundancy any day of the week

Worse than poverty perhaps is seeing vey large amounts of people without the proper access to food or even "drinkable" water.

Also imagine this one.... How many G20 countries out there are running into grave issues with water supplies at the present time, and most of it is ignored in the media

I agree with John Riley about the LowePro.

Also noting that LowePro has the "bagfinder" on it's site helping to link most any sized camera and other added items to a variety of bags - and then further options from there such as AW or airline size, etc...

About the buffer in general. AS also shown and demonstrated on YouTube...

For most of the quality level memory cards out on the market; while using the K3, jpeg and raw, and then going at maximum frame rate... It would be a bit difficult to actually fill up the buffer on the K3.

Could easily do well over one hundred continuous photographs without being anywhere near bogged down or running out of buffer. But at those settings, it would almost be worth switching over to video

Did you need any type of press or event pass to get that perspective or access?

Something smaller than the Pentax K01 is not possible if keeping the Pentax PK lenses. From the lens mount to the sensor actually needs to remain that distance, it can literally never be reduced. People hoping to see the reduced size and then keeping PK will never see it. Although it would be great to anywhere in the ballpark for size comparing a mirrorless such as the K01 to any of the Sony models.

But btw it would be possible to make a considerably smaller camera IF a full frame sensor was used.

More about sensors... This is basically the end of 16mp sensors, they are at the end of their production cycle, and have already finished out at the assembly lines. What cameras are using them now have already lined up their purchases of the sensors in advance. Simply go to any camera purchasing website to see how few cameras there are left that are still using it; such as Fuji.

1957 Asahi

Since Ricoh and Pentax are the same name now... Could I also include one of my two Ricoh XR-S' ?

A reply to both Tngc and the general audience...

I have both of those Sigma lenses that you mentioned; the Sigma 120-400 and the Sigma 150-500. If I had a choice for Pentax, stick with the Sigma 120-400; it is considerably faster focusing than the other option at any focal length, but especially at the higher end 400 range.

With the K3 the 150-500 occasionally needs to hunt a bit more, most likely due to the relatively slow aperture at that focal length, but it also depends upon lighting, contrast, etc...


There's also the ever long debate as to whether to stay with Pentax glass or one of the other options such as Sigma. I really like most of the Pentax glass, but there's always that SDM issue. For Sigma, just wishing that more of their line was available in PK.

Since so many have focused on price and all; and even though there are some limited items being thrown in to a type of package deal for the moment - such as the Pentax wireless card...

Perhaps if they offered two different options, such as... (either) more lens options for a kit and/or a substantial discount when getting a secondary lens or flash unit