Fantastic!
Thanks for the link Stefan
I have my own home-made IR beam splitter that can cope with one drop, by firing a flash gun and with camera shutter open. However this notches it up somewhat!
Andy

One thing forgot to mention in OP - the K10D seems better than before in that they have re-aligned the sensor so what is horizontal in viewfinder is also horizontal in the picture. Also the back focus problem is not as bad.
Andy

That is what I plan to do - ring Pentax next week sometime. I will probably compare the 2 first, though, and see if one is noticeably better than the other.

Andy

I did a very silly thing a few weeks back - I decoded to see if K10D and 17-70 lens could fly. It couldn't (I took the holster bag off the soulder too quickly having not done it up - so camera and lens hit the ground). Everything still worked fine, except smashed lens hood, K10D's rear control wheel a bit rough/ battery compartment very difficult to open, and a mini chip out of camera base. So, sent camera and lens to pentax to get fixed/ checked out for alignment etc etc.

After 4 weeks, I ring up to ask whats happening. Camera nearly ready and gets sent out the following week. Lens sent to Europe for repair. Approx 6weeks - I ring again: "Sorry - it'll be back next week" Same story the following week!

I ring again - both Pentax plus the new outsourced service centre - to see whats happening. It is realised that this is not good service! Two different messages come back;
1) The repaired item will be coming soon. 2)They have decided to send out a brand new service replacement - interesting!!

8 1/2 weeks after sending it in for repair, a brand new lens turns up. That was about 10 days ago.
Today... another brand new lens turns up as well

Don't know what happened to my original!
(Pity they didn't send me a 60-250 by mistake... lol )

Congrats Simon. We have the book(let) - nice photos
Andy

shim

My Norton blocked access to the link as having a serious security threat

Andy

Thanks for the warning!
Andy

if you click through on that website, you will also find it for £1011.85p link

Andy

Thanks for tip off Clarky! Having had my Z1-P stolen about 18months ago, I have been toying with getting a decent cheap film body, but am probably not going to bother at all and stick with digital
Andy

Hello and welcome!
Andy