Major Bo!Bo! by Pentax They should remember that Contax users jumped ship because their expensive MF lenses wouldn't fit the new AF body.

Only solution recall the K-1's and release a K-2 quickly. You can't sell a body that won't work with Sigma lenses. Canikon folk will be clapping their hands.

Sigma have boobed as well they should have rubbed it in that Pentax had let their existing Sigma lens owners down.

Lenses like the Bigma and 150-500mm were available to test on the K-1..... Seems nobody bothered.

I wouldn't be concerned about a small scratch but the lens could act as a crowbar and flex the magnesium body or pull the mount off.

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Good idea to return it. The focusing ring needs to be right.

There are plenty of them around and they go for a lot less than they are worth on ebay.

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Just checked mine the focus ring is smooth and has just enough resistance to stop it getting accidentally knocked. Just how I like it.

The zoom ring is stiffish but not too stiff.

Only just noticed that the MACRO goes down to 0.37X at 250mm (70mm end).

So it is in effect a TRUE 70MM MACRO LENS i.e. the shot only needs magnifying 2.7X to give a 1:1 result. Strange not many people have noticed that.

http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/zooms/medium/A35-70f4.html

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It looks sharp enough. The colours need a bit of a tweak, which isn't the lens, it has very natural colours.

If your not happy with the focussing ring, can't you send it back? Any repairs if possible would probably cost more than another lens.

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Silkypix 6 and 7 can handle them subject to.....

For RAW images shot with "Pixel Shift Resolution", several features such as a demosaicing sharpness are unavailable.

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If you send the K-1 to me I'll test it for you and post back in about a week with the answer

Always happy to oblige

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Have you heard Pentax are bringing out a FF camera called the K-1

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And I thought you were telling Sean to get a K-1 and ipadi

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What has the K-1 and an ipad got to do with the original question???

QUOTE: re: K20d split focusing screen
"Hi,my eyesight isn't what it used to be by any means so i need all the help i can get . Can anyone suggest which one to get .

Thanks
Sean "

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Have you been marooned on a Desert Island for the last 3 weeks

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