Lately they have been making a lot of different bodies, but apart from the Q very little in the way of lenses.

I've used Pentax since the Spotmatic days and won't change now, but I'm surprised that any new buyers stay with them

The two mainstays of FF are missing 28mm and 135mm.....
They could bring back the K Mount Takumars if they
still have the factory that made them

35mm was never very popular in the 135 film format
anyway.

It's unlikely that Pentax would bring out a camera and
have lenses available

With the K-5 gone they no longer have a top of the range
APS-C

Super capture Don...... Ah well back to the sparrows in the UK

Or that Pentax could afford to make one!

Looks a great day out. I like the 2nd shot (group)
the best.

Sanyo make a lot of stuff for Pentax so I wouldn't be surprised if they make the batteries.

Sanyo are usually top quality, but they don't do cheap stuff,
they even do two versions of Eneloops both of which are dearer
than most competitors.

That's right all manufactures operate proper QA
and can recall any defective parts from outside
manufacturers as Nikon recently did with batteries.
link

Fake computer parts are a multi-million industry.
Even the big boys have had to take drastic steps
to deal with it see:
http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=2037

Unbranded SD cards could well be something that
a manufacturer threw into an e-bin for recycling
because they failed in QA tests and some thief
has sold them on.

Even having a Name on the card isn't always
a guarantee that the quality is up to scratch.

http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?page_id=1022

One of the links in one of the replies at
the bottom of the above is also interesting:

http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2010-August/029684.html

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Very foolish buying unbranded anything..... you haven't
a clue who made it

Terrific shots.... and the weather looks good

to to caompare ?? the shots open in seperate tabs

Too close to call.... they could be consecutive shots at the
same settings it's that close. A does look slightly better
but that doesn't mean anything.

1/350th is probably too fast anyway.