I'd agree with those results.

I don't suppose you know where I can find a lens profile for ACR for the 24-90mm? It seems to be about the only AF Pentax lens profile that Adobe don't provide.

Yes it's an excellent lens optically, a shame that it wasn't made a bit sturdier, but it out-performs the kit lens and I think has better IQ than my 16-45, which is pretty good lens too.

Yes I do Algi, I think it's the AF gears or cogs or whatever you call them. It also sometimes has a bit of a clacking noise from the AF at 90mm and I have to back off to 85mm or so to get it to stop. Not had any images soft on one side or anything though, but I mainly use it at f8 or f11.

Since it's not been mentioned yet, I will add my most used zoom, the FA24-90mm which although built like something out of a cereal packet, consistently produces excellent results.

Apart from that the 15mm Ltd, and M series 50mm f1.4 are probably my best Pentax lenses, and both are excellent for IR too.

If we can mention non-Pentax lenses, then the Sigma 24mm f2.8 Super-wide II is probably my favourite prime after the 15mm Ltd, and it is my most used prime. It is also another lens that is fantastic for IR. (I use these three primes with an adapter on an IR converted Sony)

I doubt I will ever sell any of these lenses.

Some shops in the US will now match any online prices, notably Best Buy who will match any online price from US suppliers, and Target who will match Amazon prices of US companies. I suspect more shops will try this strategy to stay in business.

I recently bought a lens at Best Buy, but they have rather defeated the object of their price-matching drive as they will not let you try out lenses in the shop. The lens hood on the one I bought was faulty. I had to buy the lens, try it outside the shop, then return it for a refund, and buy another one. They then put the one I had returned.back in the cupboard with their new lenses

Nostagia's not what it used to be.....

I'm torn between the Q (or Q10), the new MX-1, and the Fuji X-20, which has got a proper sensor instead of the daft EXR sensor that was great for Jpegs but produced RAW files that were almost impossible to get a decent image from. I'm tending towards the MX-1 pending reviews, but the Q looks like a very discreet and flexible camera.

I was born in East Anglia and I use medium format, but not Pentax. Welcome to the forum!

It's an Agusta Westland AW-109SP Grand New (what a daft name). It looks like it's been fitted with emergency floats on the side too (the pods forward and aft), so I'm guessing it's being used over water a lot.

I have had the same banding issue a few times when re-sizing images. What software did you use to re-size the image? If you are using Photoshop (or Elements, though I'm not sure if Elements is the same, as I have never used it), then make sure you select Bicubic Sharper when reducing the size of the image.