BrooklynBoy has the best advice I believe.
Most of the time you aren't even allowed to use a flash on stage and a flash is only useful at a certain distance since you said quite some range I think you would need quite a lot of power.

That was not what I meant and there is more coming on these cards already...
What I'm trying to say is what's the difference on looking it up on the PC or looking at your ID card?
The only thing I can think of is that the card is faster to use and that's good for both right?

Has any one tried this one? link
Looks handy that you can flip it up for normal view since I wear glasses.

Which cheap flash maker used the Bowen mount btw?
Someone suggested that one to me some while back but I forget the name
Since they used the same mount you can get a lot of gear for it and the price was good as well.

here you go for the macro lens, free shipping for forum members btw.
http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/124/Pentax-smc-DFA-50mm-f2-8-Macro-Lens---LIMIT...

It sounds a bit strange though since I can not see anyway how the government might miss use it.
If they can check who you're with a name and address on a computer what's so difference then looking on a ID card?

I might miss something though

JudithAnn, most of the time it are the humble lenses that preforms the best.
Really a lovely photo, was quite amaze you could focus so close with the little lens.

I would go for just one and that's the DA*50-135, simply perfect for portrait.

If you want to do product photography then I would recommend a macro lens and those are all good lenses so any brand is fine.

ps. good to see we don't always agree

Someone else already had that one here almost a year ago... don't know who though...

PentaxRocks, since you're from the police what do you think of what happens here in the Netherlands that you need to carry an ID?

But the trick that Pentax seems to be doing with the MF is the same Sony did with their FF camera, simply introduce it for a lot less then the rest of the market.
Still Sony has a hard time selling FF cameras though so I think Pentax did wise not to get in the fight as well.

Pentax will most likely attract Students and beginning professionals with their MF camera who can't make the big jump to the other MF brands and don't need the fast FF cameras for their kind of shooting.

If Pentax can get a foot in with some schools to provide a MF for a very nice price I think they might do quite well. To promote their product.