Also don't forget that the Pentax DA* lenses have a KAF2 mount so a dual focusing system (SDM - Screwdrive), Tokina are only screwdrive I believe.
Making a lens with both systems is more expensive and complicated also to design.

Sorry to hear that Gwyn, please lurk around and maybe do some competitions or do some other fun things this forum has to offer, it would be very sad for the forum if you would completely disappear

@Alan take good care of your ricketick so take it easy please.

@Amin, I believe that the idiot things was a figure of speech.
If it would say "Pentax as a study camera" - you're an idiot" would be a great title for a topic for Pentax as a study camera.
I read it at least in that way but English is my second language so i surely can be wrong though.

The lens has two buttons on them... AF and SR maybe, if so no in-body SR then right?

As for the K-mount, I believe that the K mount has fixed dimensions and since with NX the distance between the Sensor and the mount is shorter you can not call it a K-mount since no K lens will work on it like it should. There will probable come an adapter so that you can mount K lenses though, hopefully without losing any controls.

Already had that one up George but not a lot of information on that site, found this one more useful link

Edit: Dave was just a bit faster

Just tried to look a lens up with that lens mount, no luck though, only best buy on Ebay.
Asahi-Kogaku 50/3.5 Takumar £152.94
more lenses - very expensive

The camera comes with a Asahi-Kogaku 58mm f/2.4 Takumar, interesting focal length though.

Does or has anyone here owned this camera?

oh another little question, what mount does it have?
37mm screw mount?

Yes that helps John, is it really $300-$450?
The camera seems to be in good condition, no visible marks and it stated as working. I'm going on a holiday next week and it close to that place... hopefully the owner wouldn't know what it's worth

Would like some info about this camera.
Do you find it any fun and what is it worth secondhand?

A little bit more interesting for us here, I remember a post on the dutch forum of someone install K20D firmware on a K10D.
He explained the progressed a little bit but only can remember that the camera must be in debug mode.

The K10D with the K20D firmware worked according to him but some features didn't work properly.

I believe that some brands have an "open" firmware, Canon I believe was one of them.
There are some interesting custom firmware for Canon cameras, there was one that enables you too record the live view, so you basically get a video mode

If pentax would make their firmware more accessible, their might be done things to the firmware that Pentax don't like but some ideas or approaches to a solution might be interesting for them and help them develop better firmware and there for working cameras.