Now we know where the next PU meeting will be

Okay they are more convenient but they won't make me as trilled as riding in a steam loc and like that I do photography to make me happy.
They need to leave one of the last mechanical part in that dived SLR cameras from the rest.

No that's wrong like Matt told you and I a comment earlier it change the aperture, sorry if I was a bit vague

It goes a bit further then that, when the exposure change it will also act differently.

If you have it set on depth for example it will keep the F-number as low as long as it can so until it it's the border of the iso speed and shutterspeed only then it ups the F-number.

With MTF you will see that when you've set the lens wide open and the scene becomes brighter that it also change the F-number even if the shutterspeed isn't at his end (1/4000).

So basically with P-Shift you're saying that the "program" must work with so much F-stops slower or faster then the standard program so you shift the balance of the program.

Hopefully this a bit more useful then my first comment

I truly don't think so because it's a completely new system then a SLR and it needs his own lenses to get the most out of it.
Maybe in some time yes but certainly not soon.

Also don't forget the nostalgic value of a mirror, simply that sound

Samsung are busy now with an hybrid system, APS-C sensor without a mirror. link
I believed Pentax said they had no interest in such system at the moment.

Yes but buying a complete new camera system (camera+lenses) because you have smaller and lighter hand baggage is a bit over the top

This already asked before don't know by who and where on this forum though.

P-shift doesn't mean you change the Program mode you change the standard/zero value it use.
It's a bit like changing for example the aperture in AV mode you change the balance between the settings you don't change the mode.

ps. found the other forum entry link

To add to Hefty's advice, shoot in bursts of 2 or 3.
The first shot can get blurred because you press the shutter so if you keep the shutter pressed you eliminate that movement.

It seems we have Benelux stock since I also got a French manual with my K10D.

The price for the bodies aren't that spectacular you need to compare the lens price since the big price raise last months in the UK the lenses here seem quite cheap now. the DA*50-135 for example is £685 here while SRS has them for £879. It really isn't SRS fault but it's very stupid from Pentax since the prices aren't equal everywhere. For £200 difference I don't see why you wouldn't oder from here, it's the same lens after all.

You of course don't get UK stock but it isn't grey import since you bought the lens at the shop it was intended to sell that stock meaning pentax will honour the warranty so far as I know.

Minimum focus distance stays the same when using a TC.
With a 2X TC that means with 100mm lens you get a 200mm 2:1 since focus distance stays the same but you double your focal length so you have double magnification.

Andrew, sorry it didn't come over correctly.

I was trying to say that if they would go for an EVIL camera they need to have a new lens series so that can be used with the shorter distance between lens and sensor. Most of us are with pentax for their glass and I don't see that many would buy the smaller glass.

Also the smaller glass you are referring too is for the micro format those sensors are even smaller then APS-C and many find that not big enough and would rather have Full-Frame so I don't tihnk it's smart that pentax would go smaller with their sensor meaning that they would have to need new lenses.
Also if they go for the Micro they need to buy licenses and such probably.

What you are suggesting now is a KL-M with panasonic glass... good luck selling that to pentax users loving their glass.