the step up run are quite slim and you go from 77mm to 72mm so don't think it's a problem but you do need I believe a slim filter for the 12-24.

Cokin use an holder with square filter and the pol is round so that you can turn it in the holder.
Those you show me (hoya) are screw in filters.
The last one is the same or almost the same as the first one, screw-in.

That's great Chris, if someone would like to write a short review that would be great

Maybe you can shoot some movies for us Chris, I'm quite curious about that but I don't think you are allowed by Pentax to post that though

What kind of models do you get Chris, the real pre-production models with the (almost) complete software or some test (beta) models?

I'm wondering if the metering with older lenses is more acurate, I don't really care about the 77 metering zones to behonest, i'll probable only use one

I'm Dutch so that even things out

I've orded a B+W Käsemann Polarizing MRC Filter and it was €125
A cokin P Polarizing filter is €39 so you can't expect that they are same quality right. Atleast I hope so...

I've the Cokin Z-pro, bought it as an set with 3 GND-filters since for that such system has more possibilities. Even the Z-Pro filters have a bit of apurple cast, not so pleasant I must say.
With the Z-pro you can also mount the better quality lee filters, schneiders and tiffen. Still need to look at some of those to see how good they are.
Schneiders are mighty expensive but I believe that the others are a bit cheaper.

You know how strange your comment read right?

You got it all pretty right.
I'm only very questionable about the quality of the cokin filters.
I've almost all my screw-in filters are B+W but they are a lot better then cokin so i'm reluctant to buy a pol for it. There is a big price different of course.

Remco are you sure about that?
If I use an older lens without auto-aperture I can't set the aperture in my camera.
You need to press the green button and then it meters the lens, you can use M and AV-mode.

I don't have such a lens but so far as I know the lens doesn't have a diaphragm so you can't adjust the aperute (f-number).

You need to set in the menu to enable use of aperture ring, it's somewhere in the custom menu and you should be able to make photos.

edit:typo

I believe you can see it as a gift, it was adressed to you afterall right?
At least that's how the law here works

Yes I know I tried it myself and had the same problem.
I always sharpen in another layer and it helps a lot of you duplicate the original layer and set that to darken over the sharpen layer, it darkens the halo in but you still have the sharpness and you can lower the opacity to get the best balanced result.

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I might have sharpend it more then you did and almost no halo I believe...

Sorry Roy with having a go with your photo, I hope you don't mind and find it usefull.