Also thanks Matt for explaining MF.
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Thanks for putting that link up bjolester. K5IIs has that extra bit of sharpness, in a quick look I did. I can see a rush for this Pentax body coming up. In my case I have a K5 and K20D as backup. However, lucky enough to be going to Antarctica soon so having 2 K5s one of which is a K5IIs is very tempting.Hmmmm?
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Not having a 100-300 F4, I never had that problem.
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Hi Peter
The camera recognizes each different lens. How I don't know but it is an impressive feature of the Pentax cameras!!
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Nocturnal so harder to spot but right around Australia except dry inland west part of continent.. My photos were taken in a dark grove. The bird spotted a long necked turtle disturbing fish, and flew down for a quick snack. I didn't want to use a flash so the high iso.
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Great photos Don. It's amazing how different the colours of the adult bird are from the juvenile. Here's a photo taken with a K5, Sigma 70-200 HSM2 and AF 1.7TC. F ratio in exif is reported wrong.Iso 6400 and lots of nr.

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Full details announced on Japan web site.
http://www.pentax.jp/english/news/2012/20120823.html
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Thanks Carl. Paid via Paypal

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Bought my Q after price dropped locally. Took the Q to the snow recently. Very handy to take snaps around the mountain. Glare made shots difficult to frame but just pointed and snapped. Very happy with the quality of photos. Used a CP filter (in fact I leave it on the camera permanently). I have the 01 prime and not sure anything else is needed. Trying different lenses with a K/Q adapter. It's the small size plus quality (with the 01 prime)that is so attractive, and Pentax menus/operation. I take the camera to work each day and easy to take when walking or bike riding.
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