I said the photos in the competition gallery represent France well except the frog legs, I know the English call the French "the frogs" but I don't think a lot of French people actually have frog legs for lunch or dinner. Not in Normandy, at least.

I voted No and it has nothing to do with the takeover.
I just hope they won't change Pentax into Pencoh, Ritax, Ricohtax or whatever...

Ce que j'ai vu représente très bien la France sauf les cuisses de grenouille, désolé je sais que c'est notre surnom mais nous n'en mangeons pas beaucoup, me semble-t-il.
Hope everybody understands what I mean...

You'd like to see landscapes rather than seascapes, what about cityscapes?

Don't forget to post your impressions on the lens

I have a 55-300 and indeed it is a very good lens which offers more possibilities and is optically superior compared to the 50-200mm. The build quality is quite good and it is capable of producing good images throughout the focal length range.
As for the 35 mm if I could afford it I would rather choose the 35mm f/2.8 macro Limited rather than the 35mm f/2.4. It is a Limited which means excellent build quality and it would be the perfect standard walkabout prime with the macro possibility as a bonus

Hello, how versatile is the DA35 Macro? Does it perform well when used for landscapes for example?

I've had roughly the same experience with the K100D Super and I don't regret my choice either. I think I am going to wait to upgrade, I prefer to purchase other lenses for the time being.

Try this thread asking the same question
https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/topic/Why-did-you-buy-a-Pantax-2667/p-0

They (Pentax France) had my K100D Super for nearly 2 weeks last summer. They replaced the sensor (it had weird pixels which were particularly visible on the high ISO photos) and gave the camera a clean. They gave it back with an extra 3-week warranty. So I find the service highly satisfactory, very good indeed!