Pete,

What exactly have you done here? Is this simply a digital thing or it it physical?

For what it's worth, I like the first example more.

Brian

kcmadr, I am sorry. I probably shouldn't have posted the price I paid, however, it's also good to know you have options. Anyways, I didn't mean to cause you pain, so I'll change the subject.

What do you think the best lens to capture David Beckham in action would be? I'm rather looking forward to getting some good shots of him when his team comes to play in Toronto this summer.

Hi Daniel,

I found a great place here in Canada where I was able to order the pancake from. I paid about $220CAD plus taxes for it (14%). They have retail stores but also have an ebay side where there prices are far less. I sent an messaged them an inquiry and they emailed back with a toll free number. I'm not all that big on ordering off ebay so I called them and the guy I spoke with was very knowledgeable.

He was telling me they sell a lot to the UK. Particularly some Nikor lens that's very hot right now.

Now I'm really getting excited!

Daniel,

I think you'll be quite happy to know that I paid $450USD, taxes in, which is about $525 CAD or $230.00 UK Pounds. So perhaps it's actually cheaper in the UK. That's for the K100D with 18-55mm lens. I paid an extra $40.00 for a 1gb SD card and reader.

In Canada I would pay over $900 including taxes if I went to the city but in my small town it would be over $1000.00.

Yes, you're correct, that is Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada. It can be confusing what with the way you Brits copied so many of our names. I hear you've got a London as well! How long before there's a Moosejaw, England or a Tuktoyuktuk, Scotland.

In any event, I'm ordering from the US as they're less expensive than in Canada and here in Ontario we have 15% sales tax, whereas I don't have to pay it there. I'm fortunate to have relatives in the States who will be coming up in about a week so I send it to them and they'll bring it up to me. It works out to about half the price of what I'd pay at my local store.

Ordered the camera (K100) with standard kit lens.

Decided to get the 40mm pancake lens as well but have yet to find it in stock anywhere that isn't charging too much for it. I find this frustrating. I don't mind if it's back ordered but any place I've spoken with won't even do that as they tell me they can't get an eta from Pentax.

Anyways am quite excited knowing the camera is on it's way and will have something to look forward to when the 40mm does come available.

Do you know if my 7 or 8 year old AF 500 flash will work with the K100d? If not, I was wondering if anyone knows about the Sakar flash unit for Pentax, which is only $80US.

I was hoping to order a 40mm pancake lens but they seem to be sold out at the few places I looked. So I decided to order that later and went to order the camera last night only to find that it was sold out at the place I was planning to order from (Beach Camera). I've dealt with them and they've been good so I'll have to wait another couple weeks for them to get more stock.

I suppose this is good that they're selling out of cameras and lenses.

That's nice to hear. That was one of my other dilemmas; If I should go straight for the k10 or the k100 as originally planned. The thing is, our child less than a year old and so we really don't know if he'll go to college anyways, so why save for it? Right?

Kidding, of course. The K100 with 50-200 zoom has a $150.00 US rebate otherwise it's a $50.00 rebate.

I've also been considering getting the 40mm pancake lens with it. Reviews seem very good on the lens and I would think this would make the camera almost as convenient to tote around as a point and shoot.

Henry's is in Toronto, a couple hours and to be honest, since I moved out of the city I avoid going south of Barrie if I can. I had a chance to play with the K100 a little from the local photo store and snapped some photo's but all just using the automatic setting.

Living in a small town I usually like to support local business however the fellow at the store (I think he's the owner) told me the k100 got lousy reviews and that I'd be better off with Canon. He said he couldn't understand why I'd want a Pentax. I told him that I had a couple thousand dollars worth of lenses that were collecting dust and as far as I could tell it got great reviews. He said no, very bad. Then he said that he likes DPReview.com and that they gave it a bad review, which is untrue. So basically he insulted me and lost my business.

In any event, I am just going to order it. I'm excited to get back to using an SLR again.

This will be my first dslr. I currently have a MZ5n, which I loved but have found myself using less and less in place of my digital point and shoot. I'm hoping to revive my slr enthusiasm but have been putting it off.

What I like so much about the MZ5n is that the controls were so simple. I had hoped that somehow Pentax might be the first on the blocks with a "retro" dslr. I am a little worried about moving to the dslr body for both the complexity and how my old lenses will work out.

Brian