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I'v got a couple of Cokin P series wide angle filter holders for sale. They are non-branded, but identical to the genuine Cokin product. Importantly, they are utterly cheaper than Cokin ones.

only 6.5 pounds including P&P within UK. All payment methods accepted, and fees of transaction at buyer's cost.

The wide angle filter holder can only hold one piece of Cokin P filter, as it's got much thinner frame than a standard Cokin P filter holder. this can effectively prevent the vignetting at wide focal length.

you may consider a third-party one if you can not find one at a reasonable price. some non-branded lens hood is an exact copy of Pentax genuine one.

I believe it's not.

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I was in the same situation last year. the tight budget did not allow me to spend a lot on a new IPS LCD. after some research, i found that the Dell 2209(H-ISP) has got some good feedbacks and most importantly it's affordable. i remember it costed 180 pounds at the time. after one year usage and a couple of comparison on different screens, i am very happy with the results.

Spot on.

I did see one of pentax x1.4 for sale on ebay. it ended around 60 quit. it's marked with SMC or in PKA as far as i remembered.

Pentax used to have some 'takumar' lenses, which were the cheaper alternatives and the optical quality were not in line with the SMC versions.