But its like a double edge sword, how many camera buyers are they losing out because Pentax do not do long lenses??? A long fast lens would not be a loss leader, some of the current primes Pentax offer just don't make any sense at all...

I am sure if you put pentaxuser in the code box you get 10% off

External hard drive casing is the way to go for data retrieval, SATA here

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IDE here
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Just chose 2 of the cheapest on ebay.


As for TechGuys I wouldn't trust them with a calculator.


I had to return my netbook as the screen had developed a fault, the machine was like new, it is my 3rd machine of use in my choice of computers, so gets very very little use. It came back much the same as John's however the top case is a very shiny, reflective black surface. The tech had turned the netbook upside down on the bench & swivelled it repeatedly, scratching with deep gouges the shiny black surface... They wanted to return it to techguys, but as I had a festival shoot that weekend, which is what I bought it for, I declined. I am sure the netbook will suffer an accident at some point

Yes I got excited about lens rental, first thing I looked for was a sigma 300mm 2.8 or longer... Might give the 200mm a go at V festival this month...

I will take the Pentax LL-80 AF Divided Matte Focussing screen for asking price please

Gary

Well my £15 bid was accepted a gew days ago & it arrived today, well pleased with it, feels really comfy on the shoulder...

I have one for sale here

https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/topic/ft--pentax-k-x-for-samsung-gx20-21208

Open to offers to fund samsung gx20 purchase

Gary

Price now reduced to £350 inc special delivery

The reason you see so many pro togs using Canon & Nikon is they have pro spec full frame bodies available.

Unfortunately until Pentax release a full frame body, which may not be important to the average joe bloggs, you are not going to see many pros using Pentax.

The majority of photo journalists that I come across are using Canon 5d upwards & Nikon D700 upwards, Pentax at the moment do not even come close to those bodies specs. Even though Pentax cameras are great to use & have great IQ, they will remain a small niche company. If they where to gain exposure by celeb endorsement, the only thing that would happen is the prices would increase again!!!

As for marketing expect the 5d mk2 to start selling even more now holyywood has started using them for film making, even people I work with in the music industry are now using them for music video use.

I believe the tv show House is now filmed using 5d mk2 exclusively!!!

Surely a camera is just a tool???

I have no allegiance to any brand... I bought a tool that was suitable for my needs, I still use that tool, whilst shooting at Glastonbury this year I saw a couple of Pentax shooters, one with a ist d attached to an FA* 80-200mm f/2.8. I also saw some togs with both Nikon & canon bodies, liek I say cameras are just tools to get an image...