Couldn't resist...

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He truly is the PHB from Dilbert.

By the way, what are 'mirrorless features'?

It's a bit smaller than a dSLR, but otherwise worse in every way apart from more convenient video?

I can see why Don would want one, for the video.

Apart from that, and the superficial seductiveness of being able to use all the existing lenses, I just don't see the point.

For anything except the very short lenses, it's not going to really occupy much less space than a K-5, and it's a lot less flexible in terms of its controls.

I dont care whether the K-5 replacement has a mirror or not, providing it has a viewfinder. I even don't care whether it's an optical or an electronic viewfinder, providing that if it's electronic, it's as bright and responsive as an optical one.

But having to hold the thing far enough away to see the LCD to compose has two massive disadvantages.

One, with longer lenses, the whole 'wedge-elbows-into-sides' technique for stability goes out the window.

And two, I've just started to need reading glasses. I can still get away without them most of the time, but that won't last much longer. However, I'm fortunate that my distance vision is still perfect. I'm damned if I'm going to wear half-moon reading glasses out and about (or even at all!!) just to be able to see what's on the LCD.

I can't see myself getting a K-01.

Indeed. I'm trying to imagine following a fast jet across the sky with the Bigma attached to this thing, trying to keep the thing on the LCD.

My imagination just isn't good enough.

Not at present, I'm afraid.

As I said,

If the situation changes, I'll update this thread.

One of these lenses now on its way to Wolfie!

..... bless

Have you upgraded it recently?

This proves nothing. Dust on the lens does not appear as a speck on the image.

This also proves nothing. The dust alert is not guaranteed to show up sensor dust, as Gwyn has mentioned.

Take two pictures, one with each of two lenses, of featureless blue sky or cloud. At small aperture (eg F22), thus ensuring that the shadow cast by the speck of dust on the sensor is as small as possible.

Upload the pictures to your computer, and increase the contrast dramatically, thereby making the specks a lot easier to see.

If the specks are in the same places, it is sensor dust.

If you're really convinced the problem is the lens, I'll be more than happy to take it off your hands. Heck, I'll even pay the postage.

That might be handier than you know.