Yes, mine came, too, from Amazon.fr -- I say 'mine', but I ordered it for my daughter and so reluctantly I'll be passing it along. Only the quick start guide is in French, the full manual in English is on the the accompanying CD. Mind you, it's all pretty obvious to anyone who's ever handled a Pentax, though I was stumped for a bit by the pop-up flash and its cunningly concealed release catch. I charged the battery using a shaver socket for the Euro plug -- but have just order an adaptor for £1.70 postage included.

I won't be seeing said daughter until Sunday, so I'll have some fun meanwhile. The quality of the few test jpegs I've shot so far is remarkably high for such a small sensor.

May I match your broken record with mine?

The 'right' battery sold as a spare is a ludicrous price by any measure. No one can deny its desirability in principle, but having just bought for £180 a new MX-1 for my daughter (or for me if she doesn't take to it!), paying £40 for a spare battery is lunacy.

I know from my K5 that there are batteries available that may not have quite the staying power of the Pentax original but are more than adequate and vastly cheaper.

So if I start guessing, my photos will resemble Henri's?

I'm a convert.

In general, I agree. Have we heard back from SRS about whether the 2-year warranty applies to non-SLRs? Perhaps they are still waiting on clarification from Pentax, or perhaps I missed the response.

It won't do it on a 10stop ND, where the exposure time stretches into eternity (well, on the way to ...)

I can't compete with the expert evaluation from Ralph, but for what it's worth (not much) I'd say there was too much monotony of texture. All ash. What about a little oak, sycamore, ebony etc. It's not your fault, but in a society of mixed trees I'd expect to see shops take a little effort to reflect that variety in their displays.

Otherwise, I like the shots - a grouping of them could be very effective. I'm pleased to see you are beyond your Riddlesdown phase...

http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/inspiration/photographers-portfolio/

A bit of a curate's egg, but interesting.

For landscapes, I always enjoy browsing
http://www.transientlight.co.uk/gallery/
-- a fellow Pentax user

Completely rather than virtually...

I like the cranes, even if they don't fit in. A cross between War of the Worlds and Day of the Triffids. The McAlpine offices below get in the way a bit, literally and figuratively ... but without them there wouldn't be the cranes.

Otherwise, I particularly like the boldness of nos. 1 and 3. I'm not convinced all the verticals come off successfully, but that's the nature of experimentation. No.5 is an arresting piece of sculpture; that bright light in the left of your shot might at a stretch be a surrogate for the missing eye!

It would be healthy to engage with these suggestions. The changes do not seem inherently difficult to implement nor do they carry any real potential for confusion.