To be fair... There are images of the actual camera if one scrolls downward...

If it weren't Christmas...

I want FF but I'm in no rush... I think Pentax will be forced into eventually (for one reason or another - abandonment of APSC sensors by suppliers perhaps?) and I'll probably get a used V1-FF-body as the release FF-V2...
When a FF-Pentax is announced I think it will be followed closely by an announcement of an improved and modernised re-issue of the FA-line of lenses...

Pentax's R&D will have been busy no doubt.

This is the truth... If you 'look' like you can handle yourself they will assume you 'can' handle yourself... Muggers work on a principal that most people will buckle under the threat of violence and hand over items without a fight...
They don't like crazy people...

But agree a photo-bud is a good thing to have... I carry my camera everywhere but I prefer to shoot at night as part of a small team ( 3 in this instance is not a crowd but the perfect number )

If there is no photo-society at your student union - talk to the sabatical officer for sports and societies about starting one... Not only will you quickly find a group of like-minded photographers in your community but it'll look really good on you CV too...

Glad to know it's not just me that has an issue with an otherwise cracking camera...

Yeah, the 'pop' and 'flick' technique is in play but it does annoy me frequently!!

Having moved to the K5 a couple months back from the K-x I now feel I've pretty much got to grips with it...

But the one thing that really bugs me is the SDHC card slot... It there an easy way to remove the card that I'm missing?!

The door just seems ludicrously close to the actual slot meaning I have to pinch the edges of the card... It's really fiddly!!

Hoping this is something they consider in their next body!!

(Does the K30 have this fiddly design?)

I find 35mm a much more usable focal length myself and use my FA35 much more than my FA50...

That said... Smeggypants and obione are right... FA50 is a quality piece of glass that easily keeps its place in my bag...

Mine is me... Taken by my friend Jitesh Mistry (who's a stunning photographer) at an Exposure Leeds event a couple years ago...

^This^ would be the way I'd go in your situation

Archos does a tablet that has USB (among others) inputs... I'm thinking that it would make it easier to get photos on to it when on location (this needs checking out)... And with snapseed now availible for android it seems like a sensible alternative to the big two (ipad and samsung galaxy)...

I do like the kindle fire HD's speakers though... Far better sound than any other tablet I'v seen...