No .... I can't count.

I really don't know which old film lenses Stub bought which were "rubbish". I have two 'modern' lenses: the 55-300PLM is not FF and the Tamron 90 (as a concept) is fairly ancient. Neither are used on the K1. All the K1 photos submitted here by me are 'old glass' and most have been well received. There is a reason, for example, why the SMC Pentax-FA 80-320mm is so expensive, despite its age - it can give a DA* a run for its money. Macro Taks are unbeatable and the Canikon brigade are always snapping up Pentax-K and M primes rather than buying their own brands. None of these are cheap but the £60-£80 you pay for them is a lot less than the £1.2K and upwards you seem to have to shell out for new ones.

So No. Don't be fearful about having no lenses to put on your new K1. You can get an M42 > K adapter and a few Meyer Optiks (30mm, 50mm, 135mm and 200mm) for less than £150 and you've got a full kit. In AF a similar set in SMC Pentax-F would be about £450 with the 135mm taking the lion's share.

What's wrong with this one? K1 and FA 80-320 at 320mm, f6.3

The F 35-105 is very good indeed. The 70-210 isn't bad either. I use both regularly on a K1 and K3ii.

The button is recessed just above a sort of 'shelf' on these cameras meaning (for me) clutching the front of the camera with my right fingertips so that I can arch my thumb up and over the ridge to plant the tip of it on the button. Now you want me to press it as well and then shove my forefinger down on the shutter release, which now leaves only three arthritic finger tips and a thumb tip clutching the camera.

You can almost hear that. Wonderful image.

That third one is really dramatic - especially at a larger size.

Pentax-DA 1.4x AW AF. I presume by 'tracking' Steve means panning to follow a moving object while using continuous AF? Answer - I haven't a clue! Too many buttons to push with arthritic fingers.

X2 - lovely rich colours too.

Fresh battery, mirror up, (very careful) blasting with a rocket blower will shift a lot of it.

Due to the slim size of the TC it adds scarcely anything to the length. Speed of focus is not diminished because it's electronic, not screw. In all, I didn't notice any difference. The PLM itself, of course, is simply a super lens and designed for a K3.

TAKUMAN .... Just a note. I was unhappy with the PLM first off until I realised it was back focusing. A bit of experiment and minor adjustment quickly fixed it.