Or just a bit faster than someone else. Or just be a bit higher than someone else. I live at 423m so I will see the future before a Londoner. My FF Pentax was worth waiting for.

I have four Pentax ME's and a Canon G3, £500 off

Blimey, I had my money on the FA31.

The colours and tones are terrific. The second is my fave. Lens?

That's cheap.

I'm not sure how much that is in real money but only 299 of them sounds a rather good deal. I'd grab that if it came up again.

Good point about the wide angle. For me the Q is crying out for a wide angle, compact prime for, inter alia, street photography. There is one on the lens roadmap (2013 or later), I hope it is 2013. I use only the 8.5mm (47mm equivalent) which is compact enough to make the Q just pocketable. The zoom is quite a bit bigger. Once the wide angle comes out then I suspect it will be on the camera 90% of the time.

There's nothing I hate about the Q. For me it is an ideal second camera and complementary to a DSLR but not a replacement for one.

I use it for family snapshots, discreet street work, experimenting, a go everywhere camera and high magnification shots of the Moon. I find image quality to be way better than expected, noise is an inevitable consequence of such a tiny sensor. In the right hands the Q is very capable.

Build quality is top notch, I have no concerns about the pop uf flash which I rarely use. f1.9 is bright enough for most situations.

I think the accuracy of metering is really good, I find it better than the K5, that's a real plus for grabbed shots.

I really like the look of B&W images from the Q.

There is some shutter lag. I think that's to be expected. Sports photography with the Q is going to be a bit tricky.

I have a cheap K/Q adaptor. There is an official one with a built in shutter which is pretty essential if you plan on using it on fast moving objects or with longer telephoto lenses. Some love elaborate setups for extreme focal lengths. I think adapted lenses have some specialist uses but I am generally unimpressed with the image quality. Others are more impressed. There are plenty of examples available so you can make up your own mind.

You are probably quite right, although it is probably also completely unenforcable. I just regard it as common decency. Every last penny isn't what life should be about.

I wish you a good recovery and keep up the lovely images.