I put one up for sale at £40 but no takers.

Rhino beetle?

They are available full size uncropped too so you can take a good peek. I have to say I agree, this is very encouraging.

It will also good to see how they look on the 36mp camera!

I think the combination of camera and lens looks good too, even with an adaptor in the way.

Go on Pentax, the FALtds deserve it.

It might still be up for comet of the week.

My 12-24 is noticeably sharp in the corners.

Talking about distortions it is important to distinguish lens distortion, of which the 12-24 displays very little, from perspective distortion which comes with the territory regardless of lens.

Looks pretty good to me. Wide end distortion isn't unexpected, easily corrected and on a par with the Siggy. A limited zoom range is hardly a con, a wider range would mean a much larger lens and you could go and buy one of those if you wished.

I agree with Andrew. Ultra wide angles have to be used with care. They are great in tight spaces, where the foreground is to be made prominent and for flat horizons where there aren't features that would be diminished - seascapes most obviously. I like the natural look that 28mm-35mm on apsc seems to bring. My K30/2.8 often seems just right. A stitch of shots around this focal length can look great imo. The most like being there. There is of course room for both approaches, but I do find them very different.

Crikey, get well soon. Hope you're not a zombie.

I wouldn't be too concerned about the personal slants. I would just assume that the protagonist wasn't actually an Australian rural news reporter, rather a forum member hiding behind an alter alias and just let it be water off a duck's back. You have to feel a bit sorry for anyone who insults you but is too insecure to tell you who they are. Anyway, gone.

There certainly is bang for the buck, I wouldn't forget the K500 either. It seems to me that digital image quality has reached a base camp that will serve well for many years to come. After the K7 I did feel the urge to upgrade asap, it was kind of essential. But at the moment I just don't. It might be nice but I think it is way down on the list of factors that will improve my photography.

I like the dark look and rich tones, of those above my preference is 3. I've seen these shots and the graffiti ones on your photostream, the graffiti ones in particular got me thinking. Less could be more to be honest on the numbers, may favourite in the series is none of the above rather this.