Thats cracking news Chris. Nice to see goods thing shappening to good people.
Pentax lens hires !
More brands/products stock !

Now how do I win that K7?

One thing that bugs me with my K10D is the noise. I dont want them to go race like crazy. Just get me a good 800 and a quite usable 1600 and I'll be happy I think.
I understand than benji needs more MP, but most users, even those going for a top of the line camera will not really need all those pixels. I would be happy with 10MP-12MP done right. And for the same price point, get me improvements in other areas...
Pentax could do what Canon and Nikon do, which is to launch two versions of the same model, but that would mean sufficient demand at that level to warrant the logistics required. On the other hand, if the 645D does go ahead, that would be Pentax's high MP option.

I really like Glamis.

Kit lens sold!

PICS for the VIVITAR Series 1 28-90mm F2.8-3.5
The lens:







Its photos:









Again price is £40 shipped to UK.

Those are some healthy 40's

This and this might be of interest.

The second will allow you to see a more representative sample of where Ruthven's originated from.

I still don't understand the financial commitment argument. Everyone says that, but why? Are you going to bin the lenses if you change?
What people have, especially if they've been monogamous (brand wise) is a logistics barrier to overcome, that's all.
It can't be all that hard to change, especially if the other system suits you better...

This is the most analytical decision to make, define what suits you best. The felling that something better is on the other side of the fence will always be there.

The 17-70mm range of my Sigma has surprised me very positively. It has well suited for an all-round lens more than I expected (though I'd fancy a 18-105/125mm with same apertures more).

So excitement about the lens build up, but as time goes by I'm getting more and more annoyed with the poor performance of the lens. I seem to be miss focusing very often. I will do a proper statistical assessment of my pics, but this is the felling I'm getting...

I just got back from the US, took many pictures on the run, so not much checking (screen on K10D isn't great for that). I was gutted upon checking the results...

It is a pitty because when it does focus this lens is great...
Maybe I should have gone with the Pentax 17-70mm???

Sale pending on the kit lens.

I will try to upload pics on the others asap. This might be a while what with the jet lag and the pile up work to do...

Bump.
Still for sale, more to come as I clean my lens inventory to the big move... somewhere, anywhere the job market takes me