I got lucky finding this lens, but unlike the 500mm F8 that I also have this isn't of much interest to me.

If you're interested, check it out on ebay.

Nsantos, I and almost everyone here can vouch for the quality of the service of SRS. They will ship to Portugal if you ask nicely I think, pm Chris here at the forum.

It would help to know what kind of lenses you're after.

I think the mirror ones might be the more uncommon. The 400mm, 500mm and even 1000mm have popped on ebay and elsewhere in the last year.

wow, looks like gold leaf. Very nice.

Studio stuff is not my cup of tea, but thank you very much. Very good stuff.

Some one did the same months ago with a K10D.

I don't know very well the story with the K1D, but if Pentax had made it work at that time, it would probably have gotten some more attention from pros and more chance of entering the consideration for purchase.

Nsantos mentions the lack of publicity by the distributor in Portugal, I think this happens almost everywhere. Many people that are not already in photography will be unaware of the brand or may know it from the old days, another name like kodak, fuji, contax or minolta.

Financially I think the lower to middle range is probably the biggest money make right now, after the surge of DSLR buyers. So its a good thing Pentax has come up with good cameras like the KxxD and K-m, but if people dont know about them it hurts sales.
Canon has the advantage of huge name and quality recognition from people coming up from compact digicams, Pentax does not. Executives at Pentax have said their digicam section isn't doing well, and the cams are average or good, but the competition there is large and there are better cameras to choose from (IMO). So... if the compacts market does not give Pentax publicity, there more effort must be put into the DSLRs. Has this happen adequately? I think not.
But I do have the felling that the shear quality of the cameras and the great value they are, has been realised in the forums and this has helped Pentax sales. This is great, but it still falls short I think.

Hi.
Don't expect Pentax to overthrow Canon or Nikon, and Sony will probabily secure number 3 or better.
What does that mean for Pentax? It means that you will get very good quality gear, satisfying the needs of any good photographer but more geared towarsd a niche. What we see with K-7 is a camera for travel, outdoor, or anyone who feels a smaller camera fits them better.
Gear will come more slowly and there are certain professionals whose needs will no be well met by Pentax for a long time.

In Portugal you have ForumFotografia or ZWAME/Fotografia were you can find a few Pentax users, but sure there aren't many...
I'm not sure Pentax is easily available there. For example last time I went back Worten (a big media/electronics store) started given more room for DSLRs and they had a stand just for Sony, nothing else. Fnac (another large media/electronics store) has always had a good section for photography, but dominated by Canon and Nikon.
Naturally people go with the flow...

Don't worry about not having the top brand or the top camera, worry about having the camera you like, need and can afford.

I see many times people stressing in the foruns how Canon and Nikon give you room to go pro and how no other brand has the same possibilities. That is a bogus argument, most people won't go pro, and if they do, then they should be able to do most photographic subjects with any camera.

Pessoalmente, se a Pentax morrer, vou aproveitar e comprar uma K-7 baratinha mais uma lentes e estou bem para bastante tempo. Sem strees.

This is now on ebay.

This is now on ebay.