And what happens when you attach a grip or a handstrap or flash bracket?

I prefer the cleaned up colour shot, its just a pity the dialoque cant be cleaned up too

is it available in a collectors version......

......just tick the box when you've got it

Peter and Scott are correct, only the first shot is a Sparrow, a House Sparrow to be precise (the Tree Sparrow has a brown cap) the other shots are Dunnocks, a completely different species but often called Hedge Sparrows tweet tweet

EDIT; Typo

Well this just goes to show how poor Pentax are at marketing, I'm not even in the business and I can already see a catchy advertising slogan for a new model.

They call it a K1D and advertise it as a "New K1D on the block!

Best bet is not to get them in the first place and that takes a bit of technical expertise and a bit of practice, get as close to the fence with the lens as you can and keep the aperture as wide as possible bearing in mind the lens in use and the amount of DoF you want to achieve.

The longer the focal length the more you'll be able to stop down the lens before the fence starts to appear in focus, if you know your going to visit a zoo etc then have a play at home first to determine what apertures you can use with what lens and various distances to the fence etc etc. use a birdgage or a bit of garden fencing, failing that just use a bit of string in front of the lens.

My motto "dont bugger about in photoshop, get it right in camera"

I think you'll find no more than any other manufacturers, its just a bummer when it happens to "you"

Send it back to SRS Craig and we'll all keep our fingers crossed.

I wonder if John works in marketing?

Excelent shot Craig, though this one looks a bit too young to be out of the nest?
It may well be cute but it'll probably end up in the jaws of a cat if it cant fly properly, isn't nature a bummer

Picked mine up yesterday, but I'm of the same mind as Lee (woodworm) isofar as I dont find it comfortable, though moving up from the istD to the K10D took some getting used to so hopefully its a temporary thing and I haven't wasted £45,
As Lee says I dont think its as well designed as the body, the e-dails on the top for use in portrait mode do not sit well under thumb and forefinger, at least not whilst maintining a comfortable grip on the camera.

Anyway time will tell and if I do decide to live without it I can always put it on ebay and probably make a small profit