A bit like the corner shops dissapearing after the rise of the supermarket, even my local ASDA sell DSLRs

The obvious main reason though is the internet and people having the luxury of shopping with their fingers, then maybe a trip to the local dealer to try before you finally buy....elswhere

Thanks for the link Dan.

Just proves that the bigger they are the harder they fall

We sound like a bunch of aliens dont we....

........."the Pentaxians bravely held their ground as the evil Canikons tried to take over the world"

Welcome to the forum Geoff, you'll have gathered by now were all mad

my 18-35 kit lens from my istD worked on the MZ7, with vignetting under 24mm, it was like having a fisheye you can actually see the vignette in the viewfinder too.

The MZ5 and 5n need lenses with an aperture ring to be used in anything other than Tv, you cannot control the aperture from the body.

I know I joked about this in my earlier reply but if your interested in the MZ7 Clarky I have one for sale, do you want me to check out P&P costs to OZ? I was hoping to get £50 with a 28-80, its boxed and in good condition.

The MZ7 can control aperture from either the body or the lens, I seem to recal someone posting something about the MZ7 being the only MZ film body that was fully functional with all types of lens.
The only gripe I ever had was its lack of DOF preview button.

I'm sure the OP wont mind, I did say I liked his poppy

As for mine I have to confess the shot was pure accident, we were on holiday in Crete and visited the allied war cemetary, I spotted the cross and was about to take a snap, my wife had found another cross around the other side of the memorial and was bringing it round with the intention of arranging it next to the first, she introduced the shadow just as I pressed the shutter, I scolded her for ruining my shot and proceeded to take several more with just the original cross and a few with the two together, to this day I dare'nt tell her that this one was the best of the lot

Sounds like it may be more detrimental to Jessops though I believe Jessops were in finacial difficulty recently so maybe theyre cutting down on what they stock.

You also have to bear in mind that the supply/demand relationship is a totally different ball game when it comes to manufacturers and distributors supplying products to retailers. If this is true I would hazard a guess that either, Pentax are fed up with Jessops lack of interest in displaying and promoting the Pentax brand, or, Jessops have a grievance against Pentax for whatever reason.

Its so we can ring and tell you to get the kettle on when were in the area

But dont worry about this just yet John, we let your post count get to at least dozen before its your turn

PS; I didn't know about furry boots either, but I'm a yorkshireman and have enough trouble remembering what my own slang means.

EDIT EDIT EDIT......oh god I just realised this is my 1000th post, does that mean I have to provide cake as well

This thread has reminded me of that Canon DSLR that was involved in a mishap, the one where the lens had ripped the mount from the camera body. It'll be a while now since it was posted.
Been looking for the link but cant find it, dont suppose anyone can remenber the topic title can they?

FAJ = F*****g Aperture ringless Junk


Sorry, couldn't resist that

The FAJ lenses were the first breed of Pentax lenses to do away with the aperture ring, FAJ doesn't apply exclusively to digital lenses, FAJ will work on film bodies like the MZ7, MZ30 etc where the aperture can be controled from the body.

PS all the FAJ lenses are wonderful and brilliant and dont resemble junk in any shape of form whatsoever. so no hate mail please