Gwyn, your going to stir up a hornets nest with posts like that. LOL

Peter,
thanks for the advice, tho' moving to Spain (however desirable) is not really an option due to family commitments and the wifes business, I may consider the grip for the K10D, the D will become a second body so buying a grip for that would probably not be very cost effective, although after the K10D is released who knows what will happen to D accessory prices?

Peter,
Fair comment about the grip, No I have never tried one, so cannot say I wouldnt like it.
Weight is a huge consideration when loading up my little Tamrac backpack, I have mobility problems so the less I have on my back or round my neck the better.

That been said, my arthritis is getting worse and occasionally I cant hold the camera very long, I may actually end up with the grip eventually.

Already postred my thoughts on the new battery in the "other" thread.

As for the grip
I'm with George on this one, I didn't buy the grip for the D and I wont be buying one for the K10D either, One of the reasons I stuck with Pentax was the size and weight of the bodies, that seems a bit pointless if your going to add the weight of a grip and extra batteries.

I may wait and see if anyone is doing any offers at "Focus on Imaging" at the NEC next year, thats where I got my D from at a reasonable (then) price.

Hoorah! christmas come early then.
I sincerely hope Jessops are starting your 12 month warranty from TODAY

happy snapping.

Fair point John, however Jessops still have no excuse, I ran my own business for about 15 years, and yes I goofed up occasionally, but when I did I accepted my mistake, got my finger out and got it sorted....within a few days, not months! I also compensated my customers regardless of the timescale involved in rectifying the problem.

Hmmmm!

Guess I wont be buying anything else from Jessops if this is the way they're going..........."we've got your money, we cant be ar$$£d getting our fingers out, we dont care how long your without a camera, we dont care about bad publicity cos' theres thousands of other mugs who will walk through our doors and they dont read your forum!!!"

yeah! I knew that, just couldnt think of spoonerism so called it an anagram.

what with all these complaints agianst Pessoxs and Jentap i'm getting a bit confused.......

Sorry, "Betty" I was only having a laugh, I suppose that sort of humour doesnt come over all that well when its typed! my own username is a complete P!$$ take as well.

Fair comment Betty, But I did pre-offer and apology in my reply if I had misinterpreted your post, plus I had never heard the surname Swollocks before

If I found myself in your position I would be down to Jessops on saturday afternoon (probably their busiest time) and I would have raised the roof.