You missed a great chance to suck up right there !

That Tair looks a keeper for sure.

[quote:3496ace15f="pentaxanne"]quick strap from ebay really top, i use one for my gx20 and my partner uses the dual version for his d300 with sigma 50-500mm os and d700 with nikon 28-70mm f2.8 on and its spot on.
]http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=quick+strap&_sacat=0&_odkw=strap&_osacat=0&_t...

+1 (well +2 actually).

I bought one of these, and then the dual version too. However I wasn't that happy with the dual version (unbalanced when one camera goes back in the bag and less flexibility) so I bought another single and now where both singles which gives me flexibility to pop one back in the bag without affecting the balance.

But you now owe her far more than the actual physical cost - payback can be a bitch !

Congrats Ray - not a lense I have but it's IQ is renowned. Enjoy !

The Sigma 30/1.4 seems to be coming up in quite a few topics recently and it's a lense I would heartily recommend, as do others on here who praise it's qualities and incredible sharpness. I also find the bokeh to be very nice - even though I've seen others mention it's not so hot, it's probably that they don't own it and are simply repeating hearsay. It's a wonderful walkaround lense offering creative possibilities that many other lenses simply can't. Never leave it out of my bag.

I had a fellow forumite from PF visit Shanghai last week and I was honoured to be able to take him off his tour group for an afternoon and show him places he wouldn't otherwise have seen, a water-town and a quiet buddhist temple. His most used lense was his DA15 - perfect for landscapes, tall buildings, courtyards and small alleyways alike.

This sounds very positive (from the Ricoh statement on the acquisition) :

Ricoh intends to maximize the synergy from the merger between Ricoh’s digital camera business and PENTAX Imaging System Business in various ways.
1) Strengthening the digital camera business
* Enhanced interchangeable-lens cameras to meet expected future growth
* Expansion of product lineup and interchangeable lens portfolio

Hmm so I wonder ... FF Pentax ? New Lenses ? Surely they will want to start with something impressive ?

Not 100% convinced on some of the B&W conversions but nevertheless a very enjoyable set indeed ! Great work.

All superb images .... but #2 tops that list for me.

Would be interested in their reply so please let us all know !