If we are, as we should be, talking about Pentax equipment, then the answer, of course, is NO, (assuming we are talking about current or recent cameras, all of which have more than sufficient subtlety and resolution to do justice to the best lenses available).

You could try to argue that the early 6MP bodies couldn't do justice to the finest lenses, but even there a good lens made an observable difference to the quality of an image.

But really, seeing that it is the sensor that makes the image, the question should really be the other way around.

This isn't the first lens to have suffered a loose screw or two. Do you often take it in the car or on a motorbike? The vibrations are a possible cause.

As DPM says, remove the mount and check.

Giorgio has already explained that he meant speed, not accuracy.

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Nor were they unhappy. They could see the logic.

Pentax is a brand, Algi, and was long before they changed the company name to Pentax.

I can't understand your obsession with this. You are not that nincompoop Ricehigh masquerading as a normal human being, are you?

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Pretty silly article in my view. This whole thing is a nonsense. And nothing more so than the suggestion that they will change the K-mount.

What exactly is wrong?

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Really, Algi!

Try this: www.pentax.co.uk

There is a big difference between a company name and a brand name. The brand name isn't changing.

Galxosmithkline has owned Horlicks since the 1960s (approximately), but they haven't stopped making Horlicks or calling it Horlicks, and they have a website called Horlicks.

Some people worry too much.

I agree that there are subtle differences between cameras. I prefer K10D images to those of the K20D, although the latter is a more capable camera.

And I haven't felt the need to upgrade to a later model. The K10D and K20D are "good enough" if you don't feel a particular need for high ISO or high frame rates. A significant improvement in focussing would tempt me, though.

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Thank you for your further contribution, Mr Storm.

As I pointed out earlier, there is really little more to be said here. The K7 is a good camera; the 43mm an excellent lens.

They are totally compatible, and I think the OP is going to be delighted with the results, assuming he can live with the slightly unpopular focal length (on digital). It worked better on film, in my view, but it now seems more and more likely that Pentax will bring out a 135-format camera in the next year or so, and then it will shine.

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You appear to be having a go at somebody, Mr Storm, which I find a little ironical, not to say negative. Why not lead by example and answer the OP's question yourself?

However, I would point out three things that might be news to you. First, there is only so much to say on this particular subject, and it's pretty much been said. Certainly, you haven't found anything pertinent to add, and you are not usually short of good advice.

Second, most threads tend to wander a bit, and that is often the point at which they become most interesting.

Third, Robin Parmar is not a regular contributor here. His only reason for posting is to promote his various websites. Have a look at them sometime. He really is a latter-day Leonardo - a veritable polymath.

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