I found a Pentax T6-2X on Ebay recently, and as it fell into the category of "bargain you can't afford to pass up" I grabbed it.

When I eventually get my K10D repaired I'll tell you what it's like.

The 1.7 is well-regarded optically (like other Pentax T/Cs), but the AF doesn't work that well on long lenses with small maximum apertures unless it's a very bright day.

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I think this must be a record for this item. I bought mine a few years ago for about £70.00, and thought I had overpaid.

http://tinyurl.com/232dcq

The last listed UK price was 119.99.

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I think it's pretty clear what has happened.

Canon in haste, repent at leaisure.

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I believe that Pentax sometimes use Kaf as a generic term to include Kaf2.

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To be brief, all new K-mount (ie Pentax-fitting) lenses will work fine.

Avoid old lenses without an A on the aperture ring (if made by Pentax they will have a suffix of M, or none at all (eg SMC Pentax-M), unless you don't mind losing a bit of automation - you have to use them in manual exposure mode.

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No argument. People here know that I never get involved in arguments, and Peter doesn't very often.

But for your information, all Pentax K-mount lenses fit all Pentax K-mount bodies, and (with one or two exceptions) all non-Pentax K-mount lenses fit all K-mount bodies.

However, although they will fit on, most modern lenses won't work on film bodies that are over twenty one years old (and the more recently deceased LX) because there is no way for the older body to set the aperture on the lens.

And similarly, some modernish film bodies won't be able to set the aperture on very old lenses.

But any Pentax digital camera will work, with some limitations in some cases, with ALL Pentax K-mount lenses.

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I'm not sure you are correct, and certainly Boz's site is a bit confusing on this issue.

I think that Kaf2 is the same as Kaf, but with the addition of more lens information being transferred to the body (eg: MTF data). The change corresponded with the change from F lenses to FA lenses.

At the same time, most bodies were equipped with the two contacts to supply power to zoom lenses.

Later, these contacts were dropped from some bodies, including the ist series, but that didn't mean the mounts reverted to Kaf. They were still Kaf2.

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The K100D has a Kaf2 mount like the K10D. Your auto-focus lenses will work perfectly on the latter.

The only difference between the two is that the K10D has additional contacts to enable it to use the yet-to-be released SDM lenses (which have a focussing motor within the lens).

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The essential thing is to use a slow shutter speed, and that means using a tripod to keep the camera steady.

For water shots, you may need to put a neutral density filter on the lens because the slow shutter speed will lead to over-exposure unless it is a very gloomy day.

The great thing about digital is that it costs nothing to experiment, and feedback is instant.

A bit like advice on this forum, really.

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PS: So get experimenting!

I don't think anyone is suggesting that bigger cards are more likely to fail; it's just that when they do, you are liable to lose more images. And, they're more expensive.

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