Not me.
Not applicable.
Not much.
Not at all.
Not likely.

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(The difference between 1.5 and 1.3 is not significant, in my view.)

Great pics, Benji.

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Glad to see you're keeping the old macro in good nick, Arthur!

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I remain unconvinced that the K10D does not meter manual lenses properly. I have yet to hear of a competent Pentax user who finds that there is a significant problem, and my own (limited) tests don't suggest that there is one. This seems to me like another storm in a DP teacup.

I also question the wisdom of buying a highly modern camera and using it with lenses from a completely different era. Why make life difficult? I'm not in favour of self-flagellation.

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Good idea, Peter.

Have you tried towing your car with a horse? Much easier than learning how to drive.

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PS: You probably won't believe this, but your new camera actually contains a very accurate built-in spot-meter.

Interesting that the 645D now sports a 31.6MP sensor from Kodak. This will be a killer camera. providing the cost is sub-stratospheric.

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Many thanks

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I've decided my core collection is going to be:

DA 16-50 general purpose
FA 31 superb normal for digital
K 50 1.2 nostalgia
F 50 1.4 super short tele
FA 77 best lens ever made (IMHO)
FA 100 2.8 macro
F 70-210 very good tele zoom
F* 300 4.5 lovely longish tele
M 400 5.6 don't use this length enough to justify an AF (or even A) version, but it's nice to have a 400 available in the cupboard
1.7 TC

Aside from the first, which I don't have yet, the rest are all dear to my heart and will probably never be sold. Especially given the trend towards slightly slower primes.

I take JR's point about zooms being so good nowadays that he hardly ever uses a prime, and the only primes I am keeping are of the highest quality.

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This was one of the reasons behind my recent sell-off. Unfortunately, all the talk about K10D problems with M lenses has dampened enthusiasm for those.

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Thanks for pointing that error out. I need to type more slowly.

I've just put a deposit on the 50-135 lens, when I meant to order the 16-50. It's not my day. Now to email Chris.

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