Not true at all compared to which lens? Mine was a general statement, that Pentax lenses have to be more expensive than others. But I think you can also conclude that for that same reason a "simpler" 560mm lens can still end up being more expensive than a faster competitors' lens.

I guess that everything being equal, Pentax lenses must cost more than larger manufacturers'. Sales volumes are much smaller, so development costs for instance need to be amortised on fewer lenses.

I also think it is natural that initial pricing is steeper, availability might be lower and first buyers will be ready to pay a premium. Later price will decrease and will attract also those who are not ready to pay a premium.

IMHO this is a sound approach, and we should be happy if Pentax adds long lenses and can make a good profit out of them. That means more research and development, more cameras, more lenses......

IMO A Pentax K-5 II would make a lot of sense, the K5 is already a great camera. I think that it would also add to the value of the brand, as used K-5s would keep their value.

But then a K-3 with 24 MP would be quite near in market position.....

I am with Smeggy on this: Maybe they opted to keep an improved K-5 as a low-cost upgrade so they could invest in something else.....

Very nice shots, 3 & 6 are my favourites

At least close to a used one, especially if a new model is announced and prices will decrease....

Wouldn't you insure the shipment?

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Hullman, I definitely need to try that out.

But note that with the current iOS versions you do not need to connect cables any longer. Syncing happens automatically and wirelessly.

No problem.

Yes, probably the easiest way is to create a separate album called iPad or something, and drag there the photos you want to have also on the iPad. Once you drag them there, you will have them copied. Or you can create "smart albums" and have select those to be synced. You can define for instance that all photos that you have rated higher than (say) *** are automatically in a smart album.....

Also: are you aware of Photo Stream? If enabled, it copies all your latest photos between your apple devices. For instance:
- if you load photos on your mac they will be sent also to your iPad (iPhone, iPod....)
- if you load a photo on your iPad it will be sent to your Mac (etc)

A bit in a hurry now to go to work..... pls drop me a PM if you need assistance.

In iTunes, select your iPad. Then go to the Photos tab. There you can select which Aperture folders you want to sync to your iPad.