Ditto

I like them both (sits on the fence )

Actually I prefer the lighting on the mountains in the first shot although in the second shot a like the fore ground. As Daniel says the closer crop of the first one works well.

As John says it does look a little direct (your post), however the responses are not too damning.
When you get your kit why not have a go at trying to win them over with a few nice captures

I've not found your post but the stealthy approach might have been to present some pretty good captures of wildlife/birds with your new K-7 as an introduction

Having said that I can see that it is predominantly a Canon user site with some strong held opinions so you would probably still have got shot down in flames

Do you have a link to your post (just out of interest)

Hi Simon, welcome to the forum from another newish member

Good find, yes they look fairly representative. I haven't got the DA 50-200 WR so can't make a comparison with that one.

Superb shots, number two is my favourite

Very slightly off topic but I guess we are all effectively advertising a certain camera manufacturer with that 'thing' hanging around our necks
Unless we have made the decision to tape over the manufacturer's name

Likewise I'm happy to support Pentax User because on the whole I think it's a great site with mountains of information and experience that is effectively free. That's why I also subscribe to the magazine (apart from the fact it's a good read).

So back to the topic......

As per the Pentax User logo I guess, Red and white on black...