Interesting prices there, my dealings with Devon Camera Centre in past have always been good (HD camcorder accessories).
I must admit I didn't realise the grip was so expensive

Here's hoping Chris will be able to offer similar or a slightly better deal

As most people have voiced (and I agree) that the K mount is the key.

Flip out screens worry me a little, I can see the benefit but they also add more fragility into the equation. And as Gwyn has said dual card slots would be a big plus.
The spec looks interesting even if it is pure speculation

My money is still with Pentax though

Hi Fiona,
welcome back, although you were certainly around before my time on this forum

Matt,
take a look here https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/topic/smc-DA-1650mm-F28-ED-AL-IF-SDM-Lens-12937
But I also wonder what the issue was with your 18-55?

Cheers

Hi Ravi,
interesting post, like to hear a little back ground and looking forward to seeing some of your photos.
Welcome to the forum

Congratulations to you and your new wife Dan
Also best wishes for the future

I would recommend the 16-50 it is a very good lens but not a great one. Generally best performance corner to corner is achieved from about f/5.6 where images are nice and sharp. Colours and contrast are excellent.

I would add that whilst f/2.8 is usable it's not stellar with corners that are a bit soft. The centre is OK though (wide open) and quite honestly at these apertures that is generally what you want (for portraits and alike). Another negative, it does suffer a bit from CA at the wide end but this is easily dealt with a decent RAW converter.

So to conclude, yes I like it and the build and robustness is great. When you get used to it's slight optical shortcomings its capable of producing some impressive results. I'd say buy it but know what to expect

Yes I would agree, seems he was reviewing a preproduction unit though so not 100% representative.

Hello Steve, welcome to the forum