Thanks for your quick reply PeterMac.

Hi John, yes agreed but it turns out that I'm in the same boat that Peter was, in that SRS don't have the K20D and DA* 16-50 in stock. Never the less it looks like going by Peter's experience there's a good chance I should have it by the weekend. I think I will give SRS a call tomorrow if I haven't heard any news.

Cheers

Hi PeterMac,
congratulations on your new K20D, could I ask how long yours took to arrive from order? I ordered mine from SRS Microsystems at the weekend and am currently waiting for delivery
Cheers

Hi Spencer,
Welcome from another forum newcomer
At least you have actually got your K20D, looks like I will have to wait a few days until mine arrives.
As rpk20d, I try to keep PP to a minimum if at all possible (I shoot RAW and use CaptureOne4). And I agree about your comment about some (most) shops not stocking a wide range of camera manufacturers products, can be quite frustrating can't it.
Hope you enjoy your new equipment.

Hey, thanks again for the welcomes everybody

loskeran, yes you've guessed it, it refers to my hair apparently it makes us 'maturing' gents look more distinguished well that's what my wife says anyway. Agreed, Pentax seems to offer extremely good value -v- performance.

Hardgravity, I would certainly not hesitate in recommending Oly, a 510 can be picked up for bargain money these days and the twin lens kit is really rather surprisingly good in terms of optical quality (if a little slow).

Thanks everybody for such a warm welcome, I feel at home already
I have just ordered my K20D and DA* 16-50 plus a spare battery and 8GB SDHC card. Hopefully it should arrive next week at some point (courtesy of SRS )
btw I refuse to get heavily into any debates about one system being better than another. All I can say is I'm not deserting Oly rather I'm adding Pentax to my photo equipment armoury
Each 'system' has its advantages and disadvantages and I can confidently say Oly compares very favourably to other systems (as I know Pentax does).
Still I look forward to visiting the forums here on a regular basis and I can't wait to get my hands on that new K20D
Thanks again for the warm welcome!!

Hi there,

Bit cheeky perhaps... as I'm currently an Oly user but plan very shortly to add the K20D and DA* 16-50 to my gear.
I had planned to continue with the Oly upgrade path this year with a new E-30 but instead I have decided to give Pentax a try
I will keep my 510 as it really is a super little camera but I have always liked Pentax, in fact I came very very close to going for a K10D when I originally purchased my E-510.

Cheers!