Welcome to the forum Albert

Stefan I guess there might be an issue with the fact that the flip up magnifier is described as adding "2x magnification to the central portion of the focusing screen, recommended for critical focusing".
The original poster mentioned something suitable for use for general photography

Edit: So having not used one there would be a question mark in my mind about what happens to the rest of the focus screen.

I bow to your enthusiasm for the 60-250 Richard

Don't get me wrong I wouldn't want to sell it in hurry as it is a very nice lens but I'll stick with my 'very good IQ' classification

Images I have seen from the Sigma 100-300 have been equally impressive but I haven't owned one so can't vouch for the focussing accuracy. Perhaps Mike-P or Danny could comment?

Teleconverter wise I would have recommended the Tamron 1.4x Pz-AF MC4 as it works well with my 60-250

Edit: Ah I see Mike has arrived

I'll just chip in an say the 60-250 has really very good IQ throughout the zoom range.

I wouldn't say that not having SDM is a disadvantage necessarily as a few users of the Sigma 100-300 testify it is actually quicker than the 60-250 when auto focussing.

Having said all that I'm not sure what I would recommend, Stefan's idea of the Sigma 100-300 with a 1.4x teleconverter is a pretty good suggestion

Huw

Interesting looking grip, still does the job I guess

Hi Frank, welcome abroad

Almost the full frame, just move around a little if something is obscured in a corner.
I highly recommend the ME53, it's on my K-& pretty much 100% of the time

A little self confidence and forward planning coming back the Pentax brand, good to hear.

No, not at all, more a case of did the Police get what they wanted...

If he had anything that identified as a BBC employee then the police must have known the potential for something like this occurring (making airtime).
Perhaps they want to raise the profile of photographers under suspicion??

Huw