I'd prefer a longer zoom as I said. A long prime is too limiting for what I want.

All new K-5s are supposed have been tested by Pentax before being sent out, at least in the UK and Benelux.
If you order from SRS they will check it too if you ask them too.

Lucky you! Hope it is all OK and you finally get to enjoy it.

Thanks Lidy!

I'm just happy to know it is on it's way, somewhere. Probably stuck at Heathrow, though I have no idea which airport they actually use. With a bit of luck it is Stanstead .
I don't expect it before Christmas tbh, though it would be great if it did make it.

Jules, I hope yours reaches you tomorrow. All these delivery services are doing their best under really difficult circumstances.
I haven't had many Christmas cards from the UK - they'll probably get here in mid January .

With a bit of luck mine is somewhere between Watford and Holland, probably stuck in a snowdrift .

Stefan is active on the Dutch Pentax forum. I have no idea why he has dropped out here. I too sent him a PM which is also unread. I'm not a member of the Dutch forum so I can't contact him there.
Lidy is a member there too I believe.

Moral of the tale - don't buy and old MG, and if you do don't drive it before you've got insurance on it.

Glad they were able to get the photos of it, but it is as someone the forum in Tim's link says now just an expensive doorstop.

Why would it cost 5 figures?
They could make a reasonable zoom - even a 250-400 (or better yet 500) which would fit in nicely with what is already available from them and I can see no reason it would cost 5 figures. 4 OK, but 5?

I'll wait to see what this new lens costs before deciding whether one would be worth my while or not. I don't do a lot of really wide angle so I would probably not bother, but if the price is reasonable, simply because it is a WR I might consider it.

I stand corrected oggy .

You are not switching systems, but not everyone can afford to run two systems - there are some I know who have switched simply because they can't get the good long lenses they want/need. Meanwhile the wide end seems to be awash with lenses offering similar lengths and F stops.