The sad thing about things like the ibot is that so often the people it would benefit most can't afford one.

Now back to the weather.
Misty here today. We did see the sun for about an hour yesterday, but I'd almost forgotten what it looked like.

Cuba is sounding more and more attractive. Now to persuade the other half.

Very nice.
What did you use to edit it?

I can't begin to imagine she copes in a wheelchair. It's bad enough on two feet.

Sensible man heading to Cuba. Good job you're Canadian.
I'm thinking about going there too, before too many Yanks get let in .

Or buy the Sigma 18-250.

There was just a fabulous programme on BBC 2 - last Chance to See Special about the Northern white Rhino.
Now that was was worth the licence fee .

There are a couple of places in the Netherlands with them -

http://www.fotokonijnenberg.nl/product/1461998/pentax-k-x-plus-18-55mm-wit.html


http://www.cameranu.nl/artikel/66894/Pentax_K-x_18-55_Wit.html

I'm currently looking to book some winter sun.

I HATE snow. Cold I can cope with but snow is just horrible. It looks nice for about 30 minutes while you are indoors, but then you have to go out in it. Cars slipping all over the place, people falling off their bikes, walking difficult due to the slides the kids make. Then it turns to slush, which freezes into sheet ice, which you can neither drive or walk on.... no thanks.

Oh I know that Hyram. It started as a bit of a joke really but things got out of hand.

I accept I'm not going to win the cash back argument.

But I do get annoyed by everyone sitting back waiting for prices to drop and at the same time complaining Pentax aren't bringing out new lenses, FF cameras, aren't spending enough on R&D and advertising and goodness knows what else.
If you want new products you have to buy what is already there at the prices asked, so Pentax can make money and spend the profits on more new goodies. Don't just sit back and say I'll buy when the price drops to x amount. And don't accuse early adopters of being foolish. Someone has to be first or the rest of you will never have anything else to buy.

Not everyone is a member of this forum, so not everyone got the camera for the "special" price.

I have no objection to a cashback offer after I have bought a much needed camera. But to introduce that offer just a couple of weeks after the camera is available is a tad unfair. Why not wait another month and do it in December for the Christmas/pre VAT rise market?

If everyone waited to buy a new model of camera until there was a cashback/the price comes down/some other idiot has tested it for us then no cameras would ever be sold and Pentax would go bust.

Anyone see the Elton John programme tonight?
The Electric Pro is on the PVR but I watched the first programme, since the clocks go back and in theory at least I have an extra hour in bed.

Sadly the dogs clocks don't go back at the same time as hours so they will be waking us up.