Seems very reasonable to me Mike. I have toyed with that idea too, but two things make the K5 my choice - pentaprism, and top screen.

The menu based controls would drive me nuts. It is one of the few things I don't like about the K-m my husband has. One of the others - the AF points has of course been addressed in the K-r.

I am sure you would be happy with the K-r, and think of all the money you save to feed your LBA .

I think these both work better in colour. Sometimes b/w works, but in this case I prefer the colour.

Good photos, though the Eucalypt leaf and fly distract somewhat from the blooms.

Make sure the card reader can read SDHC cards at the very least. There are still plenty of cheap ones around which can't.

I use the card reader on my computer, and the one on my netbook all the time. never a problem. Should one of them pack up I do have a reserve stick reader.

SD cards are designed to be removed from the camera. You should have more than one and rotate them. Having a single card which you never remove increases the chance of it getting corrupted as it wears out I would have thought.

Welkom Wim!

Welcome to the forum. I hope you enjoy your time here.

What I mean is that people clamour for something, then complain about it, or moan that something they wanted isn't in the newest model.
Yes it leads to innovation sometimes, but honestly how many people asked for live view before it was first introduced (and I don't mean only by Pentax), or shake reduction, or EVIL?

Mostly it leads to moaning on forums about the fact that Pentax (or Canon or whoever) don't listen to their customers because they haven't included the one thing that person wants. A bit like the on going, yawn making, FF argument. Should Pentax come with an FF camera no doubt there will be complaints about the price - look at how many complaints there are about the price of the K5, which is actually no more expensive than the K7 was at launch and cheaper than the ist D was.

But a least they aren't white .

I have the 50-135* and the 60-250*. I have never owned a limited, and only own two primes. The zooms suit me better, and the quality is excellent. I like the feel of them, and the weight is fine too. But as I said I have never owned a limited.
I've not had any SDM problems with my three SDM lenses.

Go on. Make us all green with envy .

Still waiting for the e-mail from our camera dealer .

Whatever it is there will still be people complaining about it .

We often have a BBQ on New year's Eve .

If you look hereyou will see that SRS are offering a special price for forum members. So maybe you joined just at the right time

Only been to Ireland once - to County Cork. It is on my list to revisit, armed with my new K5 .