Doesn't seem to support the K-7 yet though. You'd think since Pentax's own software is based on Silkypix that they would have included the K7 by now. Especially as Adobe have already done so.

Not a criticism, just a comment.

Wash your hands after using DEET - it eats plastic!

If yo can get away with Skin So Soft do so. It is good against most mozzies midges and noseeums.
don't rely on it against mosquitoes which carry malaria or the like - then you need DEET. DEET is toxic and should be used with care, and not on young children. There are different formulations of DEET - in the UK and northern Europe the lightest should be enough.

Hidrocisdin is a hydro cortisone cream - another big gun to use against the itch - doesn't stop the bite in the first place tough. Plenty of after bite creams available not involving cortisone which is a steroid.

It is a fact of life that prices vary around the world. A manufacturer will ask the price they think they can get for something. If they don't sell enough goods at the price, they will lower the price.

It has always been thus - in the seventies and eighties, when we still lived in Britain, my husband regularly went to the US on business and would bring back Levis and other American brands for friends and family - because they were (and still are!) so cheap there. No one claimed then that it was rip-off Britain - people were just happy to get a bargain from abroad occasionally.
This "poor us we're being ripped off by big business all the time" attitude is something which has appeared over the last decade, partly due to the spread of Internet making it easy to compare prices, and partly due to the red tops constantly whingeing.

I don't remember Britons whingeing like this all the time when I lived there, and I don't like to see it now. It doesn't help any and just makes Britain and Britons look bad to the rest of the world.

If you don't like the price of something don't buy it. No one is standing with a gun at your head making you buy a new K-7 or lens or whatever. Either the prices will drop or Pentax will go bust. Or both. Either way some folks on this forum will be happy (though not necessarily the same ones for each scenario).

Thanks for the list Chris.

I'm sorry to hear some people are taking it all out on you and your staff.

It just seems to me that people in the UK start screaming Rip-off Britain as soon as they find something costs less elsewhere in the world, regardless of what the situation was a few months ago. That to me seems like very childish behaviour.
You did not here us complaining of rip-off Holland/EU did you? No we just took advantage of the prices in the UK and bought things there - even when we couldn't have benefit of the cash backs offered.

If you want one cheaper than in the UK without having to pay VAT and import duties then order one from Holland. At least you are then covered by EU guarantee rules too.

Danny, for years and years the UK has had Pentax products at much lower prices than in Europe or Australia. Plus cash-back offers and all sorts of incentives never available here. Why do you now assume they are ripping you off? Come on grow up - the pound is lousy at the moment so prices of imported goods will be higher.
I'm willing to bet that Pentax UK come up with another cash back offer for you before very long, whilst we have to pay the full amount no matter.

The cheapest I have seen it is for €1049 at www.fotokonijnenberg.nl.

Stefan, I never got around to it. I wanted them for a "fotoatelier" at our local cultural centre, but I stopped with it when I realised we would be away for the final few meetings.

I have got a couple now from my US trip that I am going to get printed. Maybe as birthday cards too.

I'm not going to suggest any bags but I will say this: check the weight of the bag, empty, before buying one. If it is heavy empty it will be unbearable once full, certainly if it is only over one shoulder.

It is imho always best to actually handle a bag before buying it - check the weight, the comfort and whether you really can fit all your gear in it, with room for some new toys at a later date too maybe.

Jack I knew that! hence the smileys. What is the humidity like where you are?
It is actually quite nice here today - 26C, 65% humidity and a breeze. It's when the humidity creeps up that it gets unbearable. High UV today though.

Here at least it's all due to collapse on Friday/Saturday with thunderstorms and the like, and cooler and wetter next week.

Enjoy your siesta!