Thanks for the link Glyn. Interesting to be able to compare them side by side. At a quick glance I see the Samsung is 12g heavier than the Pentax.
The minimal difference in price between the Samsung body only offered by Amazon and the Pentax at SRS makes the Pentax more attractive to me.
Plus SRS has some in stock whereas Amazon don't yet have the Samsung.

Is the Samsung actually available yet? I have seen nothing at all on it in the shops in Holland, but there again we still don't have the K20D

Talking of topics for the comp - it's Tuesday already and no comp set!

Thanks for that - it is very funny an oh so familiar

Happy Mothers day to any Mums in the UK reading this.
The rest of us have to wait until May 11th. I'll be spending Mothers day flying to Phoenix

Welcome and congratulations on your forthcoming marriage!

It's an *IST Dl and that is a P-TTL camera just as the *IST Ds is.

Pothers I know what you mean about camera, lens and flash envy. However I think you will do just fine in Cuba with the kit you already have. The kit lens plus the Sigma will be great for landscapes - you don't only need a wideangle for landscapes, zooming in can make for a better picture! The light in Cuba will be good so you don't need any faster lens than those for the landscapes.
For interiors, maybe a better flash would help but you may find you don't take that many interior shots anyway.

I did indeed wear my daffodil (from my own garden) with pride yesterday. It looked a whole lot nicer than Prince Charles rather scrawny leek I have to say.
Congrats on your new relative. Too difficult to work out what the relationship is!

Aj and Clarky you share a lot of coincidences - both have a son born today (happy birthday to both btw) and both have a daughter getting married later in the year - a you really twins seperated by a hemisphere???

Since there are a fair few Welsh members here may I wish you all a happy St David's day!
The most neglected of the patron saints imho.

Dread Pirate Kidd

If I'm going to get a better camera I'll also need better lenses. In the meantime it will be nice to be able to use it on the Ds.
The price is good so fingers crossed I can get it. The seller is away for the weekend so I'll have to wait until Monday or Tuesday before I hear from him. He has accepted my offer so it's as good as bought, but until I hear from him again I'm not counting my chickens.
Any other lenses may have to wait until I go to the US, though I may get time to visit Watford at the end of March .