Peter, yes KE have it at a remarkable price compared to the rest - but De Beukekaar, the importer, says the price isn't fixed yet nor the delivery date -they are still talking April .

The next time I'm at Schiphol will be when I leave on my hols, and if I'm, going to wait till then then I'll get it in the US. I really would like to get it sooner than that to learn how to use the thing, not be consulting the instruction book while trying to get the shot of a lifetime.

I'll hang on a bit longer and see what happens.

Martin, sadly HWPTB is no romantic - his Canon P&S is on it's last legs so he will be only too happy to take over the Ds. He can even have a couple of the lenses, just not the Bigma, or the Tamron 90mm Macro, or the Pentax A 1.7 50mm, or the.....

If you go to the Pentax USA site they have a list of dealers throughout the US.

Try this:
http://www.pentaximaging.com/purchase/view_stores?state=ut

Thats all the dealers in Utah, haven't looked to see how many are in SLC though.

Edit:
I would do a Google on any you find on the Pentax site just to see what they offer. The Pentax site doesn't include web addresses.

LBA has a firm hold on the Clarky household

Given the price of filters for the Bigma, I think you are better off with the cash in your pocket, or even better in the piggy bank - towards the next lens

I still don't believe in filters for protection.

I took my Bigma whale watching, in the pouring rain, on my un-weather proofed Ds. They both survived and I got some reasonable whale shots. I have also taken it on my son's sailing barge, sailing the Waddenzee to photograph seals and birds, in less than wonderful weather, without a problem.
I just clean it when I get home.

No I don't bother with filters for it. A polarizer isn't much use with it when it is zoomed in, and I don't bother with filters for protection.
I'd save your money if I were you.

I'm open to bribery
Personally I think you need to bribe the judges to place you second in the comps - so you don't have to judge the following week.

Hows the head today Unlocker?

You are a mean and cruel person Daniel.

Now where was that bank again?

Though supermarkets seem to be the flavour of the day here in Holland at the mo........

Pentax US will generally convert any US warranty into a worldwide one for you. They did when I bought an analogue SLR in Alberquerque a few years ago. Ask at the shop where you but your gear, or e-mail them.
I believe that lenses have a worldwide warranty anyway. I am off in May to New Mexico again, and am debating whether to make a visit to the same shop in ABQ while I'm there. I may smuggle any lenses back into the country as we are only allowed a pitiful €175 worth of goods duty free but I'll proabably be honest and pay the duty on them - worth it just to see the look of shock on the customs mans face

In the UK they only advertise a one year guarantee - maybe someone can confirm that for me?

Edit: just confirmed it for myself - from the Pentax Uk website:
I don't think there is an EU ruling on a two year guarantee - my husbands Canon P&S also only had one year. Most elecrical things I buy have only a 1 year guarantee.
Pentax NL is definitely offering a 2 year guarantee though. That is one reason why I haven't succumbed to buying my camera in the UK where things are cheaper.