That does look temptingly tiny!

There are occassional Pentax/Samsung pictures that turn up in the AP gallery, but the proportion is probably in line with Pentax's market share. After all, something like 90%+ of DSLRs sold have been Canikons so it's no great shock to see 90%+ of the pictures published reflect that. I've noticed that when AP have their competitions Pentax users often make up a disproportionate number of winners though, so we've obviously got quality over quantity on our side...

500mm mirror lens I reckon...

Well done! I've submitted dozens of photos to the PPG over the last year and haven't had so much as a sniff of getting one in there - so I know the competition's tough!

Your film cameras will be wondering why you've lost interest in them...

Enjoy your new purchase - I'm sure it'll keep you amused for many happy hours!

I've got a selection of A3 sheets in every colour of the rainbow courtesy of my local art supplies / craft shop. They only cost a few pence each and I often use them as backdrops, just slide them behind the subject and the job's done! In fact they're one of my most-used photographic accessories.

To change the background in post production is possible in Photoshop, but it's fiddly and rarely looks 100% convincing unfortunately. Shame, other than the mass of beige it's a great picture. I'm not a big fan of black and white usually but maybe a mono conversion would help here?

I only ever use sRGB - I know it's technically inferior but it's by far the most convenient when you end up sending stuff here, there and everywhere!

I quite like the look of the K-m; add a couple of DA Limiteds and you've got a nice little lightweight kit. I've been eyeing the Oly 420 and their 25/2.8 pancake but this K-m would have in-body SR and be able to use all my other lenses if need be. I'm really looking forward to seeing the full specs next week!

It's a lovely lens Mac, I'm sure you won't regret buying it! I use it as my standard "walk-around" lens on both the K10D and the MX; true, the field of view is narrower on the digital camera but I still look at it as being within the "normal"-ish range.

The fact that it's so small, light and tactile doesn't hurt either!

Don't get too jealous; the Leica I was referring to is a Minilux which I keep as my "compact" film camera, the reason it doesn't get used is that I rarely take a compact (I rely on my phone for emergencies) and when I do it tends to be the Contax 'cos it's digital. I wish it was an M6 with the new Noctilux 50/0.95 but that's well out of my financial league.

The Rollei gets more attention simply because it's medium format and so offers me a completely different medium to play with (and it takes nice photos of course!).

Other than that I've got 60+ film bodies and half-a-dozen digicams; with the exception of another Leica (a tatty IIIf with an equally scruffy Summitar 50) none of which are worth more than a couple of quid.

About 50% of them are Olympus Trips, I can't walk past one at a car boot sale without buying it - rarely for more than a pound. I've played with so many now I know them pretty well, so repairs are generally straightforward. They're great for putting on the tables at weddings - they're simple to use (very intuitive for young and old alike) and produce much better pictures than the disposable ones you usually get given.