And No 2 for me also Darlene - love the eyes!

Mud has to be good for cameras and lenses, as my wife uses it on her face - and she's always far more beautiful afterwards!

G'day from Melbourne!

You may find it is cheaper to price lenses from the USA, eg B&H link

Digital Camera World are a very good store for stocking Pentax stuff in Oz (Melbourne and Sydney) link

Some of their lenses are competitive in price with those from the US.

The Pentax FA 50 1.4 is a superb lens, around $650 AUD - see this thread
link.

And / or, recycle a plastic shopping bag, tear hand holes in the bottom corners, then hands through one end and lens out the other. You can put a rubber band around the lens (works better with a longer lens though). The lightweight walls of the bag turn with the AF (assuming your lens barrel moves when focussing), if you've used a rubber band.

But that's not rain Peter - that's a deluge!

I wish it was our view! A winter walk along the west coast of Victoria, that one.

The 2nd for me Marc - there's such a strong relationship between the bird and the flower!

A lovely exhibition right here Andrew, just like the other series from this location.

The K-x gets zipped under the jacket, and I carry the K10 with 50-135 loose, if it's raining. Works a treat.

The camera and lens seem a lot easier to dry than I do!

And, t'is always fun to be playing in the rain...

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Smeg - be careful with the grit!!!