http://www.robertwhite.co.uk/product.asp?P_ID=1971&PT_ID=477&P=Pentax

£390 with kit lens
Id say that was an awesome deal.


also on that page are some lenses for alot cheaper, around £50 off in most cases.

Yes, but it will probably be stuck in a camera that will not satisfy the needs of a professional (the target audience of the product) and therefore not sell well.

25mp; who cares.
The mb those images take up is going to be idiotic, and im sure those looking at full frame cameras will be looking Canon and Nikon's way, especially with their range of lenses to match (Especially Canons L lenses)

In other sony news, the alpha 350 seems like its in the same range as the K20D, though lack of features and most probably, lower IQ will probably not threaten Pentax, even at the lower price.

Theres a proposal

the new 15mm will be a pancake, of ultra high quality, f/1.4 and set us back £1500....

Hahahah

Seriously though, I am quite interested as to what it will turn out to be, and maybe the pancake is correct; it would make sense to complete the DA primes, 15, 21, 40, 70.

Well yeah, its gotta be something special!

I propose that the 15mm will be rediculously expensive, have extremely high quality elements and be as fast as F/1.8



... but if they were going to do that, why not add in SDM and weathersealing

Oh the confusing world of the pentax road map

Whats the point in the new 15mm with the DA 14mm already out

That costs £500, and this 15mm is limited, probably faster.. gona set people back alot.

In all honesty, I cant see many ranges that need filling
Well..

A DA 85mm F1.8 would be exceptionally nice though
And a 135mm prime
Perhaps a zoom extending between 100 to around 400
Otherwise its a case of replacing the older FA prime lenses, which has been done by the pancakes pretty much already.

As a 16 year old kid, with no job, I just like to drool; so it doesnt matter to me

The question is, when will the new roadmap be out

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08012919pentaxlenses.asp

Full article.

"Pentax has announced that it will exhibit three forthcoming lenses both at PMA 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada and Photo Imaging Expo 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Two - a 55mm F1.4 and 60-250mm F4 - are part of Pentax's flagship DA* line whilst the third, a 17-70mm F4, is a standard DA lens. All three lenses will feature SDM ultrasonic focusing."

Both DA* announced to be marketed by summer 2008, no date has been released for the 17-70 as of yet.


Along with the 200, 300, 35 macro, I think this is what all those suffering from LBA have been waiting for

Pentax, by winter of this year will have a very strong selection of digital lenses

Of course, we all knew these lenses were coming, just not when, or for certain. Still no sign of the non-macro 35mm SDM. I suspect that maybe pentax have scrapped that due to the fact they have the 31, the 35 macro and the old FA 35mm F/2. Perhaps they have just considered it of less importance.

I like the symmetry

This weeks comp is gona have some awesome entries in

The idea of softening skin in photoshop, is exactly that. You soften the skin, retaining texture but removing uneven lighting and blemishes. Try not to just blur the skin leaving you with no texture.