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LX-D works?

The only thing I can think of is maybe because it's not a fully functional setting and requires some user knowledge.

As default, a lens without an "A" setting or incorrectly set off "A" will not enable the shutter to be fired, thus warning the user to check.

Yes, it's fine.

I should imagine the Pentax Ricoh machinery is already in action, but what and when is currently anybody's guess.

To answer DrOrloff, basically I would either take a very compact compact that was unobtrusive, such as the I-10 or W90 that I use, or I would be carrying a camera bag anyway so within reason it wouldn't matter much. Pentax cameras and lenses are relatively light and compact.

For the minimum of messing, the 18-250mm would be ideal, but failing that any of the two lens kits would be just as good really.

The idea that we can get SLR quality from a compact with a lens that has immense zoom is fantasy. I've tested lenses that give incredible zoom ranges, but small apertures, poor quality and relatively high bulk make them pointless IMHO. And high cost of course.

Bill has a good point. By the time a compact becomes large enough so it doesn't fit in a pocket and has to have a camera bag, then it might as well be a DSLR.