The reason items are left is to provide a track record and feedback for buyers and sellers. We know who has sold what, how ell it went and whether or not it reappears again for sale.

All sellers have to do is post a sold notice and buyers could usefully make sure they post some feedback.

Items no longer available in Leads to Deals section are removed, although there were a few people who were originally quite outraged by this!

No, I'm never the first to buy. I will buy if the quality proves to be at a useful level and when the initial high price point has moved downwards. I'm afraid you will have to look for someone else to make those early purchases, which of course are essential in the lifespan of any new technology product.

After all, somebody had to pay £600 for an early pocket calculator. I can imagine the furore - it's too expensive, I can add up for myself, it will never catch on.....

Incidentally, I'm not saying that I agree or disagree with what a couple of posters have said above, and many times before, but I haven't decided yet. I'll decide when I have a Q in my hands, or someone else produces some relevant and actual data as opposed to speculation.

We haven't seen some proper low ISO images yet, so not so fast to condemn! This is only the beginning.

I always suggest sticking with Pentax. I like the quality and characteristics of their lenses.

The 18-200mm was definitely a film era lens. The 18-250mm is later and much better. This is available in Pentax and Tamron versions, but the Pentax one has SMC coating.

You will get many different opinions on which lenses you should buy, but I think the two WR kit lenses will go very well with your WR K-7 and open up all sorts of all-weather possibilities.

Better to have the 18-55mm and the 50-200mm I suspect, better still to substitute the 55-300mm.

The Tamron 18-200mm was an early superzoom designed for film, so although it has its merits it is probably stretching beyond itself now.

That's where I found this link. We need our own shots to judge properly of course, but it's a start.

I think they do. In fact I know a lot of people under 30, and I know they do.

I have picked up a link to a Q image from the AP forum. ISO1600, f4 with standard f1.9 lens:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v121/JSimpson/FullSize-1600ASA-Q_IGP0090.jpg

I'm not sure either, but the target audience might. If it had to be in full Star Trek regalia to make the point the payments to the copyright owner might throw the idea out before it started.

That would work, excellent idea.