At the moment the video discussion on the forums is very small, so perhaps the existing sections can be used. Who knows where the future will take us though.

How about YouTube and post a link here? There's no video upload section here at the moment.

Does the lens not take rear-mounted filters?

They were intended to sell SLRs to compact camera users and hence the cut down spec bodies, but of course high quality lenses. After all, even a humble MV will knock spots off any of the common rangefinders of its day, in terms of quality.

The ME Super was the best of the bunch, and it's an efficient SLR. The MX is my favourite.

Don't forget the A series started off splendidly with the Super A, European Camera of the Year...I would put the decline at the start of AF cameras. The Z series are unappealing, large and clunky. It was to be the MZ series that put things back on track, spoecifically the tremendous MZ5 which was firsly back where Pentax belonged.

Others will no doubt disagree with both of us.

Dell 2209 WA. Brilliant and not too expensive (under £300)

Any SDM issue is something probably quite overblown anyway. There are issues with everything ever manufacturered at some time or another and apart from an early flurry of problem reporting it's been pretty quiet on that front ever since. The other makes you list have problems of their own.

No, it's not just brand premium that causes the marque lenses to be more expensive. They usually perform better and are definitely better made. They are more compatible with existing and future camera bodies and the tolerances are also more exact.

I put it down to too much Perry Mason in my Stormy Youth. The only point I was making is that any testimony is evidence. Disregard it if you wish, but it's not a major point.

I recognise that there's a tendency towards "doom and gloom" on forums, but that's life. We've had a varierty of doom and gloom scenarios over various things in the last few years and none have been that bad yet. There's room for an optimistic wait and see viewpoint.

The K20D sensor banding issues are long forgotten....The 645D will never appear long scuppered....the Pentax going down the drain whilst sales are now rising....

You have to read what is written more carefully. Nobody said meaningful evidence or otherwise. Just evidence. It's up to the Jury to decide what is meaningful and where veracity lies.

The poll has just atarted to swing in favour of no problem, but it is hardly definitive for the reasons stated.

We do actually have further evidence though, and that is that Pentax have said that only a very small number of cameras are affected. One would presume that they have a larger sample available to them!

Correct.