I think we're fortunate that pPntax are rather good at lens making, and they already had a premium design for the 80-200mm f/2.8 FA lens, so they were not starting right from scratch.

But richandfleur is quie right, and I always wait a little as well so that initial unforseen bugs can be ironed out, if there are any. Sometimes things are sweet from the start.

I've just read through the instruction leaflet and it seems it could be used, but the K20D is not compatible with the AF function.

I think it's probably right that we are in general not get over excited about what is a rumour, especially without even a link to the rumour so we can assess its likely validity.

When we have a FF Pentax in our hands we might be ready to have the 70-200mm f/2.8, but until then it's a pretty optional lens IMHO.

True Mike, but something approaching the same concept in many ways, which is why I mentioned it.

The Q 07 lens would make very blurred landscapes as it only focuses up to about 6 feet. It's interesting to experiment with.

I would start with the Olympus website, where they probably explain their rationale.

However, the Olympus files end up a whopping 100MB or so, whereas the Pentax ones remain the same pixel dimensions and file size as any other shot. The pixel shift does demonstrably increase the sharpness of an image, but the difference to the unaided eye in a print may be more subtle. It can be clearly seen with macro subjects on screen and I've shown this on projected images at camera club talks.

Great isn't it how it frees us up, and gets us out there regardless of the weather.

I've had no problems with weather resistance, although a friend of mine did have a problem with a waterproof WG-3. It leaked.

I suppose there's always the potential for something to go wrong and as lenses get older seals may need replacing, but it's all good so far.

Lithium batteries don't work in the same way as other types, so they need to have some charge left in them at all times. Just charge them up as needed. I rotate mine but there's never any attempt to exhaust a battery completely.

The Pentax batteries last so long that I've never felt the need for portable recharging. I usually carry three batteries for each K-5 body and over a week away never get to using the third battery.

We loved Dorset, and we'll definitely be back. Nice images!