Thinking about it, we're talking here about image quality without defining exactly which parameters we seek, but the inference seems to be that lower noise is wanted.

To be honest, noise is already incredibly low. Just think about how noisy (grainy) even ISO 400 film is, never mind the more esoteric ones such as the long gone Kodak Recording Film 2475 and Agfapan 1000.

However, I don't mind noise (grain) within reason, as long as it's reproduced as crisp, sharp grain. Tri-X in FX-39, yum yum!

I like them too. Abstracts can indeed be fun.

Sometimes we see the images made by those who have moved to full frame cameras. In some cases, their photography actually gets worse.

So I tend to agree with Peter.

It is possible of course that, dissatisfied with progress, we could put the blame on not having the right equipment, instead of tackling the core problem.

I am not referring here to anyone you guys would know by the way, so no-one need feel offended!

£4249 is an amazing price for what it is. Sadly, it's currently out of reach even at that price.

Well, nobody is trying to score points, but I remember what you said at the time very well. Still, never mind, it's not worth looking at in detail.

And you hammered them for being niche, so no number of Smeggypants in the market would have helped to sell any K-01 or Q cameras.....or are you now arguing they were a success for you?

But yes, it's only a matter of time before 36 MP might be considered a bit passé for the modern photographer....

Not yet, but I will be selling one via eBay quite soon, perhaps within the next week or so. Also some lenses.

Agreed, definitely no. 24 MP is now easily attainable on APS-C and FF, possibly even more. There's no way a 12MP FF camera could sell enough for Pentax to sustain it.

Pentax look to high quality in a large market, albeit it with a modest market share, but a share that is no doubt growing.

To be brutally honest, I would look at my own technique first. You should be able to produce bitingly sharp images anyway. It is a bit vague though, and if you want the sharpest images then ultimately the prime lenses may have the edge.

Couple these with the K-5 IIs or the K-3 and you will have images as sharp as you can cope with.

IE8 could well be your problem, it could do with updating by now probably. Firefox should be fine.