It's a Benbo Mk I in its case with a very substantial ball and socket head on it.

I can't tell you what weight it would hold, but it looks as though it's hefty enough to carry anything a Pentax User could throw at it.

Have you thought of a monopod? It could take the weight off just enough and yet leave you free to move more easily.

Here's a picture from my new lens, using the Pentax MX-1. It cost a modest £3.50 from Paperchase and was in the "pocket money toys" section. It must be a Toy Lens.....

Many thanks Dan.

It's quite interesting this discussion and what is being said about RAW or compressed video. Just change the words to RAW and JPEG and change the meaning to still images and see what we have.

I'm no expert on video but I suspect raw video output means RGB separate signals rather than a composite signal.

Very difficult and very frustrating....I've spent many hours trying to capture these in flight, none as sharp as yours. Yet. Now Sue nails them with an amazing degree of success, so there's a challenge for me.

What we can't see in a post are visual clues via our expressions and mannerisms, so humour, for example, or irony, can be rather tricky to put over. Smilies help but only up to a point.

David is quite correct and I too am sure no-one is "having a go" but I'm sure also it's a very tricky thing to say anything useful when confidentiality is an issue. It doesn't come across well, so best avoided IMHO.

Fortunately for me, on the subject of the new camera I know nothing apart from what I can speculate. I know we get lots of doubters with new products, but this one is a first in that it's started on the basis of speculation and rumour. One step ahead....

Some good work there, very impressive. For me, the first image is my least favourite as I don't really like the look of the wing movement, it looks over-done. The rest are great though!

And this is a Pentax lens? Hopefully it is!

But regardless of that, annoying though it might be I personally would just walk away from it - it's the seller's loss. There will be another lens.

I send a lot of photographic gear overseas and, although there are risks involved, generally things work out OK. It's the best way to get the best prices.

It's best not to be over-sensitive MattyH, we can do very much better than this.

The rule of the forum is attack the argument, not the person. I direct all my comments, unless specified, as generalised. I have no axe to grind in any respect, not against you or anyone else.

I am free to disagree though, as is anyone, but in a civil manner.