Not all reviews were negative, I covered it for ePHOTOzine and liked it so much I bought two.

It's been on my K-5 most of the time since.

Please don't make of topic comments guys. Classified Ads are for the buying/selling process only.

So questions about the item and offers are fine, but not digs about pricing. Sellers can ask what they want in any event. If the price is wrong for the market then it won't sell, so it is supply and demand.

Sometimes name changes are necessary because of local copyright issues?

No idea about comparing in that way K10D, but RAW is not totally unprocessed. There is a limited amount of processing that you get regardless, but to be fair not likely to be significant in terms of what you eventually see on your screen.

I think the Pentax look is more than just the JPEG algorithms though. There is a character to the lenses as well, and of course the basic response of the sensor plus that minimal processing. Even when cameras use sensors that a nominally the same, they may not be from identical batches or types of that sensor. Sensors may have stages of development too?

Please keep the thread on topic.

I'm a bit surprised that there seems to be a general unawareness here of all the publicity and chatter that's been going on. It's not only the UK photo press that's waking up to Pentax, but all the other outdoor-orientated specialist areas. Walkers, climbers, boaters, birders, etc., all get their turn.

It's a good strategy because weatherproof cameras of high quality and reasonable price are ideal for many users. Not just us photographers. People are more and more using photography to support their other activities, not as an end in itself.

These pictures are actually much better than the others you posted, and full marks for coming back for more criticism. In the proper sense of the word, not in a negative sense.

The greens are also much better, but I'd still encourage you to try reducing the saturation. Just a whisker.

GR is actually 28mm equivalent, but still not close enough as it stands.

There's an identical viewfinder for the GR, so maybe that one will be closer. If not, then a new one for the Q7 could be on the release list soon.

Interesting, but we're all forgetting that Pentax have been doing rather nicely on Bid-up TV, not something I would watch. The X-5 has been quietly (from our point of view) racking up sales on TV and via outlets we wouldn't normally come across.

And why not, good for them!