I think you'll fine new ones aren't pre-worn. You might have to put in some fair wear and tear to ahieve that look.

In the past few years, Focus has become less and less orientated to camera makers and more and more towards all the other aspects of photography. Printing, presentation, studio, clothing, etc. I seem to remember other marques disappearing for a year here and there.

We'll have to wait and see if Pentax decide to join in, but it would be a good opportunity to handle new lenses.

steven9761, why are you looking at a Panasonic website to see what Pentax mean by Intelligent Zoom?

That seems as mysterious as the function....

The launch price is in line with the competition Mark. We're assuming that the MX-1 shares some of its makeup with the Olympus, probably the new ZX-10. However, the brass top and bottom plates will add cost.

In any event, it looks attractive and, like Ken, I like the look of this very much.

There's still a degree of confusion though over the term "sharpness" - this refers to our perceptions and can be influenced heavily by contrast in an image. A contrasty image always looks sharper.

What we are talking about it rather an improvement to the resolution of fine detail, an improvement in clarity.

We can already make images look sharp, when viewed from the proper distance for the size, but we can't improve the resolution unless it's there to begin with.

It's an expansion of the 12-24mm to 28mm, still f/4 and intended for APS-C sensors. It would fit well as a replacement for the 12-24mm, if that's what is intended.

The point is co-operation between manufacturers helping to control costs and to maximise the use of production facilities, I would imagine. And an extension of the range for the photographer.

It will be interesting to see if a Pentax version appears and indeed if it performs as well as the excellent 12-24mm.

Indeed so, once things get under way the changes will come suddenly and without notice. It's amazing how fast whatever is in the way gets dismantled.

It casn remove minor bugs, which is probably rarely mentioned except as "improves stability", and can add useful features. I updated the Q, without which the adapter for K lenses could not be used.

It is a simple process, just follow the instructions and make sure the battery is fully charged.

You need to check the Sigma website - their lens designations are quite different to Pentax.

That's pretty tragic!