A repairer could overhaul the lens for you, at a cost of course. Asahi Photo or Harrow Technical may be good places to start.

If advertised as superb and it's not superb why not mention the faults and negotiate a partial refund to help cover the repair cost (which you could get a rough estimate for in advance)?

Are you sure? It's often tempting to make these sort of assumptions, but in reality I don't feel we can speak for the mass of others. How would we know?

People buy for all sorts of strange reasons and it can be mysterious sometimes. Very often it's a whim. The "I Want That" when it hits will sway a sale perhaps, I suspect, more than most logic.

It is Pentax User! However, there's not much about Photokina on our ADAPS website either. Maybe it's all on ePHOTOzine. There are plenty of reports there and the facility to comment if we feel inspired to.

Sounds like the right answer to me. It's the same with the Nikon D800/D800E or the Leica Monochrome camera. The lower turnover item is the most expensive.

For most users the camera of choice may be the K-5II, for those who need it and will benefit from it, the K-5IIs.

The smaller mount size is relevant and one of the reasons why Pentax moved from the 42mm screw mount to the 45mm K mount. This is because it makes it easier to make more sdventurous lenses, such as the 50mm f1.2, which is an excellent lens in the A series. Yes, it's possible to make a similar lens in 42mm screw thread mount, but more challenging to do so. It also makes more adventurous zoom designs easier as well.

Obviously we can put whatever spin we like on the backwards compatibility, but it is a fair sales point. The benefit is that the Pentax policy of many years is well established. Legacy products do not become useless. This bodes well for the future and encourages us to jump in and buy with confidence. The worst offender IMHO is Olympus, whi abanoned their OM users and the adapters available now only allow limited use of OM lenses at a reduced range of apertures. Pentax lenses are pretty much fully compatible, going back nearly 50 years if you want to.

In fact, you could use Asahiflex lenses if you were of a mind to, via the Adapter K and the Asahiflex adapter to 42mm mount.

I don't see how any of this is negative.

Good use of the hand, good also that you have avoided reflections off the glasses. The frames have caught some highlights, but that's not a problem. I do feel that the images are a little dull though. Perhaps they could be perked up with a bit more contrast. This would also improve the skin tones.

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Many thanks!

Warmest thoughts to Tony's family. Tony will indeed be missed.

We used to have an old TLR camera at ADAPS that people kept bringing back on Auction Night. It disappeared from public view when someone actually kept it to use.

You've done the maths OK. The K-5 performs very well, have a look at the EPZ test and you'll be able to see the ISO results for yourself.

I just don't worry about the ISO value, if I need the higher settings I just use them regardless. Some picture is better than no picture and the K-5 is better than anything else I've seen so far.