You won't squeeze in much more using a 28mm - effectively it's similar to using the 43mm f1.9 on film, a wide standard lens.

To be really wide angle the 21mm or less is the way to go on APS-C format.

I have had dealings with Curry's repairs section and if at all possible I would suggest you send your camera back to JRP under warranty.

Actually, they did. The cry was very vociferous at some points, starting with the desire for a "digital 110" which is p-retty much what we've been given.

A CSC that takes K mount lenses was also very high on the wants list.

I don't get into the situation in the first place, if possible. In terms of photography I have never, ever had a problem.

In terms of other areas of life from time to time we can meet with intransigence of one sort or another, but I'm not the one who gets excited and I am the one who succeeds. I won't say wins, because there are no realy winners in any conflict.

That table is all very well, but margins are something confidential to the trade. We'd be on the surface horrified by many margins in different fields.

In the area I worked in margins would be maybe 79% on own brand goods, and maybe as little as 10% on special orders. The company needed to make 30% to break even. So on average margins needed to be better than 30% and lots of, particularly small, orders were done at a loss.

Higher value items have to be stocked for longer and may need higher margins. Fast moving items might be OK on a lower margin.

We don't get a proper overall picture of a company's profitability by looking at some margins on one product line.

Don't worry guys, you can say Nikon, Canon, Olympus or anything else, but let's keep to the subject?

I'm not surprised at your answer, you rebel you....

I notice the OP has a W80 already, so the WG-2 would be a logical upgrade for that.

How deep do you need to go?

The most efficient thing to do is no doubt look at newer Pentax DSLRs.

Unless there's some major damage that makes it uneconomic, the K10D might well be repairable though?

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