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Bought this on an Amazon special deal last year. Superb little camera, especially when it's paired with the DA Ltds making a great light-weight walk around package.

I'm the only owner, and have been since April 2012.

Impulse purchase of Pentax HD PENTAX-DA 16-85mm courtesy of the SRS Easter Holiday event forces sale!

£185 inc. RMSD (UK only).

Vic. OP is in the USA!

Wonder about a Class Action?

Don't know how many people are needed, but I'm sure a 'shout out' via the various Forums, social media, etc would get a lot of attention?

Warm it with a hair dryer, but not too much as you don't want to loosen the adhesive on the lcd screen(s) themselves, then use dental floss between the protector and lcd screen.

If you have an Android smartphone, take a look at the free "Photographer's Notebook BETA" app.

Not sure if it is available for iPhones, but there are more apps out there for both Android and iPhone, both free and paid.

At the price point you're looking at you won't buy a bad camera from Nikon and others, but there's something that just feels right when you pick up a Pentax that the others don't have.

More to the point, the K50 is weather resistant, which I don't think is the case with similarly priced models from other manufacturers, as are many Pentax lenses, and given your outdoor interests would seem better suited.

You'll end up like the rest of us; standing in the rain happily making photographs whilst the Nikon shooters are huddled under the nearest shelter with all the other non-Pentax togs!

I've always felt that Pentax make all their cameras for photographers, whereas the others make plenty of cameras for people who just want to feel safe with a camera that everyone else has.

When I was in Malta many years ago I made a trip to the island of Gozo. Well worth while I thought.

Thanks Phil. I'm going on a Wednesday, but bought early access as an "untutored" photographic course; gets me in at 8:00am.

There'll be about 15 -20 of us, so plenty of room as the Glasshouse isn't open to the public until 10:00.

I was going to put my kit on an insulated bag. Is that what you mean by 'heat bag'? Other alternative is a 12v powered picnic box that will either cool food or keep it warm.

I was going to use a 100mm macro/ring flash on one body, but am undecided on what lens to use on another body, albeit without flash. Choices are 300, 50-135+1.4TC or 55-300.

Great shots Phil. I'll be there to shoot the butterflies in March - paid for early entry to the Glasshouse. Hopefully there'll be some left by then.

If you don't have any success with identifying them by then let me know as I'm sure Wisley have information panels with identification details.

What set up did you use please?