I agree that the photo from the jupiter lens has the best colour, but the photo from the DA -300 is under-exposed by around a stop when compared to the others, making it not an entirely fair comparison.

The best 135mm lens I've tried is the RMC Tokina f/2.8 - sharp, contrasty and great colour too.

I'd be surprised at any DSLR surviving a dip in water as that's very different from rain, even heavy rain. However, if the camera works except for the screen I don't see why just the screen can't be replaced.

If you're paying for a new camera then I see no reason why they should keep your current one. The request to do so coupled with the apparently minor damage (just the screen) would make me extremely suspicious.

I was glad to see a good review, though they continue to focus on camera aspects which are less important (focus tracking, number of focus points, weight, lack of mega-expensive lenses, video) and ignore or down-play more important aspects such as build quality, interface, controls, SR, availability of reasonably-priced yet high quality lenses.

Still, they mention less than usual that obviously Pentax DSLRs are only a good choice for people already invested in the system

If you're looking for a really good M42 50/1.4 to use with film then try to get hold of an Auto Yashinon DS-M. I picked one up on an Electro AX a while ago and it's superb - sharp even wide open and much better than the famous Super Takumar. It's auto only though, no manual mode. I've also tried it on my K3 but not being able to stop down means it's only for playing around with very shallow depth of field.

The K-S1 is a good deal and a nice camera.

I wouldn't touch a K50 due to the breaking aperture mechanism.

Welcome to the forum and thanks for showing us all that nice gear.

Quite a few of us here shoot film as well as digital, so you're in good company.

I have a Fujifilm X-M1, a camera which is very similar to the Nex ones, and I use it only with lenses with other mounts as I have no Fuji lenses. I have various adapters but as most of my lenses are Pentax, that's mostly what I use on it. The combination is always manual focus and for exposure can be either manual or aperture priority.

Adapters are either the cheaper manual ones or have a basic feature to be able to control the aperture on lenses with no aperture ring.

Exposure is more accurate on mirrorless cameras than it is on DSLRs (because the sensor "sees" the full image) so I rarely have to adjust it. Focus-peaking also works much better than it does on my K3,, though I don't know if the same can be said of the Nex, and I have found it quick and easy to focus.

I find the camera provides an excellent small & light combination for times when I don't want to lug a DSLR around and will balance well with lenses up to around 135mm.

Results are generally superb. Here's a link to my Flickr album for the camera - many of the photos were taken using Pentax lenses.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/69424694@N06/albums/72157653804833304

Very nice, especially the first and last ones.

It's currently £19 plus postage, still not a bad deal.

My K3 won't be up for sale any time soon - it needs to last me at least another three years, and probably a lot longer than that.