It's not first-hand info so certainly to be taken with a large grain of salt.

If it's true, it's good news, as now is not the time for a Pentax FF camera. Now is the time to expand and re-vamp the lens line-up for APS-C cameras.

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1. 31mm f/1.8, but it's considerably more expensive
2. I agree that the cheap Pentax 35mm should be at least f/2
3. I agree the cheap Pentax 50mm is over-priced, it makes me very glad I have the FA version. Having said that, the Canon 50/1.8 has the most horrendous build quality of any lens ever made, I wouldn't buy it even if it cost a tenner.
4. Canikon users envy our small, light, beautifully-build ltd lenses, the grass is always greener on the other side.

Bear in mind that the lens line-ups of Canikon are geared towards full-frame and that leaves the vast majority of their customers, the APS-C users, without lenses designed for their cameras. The biggest benefit that the Pentax line has is that there is no FF, therefore lenses are designed for APS-C.

Overall, Pentax glass is lacking in sheer speed. However, if a fast lens doesn't perform at wider apertures (this is true of most fast glass) then it's pointless to have those aperture settings as they dramatically increase size, weight and cost.

I think Pentax needs to increase the DA* line to include more fast primes. I wouldn't mind new limited lenses and new versions of some of the existing ones too.

I love using old lenses, including M42 ones. You've made a start with manual lenses so you could always try a few more of the k-mount ones first.

However, for accurate focusing you will always need either live view or a special focusing screen (I have the latter).

I think that CCD sensors weren't fast enough to handle video, while CMOS was, so everyone moved to CMOS. I couldn't care less about video and certainly wouldn't be happy at accepting a lower-IQ sensor just to accommodate it.

I still have my K200D as my only DSLR and have no plans at all to get a newer model. The low-ISO image quality is wonderful, the camera is solid and well-designed, and it provides me with just about everything I want in digital photography.

Bump. This is still available - any offers?

It's a decent lens. I take mine on holiday to have a long lens for occasional use as it's a lot smaller and lighter than my 55-300, plus 35mm-compatible as I tend to pack a film SLR these days too.

I have the 35/2 and it's lovely. My Viv 28/2 is nice too, but lacks something...

I hope the buyers makes good use of this and posts some pics taken with it.

As you say, educated people.