Thanks for that Kim, I find myself wanting a general purpose zoom (ideally AF) that will give good wide angle results with the DL but also suitable for the Z1-P.

I was in Paris last weekend (thankfully before the trouble started) and I took the DL and F35-135, I should have chosen the FA28-105 and Tamron 24mm.
I love landscapes and full-length images of large sights such as the Eiffel Tower and L'Arc de Triomphe but found it quite frustrating with the 35-135 - giving the approximate angle of view of a standard lens at it's widest setting.

I'm not looking to buy new and there are a number of manual zooms that fit the bill but the FAJs are starting to become available second-hand.

I quite fancy one of these http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/zooms/short/FAJ18-35f4-5.6.html for use on both my DL and Z1-P.

Anyone vouch for it's performance?

Thanks folks

Presumably, my DL has a coin type battery for keeping the time and date settings etc. - having removed the main batteries for 24hrs, the clock is still correct!
So the question is in two parts a) where the heck is it and b) what type is it?

It might be a dumb qustion but I can't find any reference to it in the book

Thanks.

Yes, you certainly have to be careful!

What really annoys me is the fact that USA prices are often the same in dollars as we pay in pounds and I unwittingly fell for this a while ago.
It was a foolish mistake on my part but I won an A series 50mm F1.4 for a little over £60 and I was very happy with that price but by time I'd paid the import duty etc. it cost about £100. I'm sure that I could have bought one from the EU for much less, fortunately the lens I bought is a very fine example and I'm pleased with it but it does show how easy it is to get carried away on auction sites or while browsing for bargains.

I'd always advise checking carefully to ensure that you are well aware of any additional costs when considering importing goods, particularly of high value because it may slip through and cost you nothing extra or you could end up paying a small fortune..............yes, even for second-hand items!

Matt, I think I understand that you must have two 360s (one on camera as sender unit and the other as the receiving/firing flash) for wireless operation with the DS and DL?
Surely Pentax or an independant manufacturer can come up with a hot-shoe sender unit that would be a cheaper and more convenient option, it could be suitable for any camera and flashgun with wireless capability - does such a thing not exist?

This is pretty impressive:http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/pentaxlx/remote/

Superb .............what's the fishing like?

In all the ways that really matter the DL is the same camera as the DS.
The penta-mirror viewfinder is perfectly adequate, as is the 3-point AF, the image resolution is the same. The DS is slightly more capable in terms of continuous shooting but 99% of the time, both cameras will give identical results.
Budget models normally have fewer (if any) user selectable settings but the DL is still very flexible in this regard. To be honest, there's so little difference that it's almost pointless having the two different models, so your choice really depends on price and availability.
Personally I'd wait and see what price the DS2 comes out at before making the final decision.
As far as I can tell, the DS2 is a DS with a DL LCD screen.

I had a similar problem but the other way around. I could view images on the pc, either directly from the camera or via a card reader but some images couldn't be viewed on the camera screen. The number of unreadable images gradually increased and so I formatted the card (SD 256MB). Now the card is totally unusable, I've no idea why but it just seems to have died!
Two other cards are absolutely fine, so it would seem that some SD cards aren't quite as stable as others.

I'm not sure such a thing exists either but if I understand correctly, you're looking for a reversing ring but with a female bayonet instead of the normal male.
I suppose you could make one up from the front mounting plate from a scrap camera body and fixing an adapter ring (like the ones used with Cokin filters) onto the reverse side. Assuming it would be possible, you'd have to be careful to ensure that the lens's aperture coupling couldn't be damaged but it would certainly be an interesting project!