i got mine in 2001, luckily ordered it before Robert Millar's review came out. It was just under £2k, that was the limit i had set. at the time the frame (Marcelo) was £1,080. i got a standard paint scheme, but with colours of my choice. i was measured up for the frame, so it was custom.

always worth a shot with Dario, he's a great character. i was going to try for a discount on a new one by saying i worked for a charity. another frame is top of my list should i ever happen into a large sum of money.

for those who know their framebuilders...

i met Dario Pegoretti on saturday and took some photos of him with my bike that he built. he then looked at my camera and said that he uses the same type. he then explained that he loves his Pentax as it takes photos that are just as good as canikons and, besides, everyone uses them.

for such an individual (check out the paint jobs on his bikes) it's not a great surprise.

he's got good taste in music too.

i've just got back into film and haven't a clue about Pentax film cameras and any tips of what would be a good, simple camera would be greatly appreciated.

thanks all.

nothing has worked. i plugged straight into a windows laptop and nothing.

oh well.

yes, i write protected it - i do it as soon as a card is full anyway.

i tried a couple of systems, but no joy as they still don't detect the card. i will have a go on a windows PC at the weekend.

there's only 200 max photos that i hadn't already downloaded, but if i can get everything off i can save them all for backup.

thanks all.

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there is no message on the Mac as it doesn't 'see' the card when i plug it in via a card reader.

i just tried a recovery software, but still the card isn't recognised.

when i put the card in the camera it takes a few seconds for the camera to do anything when turned on, then it just sayd "memory card error" on the rear screen (k-30) and that is it, it locks the camera.

it is deader than a norwegian blue

i have a small problem with a memory card in that it seems to be dead.

it was fine when i was shooting... i filled it up and placed a new one in the k-30. when i came to download the photos later the card wasn't recognised by my Mac when i plugged it in the reader.

i then tried it back in the k-30 and it took a few seconds for the camera to start up and it just read 'memory card error' on the screen and nothing else happened. i also tried it in a k-100 (with the view to download the photos off the camera).

i have looked at various recovery software sites, but as nothing will recognise the card i'm not sure they will be of any use.

any help greatly appreciated, especially as i'm a technical numpty.

ta
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it is VERY shiny shiny. i have the blue one and it spangles.

had a quick play, turned all the beeps off. no idea what half the features in the menu are.

thanks all

is it here yet??? huh huh huh?

i wanted a DSLR - i'd had film cameras years ago, but never took to digital. i had a compact thingy and was frustrated by not being able to do what i wanted.

i was bamboozled by modern dslrs until my girlfriend at the time showed me some shots a friend of hers had taken with a k100d. she bought one and once i saw her shots as well, i knew i had to have one.

the simplicity of the k100d and the image quality were stunning, still are, in fact.

i still say for 'straight out of the camera' shots, Pentax is one of, if not the, best.