I've tried both T-Mobile and O2, and found coverage to be poor in the East Midlands, and in Cornwall. However 3 (three.co.uk) has mostly been excellent for me in the E Mids (haven't tried it elsewhere). Their PAYG tariff suits me as well - you get 1GB of transfer over 30 days for £10.

Hi Mike,

I took a look, and will happily take a risk at the requested £30. Unable to send PMs as I only registered a few days ago unfortunately, but if you can PM an email address to me I can let you have delivery address, suggest method of payment etc. Unsure if the "Ricoh pin" needs to be disabled for use on a K100D Super body, perhaps someone can advise on that.

Grateful to everyone for the replies. Thanks!

Hi John, thanks for the reply.

Having had a quick look at prices of the lens you recommend courtesy of Google, I'm sorry to say that it's a fair bit more expensive than I can afford. I should have been a bit more explicit in the body of my post - I'm looking for a second-hand lens that I can get hold of for less than £90 or so, at least for now.

I agree that the the 18-55mm isn't particularly bulky for a zoom, but I still prefer a smaller prime.

James

Hello,

I became the happy owner of a K100D Super a few weeks ago. The 18-55mm zoom is OK but a little bulky for me, and what I really want is a nice compact, general-purpose prime for ease of carrying around.

Unfortunately the 50mm f1.7 that was attached to my old Program A is, predictably, a bit too narrow in the field of view (I have tried it!) due to the smaller sensor, of course.

I don't mind manual focus at all, but I do need the 'A' setting on the aperture ring. Can anyone suggest a good 28mm or 24mm lens to look out for on eBay? Any third-party makes to look out for or avoid? Any other good places to look?

Grateful for any advice. Thanks.

Hi mire,

In my case I can assure you it wasn't a religious epiphany, nor anything to do with consumerism. It's simply a case that digital photography is, for me, dramatically more convenient than film photography, and in more than one respect. That's why I don't continue to use my ME Super, or indeed my Program A, or my MX. Or my Nikon F70.

I loved my old ME Super. I'm not a professional photographer, nor a particularly good one, and when digital came along, I abandoned film photography forever, I'm afraid - so I haven't used it for years.

It's a shame that digital SLRs are so bulky, really. My K100D Super is very nice, but it doesn't have the same handy, portable feel that my old Pentax film cameras have.