I can't help thinking that to label some of the Q lenses as 'Toy' is a big mistake.

It looks like it'll ship with the full version of Silkypix Developer Studio 3 software too.

I think the AF360FGZ flash has perhaps one of the worst battery cover designs . . . ever.

The lugs that hold the battery door closed are on the flash body, not the door. When they break, it's an expensive fix.

I chose to use Sanyo Eneloop batteries in mine because they are very slightly shorter than most other batteries, and therefore place less pressure on the lugs.

I've since sold the AF360's. The AF540FGZ battery cover has a much more robust design.

If you want an auto focus SMC Pentax 50mm/1:1.4 lens, you can expect to pay considerably more than £100.00.

None, usually. The only reviews I prefer to believe are my own.

K20D + DA* 300mm

Whole frame




Crop

Fortunately we still get F1 coverage free-to-air here in Spain . . . so all you need to do is move here.

Oh, and learn the language.

Steve (Clarky) seems to be much less active in this forum than he once was. His last login was almost a month ago.

I can find no fault with the DA* 300mm. I believe that the DA" 200mm is a FA 200mm design in a new body.

Page 229 of the manual states that "DA lenses with Ultrasonic motor and FA zoom lenses with power zoom use the KAF2 mount", which the K200D has.

The same paragraph ends with "Note that this camera is not equipped with a power zoom function".

Now I thought that the two contacts inside the K mount provided power only to the SDM and PZ lenses, so the manual Power Zoom should work, even if the fancy PZ functions (image size tracking etc) aren't available, I think.

Academic to John's buyer as he's probably upgraded by now as this thread is about 18 months old.