4X4's for me. Land Rover Defender 110 specifically. i had a Series III, Defender 110 CSW, then a P38 Range Rover. The defender was the best.

My lad has a '93 Ford Sierra Sapphire for sale . . .



. . . Oh, forgot to mention . . . It's an RS Cosworth (a proper one, not a replica).

Best advice is to update to 1.30. If it doesn't work for you, you could be doing it incorrectly.

The procedure is very simple.

1: Download the firmware update from here, then expand it by double clicking it. You'll end up with 2 files, 1 is a readme, the other is the file you need.
2: Format a memory card in the camera.
3: Power off the camera
4: Copy the firmware file (not the readme) to the root folder of the card. Do this either by connecting your camera to your PC via its USB cable or, more easily, place the card in a card reader attached to your PC.
5: Insert the card with the firmware into the camera
6: Press and hold the menu button and power on the camera
7: The current firmware version, and the new version will be displayed on the rear screen
8: Choose the option to update and wait for completion, indicated by a flashing memory light after any display activity has stopped.
9: Power off the camera, power on the camera and format the card again, power off the camera.
10: Press and hold the menu button and power on the camera, now the new firmware version should be displayed as V1.30
11: Job done.

Go try your 16-50 lens again.

BTW: If we knew where you were located, a local member might be able to help. Update your location in your profile please.

I'm saying nothing except that the FA 135mm I replaced it with . . . has now cost me £2.

That said, the other items in my recent auctions went for a lot less than I paid for them.

Kris, a SMCP-A 24mm 1:2.8 lens sold today on ebay for £74, half the price of the one you have in your db.

You could ask them for a discount. £250 seems a lot of money to me.

I've learned a bit more about IR conversion since my last post here. The cameras filter can be replaced by an R72 (IR) filter so that you can use the viewfinder/metering normally, but only IR light reaches the sensor. It is also necessary to move the sensor rearwards during this conversion to cater for the different focus point of IR light.

You are either very brave, very capable, or you've been reading too much of Terry Pratchett's work.

Keep us informed of your progress.

I'm very pleased with the final price Kris. I was watching a SMCP-A 100mm (non-macro) earlier that went for £199.00.

My 135mm will be living in Denmark in the near future.

In good condition, the A series lenses are fetching good money at the moment, despite the credit crunch.

I might even offer up my SMCP-A 24mm . . . then again, maybe not.

Thanks for watching anyway.

This doesn't appear to have a K mount that I can see

SRS have the Pentax badged lens for £199.

Your link doesn't work for me.