I definitely don't need one
It's just that the bokeh looks much nicer than the 16-45. The 24-90 has wonderful bokeh, and I'm loathed to sell it on.
Filter size - I have 77mm Lee and Cokin filters already Nice to standardise on one filter between the 12-24 and 16-50.

But it'll have to wait all the same. By the time I can actually afford it (or them) maybe the price will have come down... or maybe it'll be actually available
Matt

Aaaaaaaaarrrgggh!

I feel the LBA twitching
Matt

Answer: you can't.

This is a digital SLR camera which has a mirror and a shutter in the way of the CCD. It's a real camera, not a pocket digicam

To take photos - look through the viewfinder and shoot.
To review - use the rear LCD.

Enjoy the K10D!!
Matt

EDIT: After answering, I'm erasing the reply and am not going to bother answering any more.

Yeah... I can just imagine the call from Pentax to Sigma right now
And I can imagine the answer too

Pentax have done their (Pete: not "there" part - their cameras are more popular than ever. The third party suppliers just haven't twigged yet.

Probably, as has been said, that genuine Pentax gear is not that much more expensive than Sigma and their estimated sales would be lower than compared with C or N.

Of course, Pentax could raise their prices to compete...

Matt

Just to put this in perspective...

I think, to correct you Pete, you are looking for Samsung or Sigma units that are compatible with Pentax.

That completely changes the tone of your topic header! It's that level of mis-representation that's going to stop people from helping you in the future

I've had little problem getting PENTAX units

Matt

It's because C1 only does a rough render, unless you display at 100% - where it renders only that area.
Silkypix renders at full size all the time... and there are ways to speed up the display (albeit a little quirky to set).

Still, for me, Silkypix has the better NR and image quality, and unbelievably good colour controls - much more than C1.

But those B&W profiles look very interesting too....
Matt

But the RAW conversion engine is still worse than C1
Think you'll find the quality is about the same as the old Pixmantec stuff... which was bought by Adobe... and AFAIK the coders that started Pixmantec left Phase One.

As far as IQ goes I'd rate them this way:
1. Silkypix
2. Capture One
3. Lightroom & Adobe Camera Raw

For ease of use the list is in a different order, but I'd rather have a few niggles about UI and live with a better quality output any day

EDIT: And for the record, I've have paid-for versions of all of the above but still use Silkypix

Horses for courses as they say.
Matt

Definitely download
Capture One image quality is better than PS RAW, IMO (and others'). (But not as good as Silkypix IMO!)

The key on mine said it was valid until March... but I registered it fine the other day

There's a guide I did to help you along:
https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1765

Matt

I use VMware workstation and find it more than adequate - not just for development.
The main thing is whether there needs to be CPU emulation - and that kills the speed. If the Mac has an Intel processor, then a VM running Windows won't be that slow - there's no CPU emulation. It should run very close to native speed

Matt