For some people buying better or newer equipment is part of the enjoyment of their hobby, it may or may not make them better at it but at the end of the day it is their money and if that is how they want to spend it then good luck to them.

For the life of me I cannot see why this is such a problem to other people.

Oh, my definition of impression is when someone puts on a funny hat and starts talking like Tommy Cooper

I would say you are in the right area at £1300, maybe a little more.

My feelings exactly.

Not talking about the D400 Scott, that is next year I would say but I will put money on a souped up D300s before Xmas .. thats what I'm waiting to see before doing anything else.

Hes not buying a K-7 as the whole Pentax kit is for sale .... I reckon hes drooling over a D300.
Bit late in the day now though, the D300s is due in the next couple of months apparently.

Does the Sigma 150-500mm come with a matched K20D Scott or isn't it back yet?

"I" have been sussed?
YOU offered LESS than me

I must admit I have decided to hold back on the K-7 for the moment due to the noise issues. Trouble is there seem to be varying reports, some being that it is the same as the K20D and others that it is actually worse .. none that I have seen say it is better.

I am actually thinking of keeping my K10D and largish selection of lenses (which is excellent for 90% of the things I do) and looking for a used D300 or D700 instead of the K-7 for low light photography and using my selection of Tamron SP Adaptall 2 lenses with it (17mm f3.5, 35-80mm f2.8, 70-210mm f3.5 and 90mm f2.8 macro).

OR ... I could just use my flash and tripod more

Dunno ...

Tell him I will give £175 for the pair

The thing is that all the toys on a camera attract new users and in particular the younger generation who have never heard of Pentax or shot a roll of film. I would like to bet that the majority of people who say they don't want better/faster AF, more FPS or video in their Pentax camera on this forum are in the older age bracket (or mainly shoot landscapes :wink. If Pentax want to ever come out of the shadow of Canon, Nikon (and now Sony) they have to bring out a model that will at least equal those brands in the price bracket in every way at a lower price point as otherwise people will choose the "safe option" every time.

I think there are a few on here that are thinking along the same lines.