Thanks Michael

Presumably you are in Tanzania now unless Wales has degenerated a lot since I last visited

That's one of the places we are going plus Mozambique, Lesotho and South Africa. It's not that the locals are inherently more prone to theft, there are plenty of places in the UK that aren't that safe, it's more that I simply don't feel comfortable waving £600 worth of DSLR and lens around when so many people are so poor. It was particularly noticeable in Myanmar (Burma) last year.

I think it's basically a choice between the Q (and some spare cash), the Sony RX100 or the Panasonic LX7. Not easy.

Thanks both.

X-5 is too big - I want something that can go in a shirt or jacket pocket. The MX-1 looks nice, but might not be out in time (going in early March and want some time to get used to it).

Travelling later this year in some potentially dodgy areas and don't want to carry a DSLR. May even ditch the DSLR completely because of the weight when travelling, but not sure yet.

I want to get, or replace the DSLR with, something small and compact, preferably pocket sized and had another look at the Q today. It certainly fits the size requirements, but so do a variety of offerings from Sony, Fuji and Panasonic.

Pentax bias aside why would the Q be a better bet? Reviews aren't generally very good, but user reviews on here are almost universally excellent. This might also mean that some of the competition is better than reviews suggest! Very tempted at the current £199 price, but happy to pay up to £500 or so for the right camera so price isn't the only issue.

Norwich was still open , but the staff had no idea what was happening. When I went back a couple of hours later they were starting to empty some of the cupboards so the end looks nigh. Amazed at the number of people still buying at full price, though.

It's still a shame. I wanted to go into town today and have a look at a few cameras, but with Jessops shut there isn't really anywhere with a decent range where you can go in and browse any more. Therein lies the problem I guess - I would have gone for a play, but would have bought off the net because of the price.

Despite all the bad press, they were the only shop for miles around that carried a half decent range from all the major manufacturers.

Works with the Samsung 18-55mm and 50-200mm on the K-30 so should be ok on the K5 I'd guess

Cheers. I paid with Paypal anyway as I hadn't used them before so should be ok. It was a good deal, until now anyway

This seems to be the problem every time one of these larger companies goes into administration. The management and accountants are fully aware of what is going to happen, but they still accept orders and payment right up to the death, then refuse to give any refunds despite not fulfilling orders. Haven't been stung this time, I hope, but have been before and it's a disgrace.

Thanks. First time with Groupon - typical!

It really depends on what you are interested in taking photos of. I had a 40mm Ltd and loved everything about it, the size, the build quality, image quality....but it just didn't seem ever to be the right length on walkabout in a city.

Not a prime, but my Sigma 10-20mm is my ideal walkabout lens of those available at the moment.

Everyone has their favourite, but if you buy good used and it doesn't suit you you won't lose out much.