Thanks for that John. It is a point worth mentioning. Hopefully Chris will give me the details, as it is only 6 months since purchase. My only concern is the time span. The Last time I sent a Pentax camera back via a retailer, it took 3 weeks.....Mind you it was old Jessops and my K20D for a replacement sensor under warranty.

K-3 of course, or a K-5II, K-5IIs, K-5, K30, K50, K500

Obviously there is one thing that we all have not mentioned. The Primes!
Small, well built, fantastic IQ.
Not only the mighty Limiteds, but things like the SMC-FA ones, SMC-F, SMC-M, SMC-K, M42 Takumars etc etc.
They Always make me smile.

My K-01 made me smile, until this evening......
Read my other post in the mirrorless as to why.

Having said that, my K-5 always makes me smile. It is the first Pentax DSLR that does everything I ask of it. It is a joy to use

Hopefully come next April, the K-3 will give me a bigger grin, not that the K-5 will be going anywhere soon.

I know John. Not happy. I know it is not SRS fault, just an issue with the design. I may actually go direct to Johnsons in this instance, as they are a mere 35 miles away, as in reality I was hoping to have the K-01 as backup for a job I am doing the end of next week. Timing is awful!!!!
If I can get it to them this week, and pick it it up in the morning of the event, I would be happy.
Even now I am looking at prices for a bargain basement body with the same sensor (K30 K-500) even though I was not planning to get a new body until April/May next year and the K-3. Such is the fact I do need a backup to my mighty K-5 that performs better than my K20D, hence the K-01.

Oh and just to add. The control dial has decided to come adrift!

I hear that this latter issue is somewhat common.

Very Frustrated!

If it is the Scarlet Pimpernel that is the DA*1.4x converter I will be VERY happy. But I am not holding my breath.......

I have already sent an e-mail to Chris at SRS (where I bought it from), but has anyone else had an issue with the flash not popping up in their K-01 bodies? I don't use it much, but it is a nice to have.

I remember this lens being new a few short years ago for about £200, even the Samsung badged one for even less. I should have bought one then, as the prices for new ones are silly.

I know what you mean, I have a lot of them, maybe too many

Will be interesting how this lens performs on the K-3 when it is on sale.

The OOF bokeh does seem better than the SMC model, less fussy. Still not 77mm quality, but a lot better. The curved blades on the HD seem to do their stuff.

For me, it is a lens on the "Want" list. Whether I need it for portraits when I have the mighty DA*50-135mm is another matter. But then again I like to have a small fastish prime for this purpose, and for general use too.