Am I correct in assuming that 1.36 means that I'll only get to see around 70% of what's in the viewfinder?

Thanks to this thread, I think I will have to invest on the ND filter I saw on Amazon.

Very nice photos! Thanks for sharing!

Photo of the 55-200's mark on front lens would be appreciated.

Damn, I miss my Samyang 85. Very nice photos sir!

Have to ask, how does the K5's built-in "Soft" filter stack up compared to the lenses?

I've always thought that Pentax would be shooting themselves in the foot regarding the pricing. But I guess it's not entirely Pentax's fault and more so with basic supply and demand.

I have seen many people go from a Canon 300D/350D + 50 1.8 cheapie to becoming quite an artist after a few years! (Lara Fairie from my DeviantArt circles back in the day is one such person)

Pentax caters to a particular niche I guess, and because of that it gains some customers, and loses quite a few in the process.

This maybe an obvious answer which you've already tried, but I always recommend using RAW, I tend to get those artifacts if the JPEG came from in-camera, but very rare if exported from Photoshop using a MAX JPEG setting.

Hope this helps!

Wish you the best of luck in regards to your purchase! I know it may be a non-factor for you (for me it was) but Pentax communities are very warm and welcoming. It helps when you're using the equipment. I'm not sure about the other brands except for Nikon (which I've had a VERY bad experience with).

Cheers sir!