Asahi Pentax became Pentax, what will be the possibility of Pentax Ricoh becoming Ricoh, Regards
Oso

Just an ordinary charlie who enjoys taking photos, all this technical talks have left me breathless, so I'll stick to my K2 with a 28_-105mm zoom & newly acquired RZ10. When you hit the 70s, each mile you travel with the equipment it gets heavier.
Like John said, if I do hit the jackpot, I'll get the mother of all cameras with just one lens and go about my ways enjoying photography,
Warm Regards to all from France
Oso

I agree with Kris, if you can get a K2, a well balanced camera, Regards
Oso

Come what may, I'll still be using my 35mm Pentaxes and the name still says Pentax. Have a nice weekend
Oso

Based on Gwyn's "Trusted Reviews" and special offer by 'Boulanger'a French Electronics & Photo super market, I got an Optio RZ10 to replace my 7 Mpixels cybershot. it was 30+€ less than the current price. Its a great little camera, permanently in my pocket. My grandson is happy with my cyber shot, Regards
Oso

You're right, there's a cut-out for the battery of the ES, did they produce the case seperately for the ES and the ESII or both share a common case with the cutout, in its sale pitch, Ritz Collectables advertised it for ES & ESII. I beleive the ES had a very short run.
On the question of cases, does Spotmatic SP share the same case as SP 1000 & SP 500, am looking for a case for my SP 500, Ritz has a few Spotmatic cases on offer, Regards

Hye

Have taken delivery of the ESII case as well as the original strap. On the nose it is written Honeywell Pentax and a metal ES badge on the LHS of the cover. It fitted my ESII like a glove, presumely ES & ESII share the same case. No quarrel with the condition, its as rated by the dealer E++, Regards,
Hye

Hi,
Photos look sharp and clear, metering is accurate, real joy when you get an equipment that works inspite of its age.
On the question of metering, I have compared my ESII with my other equipment and found that it is one speed stop slower than the others for the same apeture, short of sending it for reclibration would like to try some playing of the settings to minimise this error, e.g. the exposure factor control dial.
Referring to plastic bodies for Pentax, when did Pentax farm out manufacture of their cameras outside Japan and which camera kick off this trend.
Regards
Hye

Waiting for delivery, normally when I buy from Ritz, it takes about a few days. Will have to learn how to upload image on this forum. Was not too bad, the case was $16 & postage $15. Only problem is, I do get tax from items coming from US, Regards

Hye

Sorry, after waiting for quite sometime for an ESII case, I decided to go ahead. They still have quite a few AP cases for sale, some before the era of Spotmatic. Try Ritz Collectibles from the US, Regards

Oso