May be worth mentioning that the users in that thread have full frame cameras. On a crop sensor, the distortion is less of an issue.

On full frame:




On APSC:

Apologies for the off white balance in the pictures - Sony's AWB is seriously sub-par!!

K7 in excellent condition apart from 1) small worn area next to LCD (see photos) and 2) ding to mode dial selector (see photo; does not affect operation). All original boxes, accessories and documentation. Screen protector has always been installed since purchase.

18-55mm WR lens in perfect condition, unboxed - was kit lens which came with the camera.

K7 + 18-55mm WR lens: £390
K7 body only: £350
18-55mm lens only: £45

*Prices include UK postage*

Payment to be arranged by Direct Bank Transfer or Paypal (buyer pays fees)













Flickr account with hundreds of shots taken with the camera: http://www.flickr.com/photos/28055843@N04/

Jessops in Brum have a decent display of all the Pentax kit, and when I was there last, a sales rep who knew his Pentax stuff and owned a K30. On the negative side, the display was not very prominent - all the DSLRs having been moved from the front of the shop (alongside Nikon and Sony) to further back, facing away from the entrance.

Precisely. The 600 and 800 are expensive and high end pieces of kit, yet are selling better than Pentax's 'mass market' offering. That has to tell you something.

All the arguments levelled against FF (lack of lenses, expensive, big, smaller market share etc) can be made x1000 against the 645D... yet they managed to bring it to market, to much acclaim.

The trouble is, they can push like mad on the APSC front all they want - people seem to like the idea of buying into a system with a true flagship model (which means full frame these days). Even if, for the time being, they will make do with a crop sensor entry level DSLR. With all APSC DSLRs being pretty good these days, having the flexibility to upgrade to FF without having to switch systems is a distinct selling point.

The last two DA(L) primes were based on FA primes, so could be expected to work on FF (as many people have testified, in the case of the 35mm). I am more skeptical about the DA ltds. Some seem 'usable' but clearly aren't optimized for FF.

Sold, thanks for looking.

The Sony RX100 looks great! Talking of pocket rockets, I picked up a bargain NEX-3 last week, with 16mm pancake. TBH it works better with my Pentax-M lenses than my K7 (the focus peaking works superbly). Even with lens + adapter, it fits my hoody or jacket pocket.

I still really like the look and feel of the Q, but for me K-mount compatability is worth a little extra size.

Glad you got it sorted! It's always worth checking and double checking the focus - trying live view AF is always an idea as BF/FF does not affect live view focusing.

I find that the green hexagon usually comes on, stays on, then goes off, as I move the focus ring. I think this may be because the focus sensor picks up other objects in it's range. Say if you want focus on the *front* of one particular apple on a tree, there may be other things (twigs, leaves, other apples, the back of the apple, the side of the apple etc) within the focus sensor area which keep the green hexagon lit.