Loyalty, when it comes to consumer purchases is a very outdated concept. When my insurance supplier ramps up my renewal quote I tell them it is too much and if they dont reduce it I leave for another supplier.

I use Pentax for two reasons:

First, the current equipment on sale is perfect for my photographic needs. K1 plus 4 modern zooms and 1 modern prime is more than enough. The FA Ltd's and FA* older lenses fill in any prime gaps.
Secondly, I am a Pentax collector and being able to use the old K/ M/ A lenses is fun too.

I understand that not everyone has the same photographic needs and that if video is your thing, or require the fastest AF for sports/wildlife then you really should have switched brands years ago.

Betrayed ! We are talking about consumer electronics here. If a company does not give you what you want then buy a product from someone who does.

Well I suppose it is , as I have created it I bought the mirror on gumtree. Carried it to Horsell Common and placed it in various positions relative to the old tree roots. This is the "Sand Pit" area of the common where the Victorians used to dig the sand up to make bricks. As the edges erode you see the trees with their roots almost entirely exposed.

This is the site that inspired HG Wells as the landing spot for the Martians in War of the Worlds.

K1 + DFA 15-30 HDR process in LR/PS

Lovely work.

I wouldnt bother with a lottery ticket this week.

The DS is a fine old camera. My first DSLR. It's small size and great capability makes me regret I sold it. However DSLR cameras are so much more reliant on the electronics than their film predecessors, and therein lies their problem. There will come a time when some part of that electronic wizardry says "no more". Then you are stuffed.

I opened the PEF in Silkypix and the green channel is much less exposed than the red or blue. I fear your camera has become an ornament.

I could motor too if I caught sight of that !

That is a lovely summer evening scene Geoff.

ps. best viewed in larger size on Geoff's Flickr page.