If I use a backpack, I use a LowePro Flipside 300 which I found easier to use than the Kata 3in1 series. To access the camera quickly you just slide the bag around your waist and it opens from the reverse (back) side, very easy to use in practice, it actually stays in position on your waist in front of you while you access your gear. See the video link

I usually fit
K20 + grip + 60-250 attached
DA 16-45
FA 50 macro
Metz 54 flash
Filters, batteries, cards etc., with space to spare. I often carry a monopod or small tripod strapped to the other side of the bag.







For my general and street shooting I prefer a small or medium shoulder bag, I use the National Geographic Explorer series for that. This is my K20D + 16-45 fitted and 60-250 inside the midi (small) bag. I fit the grip in one of the front pockets.







I've recently added a Domke USPO shoulder pad which is excellent link, it is shaped to accommodate the slope of your shoulder and really does prevent slippage if you have sloping shoulders!

I also have the next two sizes up which can get very heavy when fully loaded, in which case I use a ThinkTank Shoulder Harness link

Hope this helps.

I had an LX1 and didn't like the ergonomics or the sensor very much, but the lens was fantastic.

The LX2 sensor was even worse, but the LX3 does seem better, and the lens is better again.

Personally, I prefer the ergonomics, handling and construction of the Ricoh GX200, but again the sensor isn't as good as the earlier GX100.

The G10 is a nice camera and has several aficionados within the Pentax community, but the lens isn't as good as the LX3 or the Ricoh.

I recently tried an X70 at SRS and was quite impressed with it's small size and low weight, the IQ also seemed pretty decent. But it's really a different breed again.

I actually like my P&S to be really small and find something like the Optio P70 better suits my requirements, but I'm the first to agree that the IQ cannot match the above.

I don't think it has a built-in clock to set the commencement of shooting. The K20D has this facility, as does the TS-110 release timer.

I still have my Pentax TS-110 Timer release which I used on my MZ-S. I just cut the cable and used a 2.5mm jack plug and socket so I could use it on both the MZ-S and my istD and KxxD series bodies.




However, the K20D has a built in interval timer (not on the K10D) that can be set up to 99 shots at intervals from 1 sec to 24 hours and commence from "now" to a pre-set time up to 24 hours in advance, so I don't really need the TS-110 any more.

That's another item that can go up on eBay, or the items for sale section in this forum! I've been having a clear out recently and it's staggering how much stuff I've bought and sold over the last few years!

I use batteries from 7dayshop, they've worked fine for over 2 years now.

Only £6.99 with free delivery link

Mine fits on the side!

Portrait mode of course!

At £477.25 including the hood, the Color Skopar makes the DA 21 look positively cheap at £349, the advantage being that the Color Skopar will probably cover FF film or digital as they say it has a 94 deg angle of view (which is a FF FOV).

The DA 21 vignettes slightly on FF film and has some barrel distortion, it even shows up on APS-C.

I suspect that in common with other Voigtlander/Cosina lenses, the IQ should be very good.

Any further guesses?

Heard back from Intro 2020 about the current DG tele-converters. Sadly no go, here's their response:

Dear Richard,

I have checked with our own Pentax K10D & 16-50 D* lens, unfortunately the Kenko converters don't have the extra two contacts to make them work.

I have asked the importers (Intro 2020) to clarify the situation regarding the supply of the Pz versions as it appears that the latest DG versions in the stores cannot support SDM AF function, just the screw drive AF.

I can confirm that the DA*60-250 works fine with the Tamron 1.4x Pz-AF TC which is now not available, they also made a 2x Pz-AF TC as well.

It's a blow if the current versions of the Kenko 1.5x and 2x DG TC's cannot support SDM.

Let's wait and see what Intro have to say (if anything!).