It kinda is really, especially with a replacement unused print head + inks. Won't actually arrive for a couple of weeks as it is in Sligo and will stay in a friends office until he comes down or I go up, hence I can do paper / ink research (or pick the collective brains of the forum )

for my finances
for my sanity
for my free time

I have gotten myself a printer. A Canon Pixma Pro-10 that I found in one of those local advert sites for €200 with a spare printhead and set of Canon inks.

Any recommendations on paper types or manufacturers?

And back on the market

I think this is provisionally sold!

Bump - £50 inc Shipping, net to me via Paypal.

Some samples from this lens with a K-3

It's a beast of a thing for sure. I must admit to lamenting the loss of the Pentax way with regards to size and discretion with the new D FA's - but the market led by the 'typical internet expert' is demanding sharpness over all else which means that glass and size are thrown at the problem ala Zeiss with the OTUS range and Sigma with their ART range. Minor rant over...
Saying all that, they are committing to High Resolution, High Contrast and smooth Bokeh which sounds like they are actually gunning for the OTUS is this instance. The Sigma is High Res but contrast can suffer and the Sigma ART 35 can misbehave with Out of Focus rendering if you can get it to focus (little dig at Sigma)
So if they can sort out the optics which after seeing what the D FA*70-200 is capable of, I am very confident that they can do, the next thing is the motors... This thing will need to focus like a terrier chasing a ferret, no hesitation, no dawdling and with accuracy to compete with the other OEMs (Canon, Nikon and Olympus) - a big part of the reason Pentax get slammed for AF is that our lens motors are behind the game with regards speed and torque. So I am hoping that part of the size increase is bigger, better, meatier motors.
That leaves the FF concept in a pretty good place then, they have the 3 f/2.8 zooms covering 15-200, a fast 50, a fast 85 with a wider fast lens in the 28-35 range still to be announced. A heavy bag to be sure but optically what our loud typing 'typical internet expert' is demanding for Pentax to be taken seriously. For those that prefer a lens that can be more demanding of the user and will be a lot smaller and more discrete then the 31/1.8, 43/1.9 and 77/1.8 are still alive and kicking and are still more than capable of delivering stellar results on the K-1 but they are not designed to be used against test charts or walls

I do like the overall look of the new 1.4/50 though and while I do not see it replacing the 43, it may well have a place in my bag alongside.

A couple of more recent (taken this month) images from this lens @ f/1.2

Will we say £50 + £5 shipping?

Link to a pic and some detail about the forthcoming fast 50

Ricoh Imaging Announcement

PentaxUser lens update

Pentax News HD Pentax D-FA* 50/1.4

Pricing of this beast is pure speculation but I would not be surprised to see it go north of €1,000.