East coast? Is that where it is? Sorry carmagw I didn’t realise you had got up that early. Definitely worth it.

Too late, I’ve booked for a few days in November! I hear it will be warm and sunny so packing my Speedos and sun cream.

Love the photos, especially the sunsets.

It only takes the 100mm system, the 15-30 like most very wide angle lenses needs the 150mm system to avoid vignetting. I like the filter frames, a good idea, and it looks like other filter makes fit.

Nice, no. 3 is my favourite.

Damn, it’s too late now!

So no-one else does discount deals then? On that basis they are all going down the tube. Interesting that the Nikon mirrorless has adopted a moving sensor and had to bring out a new larger mount to accommodate - oh look, just like the Pentax K mount!

On a slightly different tangent but relevant to this post we hear an awful lot of noise on forums and youtube about mirrorless cameras leading to the imminent demise of DSLR. Couple this with the declared intention by Sony to be bigger than Nikon and Canon and I see a rather sinister pattern. Could Sony be responsible for actively encouraging the dissemination of this antagonistic attitude in the same way we have seen political manipulation of the internet? Rationally minded people would see both systems developing independently so consumers have more choice, and hopefully Sony will continue to supply sensors to Pentax.

The decision by LCE to drop Pentax is down to their staff actively promoting other brands and no interest in selling Pentax. I suspect this is down to their large stock of used lenses and accessories in those two brands, so every Canonikon sale is a new customer for their used stock. When I decided to get a DSLR I went into the local LCE and asked advice. I was shown Nikon and Canon, and to be honest a fairly basic Nikon was what I had in mind and I have never liked the round-shouldered look of Canon bodies, but handling the Nikon was a disappointment. At the back was a modest Pentax display so I asked about those and immediately fell for the K50. I saw it was available in white (mmm, cool!) and they said they would call me about availability but they never did so I ordered it from Clifton Cameras who gave a better deal anyway and who also benefitted from future business. The last time I went into the LCE they said they had had a K1 for quite a while but no-one asked about it, probably because it wasn't on display! Like I said, staff actively avoiding Pentax sales unless specifically requested - hence "lack of demand".

Last chance today for this lens at Jessops, priced at £839.00 less Pentax double discount deal of £180 brings it down to £659.00, a total saving of £270.00. So far resisted, but you may not!

Sure you are on the right website?!!!