Love the light in the first one!

Yes, a K-1. Also has composition adjustment which is manual moving of the sensor vertically, horizontally, or rotate but this must be done in live view. I only knew about this feature in a review somewhere which said it could obviate the need for a tilt/shift lens but I'm not sure about that. Great for fine tuning where it matters though but not seen this feature mentioned anywhere else. But I digress....

Thanks Nigel, I got used to live view on the K50 as it doesn't have mirror lock-up but I'll give it a try.

I have a question, Nigel - you have some lovely sharp images using mirror lock-up which I have never tried, usually using live view instead. Doesn't live view lock the mirror up as well and if so what is the advantage of going 'blind'?

I bought this lens for the same price on the last special weekend so it's always worth waiting for.

Me too, but for a new telly; I thought it wouldn't be too bad price wise except the one she fancied won't fit on our cabinet so it's a new stand, plus the sound isn't great so a soundbar is needed......you get the picture. Nearly the price of a 70-200 lens in the SRS sale! B****r.

Went out of stock as I watched!

Would putting the camera and lenses in airtight bags like freezer bags with silica gel granules solve the condensation issue?

I went down to Polzeath after the storm hoping for some surfers, but the red flags were out so I made do with the waves. When I looked later the photos were all very dull so they have been heavily processed and cropped to bring out the drama. All on K-1 with a D-FA 150-450mm lens hand held.

What you pay for are robustness and longevity, plus what you would expect on an expensive camera lens - sharpness at the edges, quick and positive focusing, and good performance in poor light. I had a mid-range Minox which is beautifully engineered but I found myself 'hunting' all the time to try to get enough sharpness, also the colour fringing really irritated after a while. I traded them after six months for Leica Trinovid which I know are more expensive but do everything I have described. The acid test I have found is a Little Egret; for some reason the fine white feathers will test any glass for colour fringing! If you are near to Slimbridge then try Clifton Cameras at Dursley.