Lovely shot - taken quickly or not. Its a sure sign that spring is just begining.

I seem to remember as a child, having a water pistol version of this!

I use a Tamron 18-250 on my K10d most of the time, and the results are certainly as good as the results I obtain from the Pentax 18-55.

I hope we are going to find out. The suspense is infuriating.

Its a reminder of the store to avoid.

Guys, If you have a camera that has dissintegrating or sticky light seals you can easily and cheaply DIY!
There is a seller on Ebay called interslice that not only provides the kit, but the after sales service as well.
The kit less than £6 is enough material to do 6 slr's. Along with this kit you will require a craft knife, a rigid steel rule and a can of lighter fuel. All instructions are included they are extremely detailed and comprehensive any further information is provided by Jon the vendor(via email).
My first attempt was an ES11, with sweat beading on my brow and shaking hands it was like I was doing a heart transplant. The second and third where much easier an ES and a Spotmatic. I still have loads of material left and will be doing an ME super at the weekend. I include the link for an auction by interslice, if it doesn't work you can do an advanced search for interslice. Good Luck. Geoff.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/The-Truth-About-Camera-Light-Seal-Foam-Please-Read_W0QQite...

Thanks for your help Guys. I know it was a bit of a strange question
but I'm trying to put together some trivia for my local photo club christmas do.
Geoff.

Can anybody help with some information regarding the ES and ES11.

I would like to know the retail cost of an ES c/w 1.8/55 lens when new.
Also:
I would like to know the retail cost of an ES11 c/w 1.4/50 lens when new.

Many thanks.
Geoff.

You could send it to Harrow Technical for service and repair. They did an excellant job of my old ES last year that had also developed a similar film door problem. The cost was about 80 GBP, but worth every penny.

Set the lens to manual. Select the desired aperture using the aperture ring. The K10d will select the optimum shutter speed in any setting except M, B or X.
I find that my K10d slightly overexposes when using these old lenses and so I either apply a little bit of exposure compensation, or I bracket.
The results are pleasing to say the least.