Thanks for all the replies and suggestions, some really good ones there. Im not sure how much confidence i have in plastic connectors though.

Having looked at various options i may try this.......

The strap i currently use is this....link and find it really comfortable. I was thinking of just getting another and attaching it to 2 small quick release trigger snap hooks, similar to the snap hooks on black rapid straps. These have a small threaded section which locks the catch closed. The Caden branded cross body sling which i have left connected to the Sigma 150-500 uses one, and just to check, it fits through the k5 strap mounting triangle thingies and the leather pieces as well. The only thing im concerned about is the possibility that the snap hook may be able to damage the top lcd screen when raising the camera.

It would be left on most of the time and only removed to use the 150-500.

Hi all, im after a strap, but please read on....

i have x2 k5 bodies, one of which has a pentax neoprene neck strap attached (bought from a recommendation on here). This is my primary use camera, and will have the pentax 18-135mm on nearly all the time.

On the second body (bought from a forum member) i was swapping between the pentax HD DA 55-300WR, and the 100mm WR macro, using the supplied bog standard pentax strap.

I have recently purchased a sigma 150-500 from a forum member (this forum seriously dents your wallet!), and have attached an over the shoulder, sling type strap to the lens tripod mount which i will just leave on there. It means i can leave it dangling at my side, and the lens is taking the weight rather than the camera.

Problem is now, that when i do swap to the 150-500, there is an unwanted strap dangling/flapping about.

So, what im after is a strap which i can quickly attach/detach to the k5 strap mounts, when im NOT using the 150-500.

I dont mind if there is a couple of short lengths of strap left dangling from the strap mounts, but was thinking something like a carabiner style attachment that i could attach/detach when required.

Any ideas, or recommendations would be really appreciated.

some good beer memories there.

Fed brewery.......LCL lager, under estimate its strength at your peril.

S&N....Mcewans scotch (beer, not whisky), and Newcastle Exhibition. Two of the best beers ever produced.

and finally Vaux. Ex club sponsors of Sunderland, and my favourite tipple of all time...Double Maxim (way better than newcastle brown ale).

Loved these little toy images, but how i wish the real ones were still delivering to pubs and clubs across the North East.

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Thanks dingo for the reply, but i think john has got it!
i bought a second k5 body from a forum member and thought i had set it up the same as the first......except the auto power off, it was set to 1 minute.
i did think though, that when it went into auto power off, a press on any button would wake the camera?

Chers,
simon.

taking a few shots today using k5 and 100mm macro wr (indoors), the camera would quite often freeze up. if i turned it off, then back on again it would be ok for a few shots then do it again. It would tend to do it more after i had left it for a few minutes, say to rearrange the subject.
there would be no autofocus noise....nothing.
it had a near fully charged battery, and i use back button focus if thats any help.
any ideas?

Thanks for all the replies.
Thats made it a lot clearer, i can install on wifes laptop, and also on a second laptop should i get one. If her laptop runs lightroom ok, i wouldnt need another one though.
Its a packard bell easynote te69, and the specs say.....amd quadcore a4-5000, 4gb ddr3 ram.
simon.

Thanks for that Brian, Its the stand alone version im after. I dont want it on my tablet, or want the mobile app.
So, if i install it on my wifes laptop, can i then install it on another laptop should i get my own.
Simon.

Hi all, quick question re lightroom 5.
im possibly looking to get this from currys/pcworld or similar (£109.00), and would be installing it onto my wifes laptop, as i dont have one, i currently use an android tablet. If, in the future, i got my own laptop, would i be able to install it on there as well, or is it a once only install.
Cheers,
simon.

Looking for a backpack, something along the lines of a lowepro flipside 400aw.
To carry a sigma 150-500 with k5, and a k5 with 18-135, attached, and a few other bits and bobs!!
Cheers,
simon.