I done it now. I've ordered a K5.

Got the agreement of the other half so long as I give up smoking, just going out to get my last packet of ciggies.

To be honest I would have got the K5 last August instead of the K-R if I could have. I thought for a long time before deciding against the K30.

When I bought the K-R I said to myself I won't be upgrading for a very long time. So much for that. However when Pentax bring out a DSLR with built in GPS, tilting rear screen and maybe a few more pixels I think I might be tempted again.

Blair Atholl castle. Absolutely beautiful

When I got a slr 30 years ago lenses all had distance and DOF scales. I had not used a slr for at least 10 years after it broke and last year I got a K-R with the DAL 18-55. The first or second time I used it I was shooting the America's Cup in Plymouth from the shore and I used an old Tamron AD2 80-210. I found these scales invaluable. Since then I have got a DA 55-300 and although it has distance scales - no DOF scale. Is this a thing of the past.

Hi and welcome

I did the the same as you. Researched for the best camera for the money I had available and got the K-R. It was fortunate because I could use a couple of 25-30 year old lenses I had from my film days. It took a little while to get used to the camera and the manual (book that is) was invaluable. I have found photography really addictive and any time there is good weather I want to get with the camera.

Enjoy

Regards

Jeff

It may be the front element needing adjustment. I took a tamron 80-210 apart to clean off some fungus and when put back together could not get infinite in focus. I had to screw the front element further in and it sorted the problem out.

Hi mate

My MEF stopped working years ago, but here's what I would before deciding if its knackered.

For your 1.7 lens make sure the switch is set to 2.8

Take out the batteries for a while just to reset the electronics and try again.

Put new batteries in and if that don't work I would think you have a knackered chip.

Best of luck

Jeff

I think a while back someone from Pentax was saying they had identified a niche in the market that no other manufacturer was exploiting and was going to target it. Hence the K-01.

That is good as it means more Pentax cameras being sold.

So long as the replacements for the K-r and K-5 come out soon then everyone will be happy.

One thing I did notice about the K-01 was those rubber port covers. I have found that they tend to not go back right. Some of the videos I have seen tend to indicate this.

Please Pentax bring out the new DSLRs, it will make me and a lot of other people happier.

So long as this is not the K-r replacement then the K-01 is fine maybe a new niche in the market, time will tell.

However I personally don't think anyone with a dslr downgrading to it just because they have k mount lenses. People who buy it will have to get a couple of zooms at least and try holding it away from your face while zooming and trying to keep it steady.

I wish Pentax luck with this product, my only concerns is where is the K-r replacement - so unusual to discontinue a line without a replacement.

Afterwards there is a documentary "David Bailey: Four Beats to the Bar and No Cheating".

Both will be on iplayer later.

I recently bought a K-r.

I did some internet research beforehand and decided the k-r was was better then the 3100 or 1100d, but what clinched it for me was how it felt in my hand compared to the other two. It seemed to have been made for me.