Thanks - the 50 is probably a more useful focal length anyway, 28mm on crop sensors is probably a little bit odd?

I've also discovered the Pentax 35mm f2.8 PK, anyone rate it?

thanks

simon

The old manual focus primes are something I'm now considering, especially with the imminent Pentax price rises.

How does the SMC Pentax-A 28mm f/2.8 & SMC PENTAX-A 50mm f1.7 stand against the newer DA/FA lenses..I'd be using them on the K20D

thanks

Simon

Sad to hear that people are taking it out on the retailer, obviously Pentax very much dictate the retail costs of their products.

I must admit looking at these substantial rises I'll certainly not be making any purchases in the near future, I don't think Pentax are doing themselves or their retail outlets any favours. As good as the service at SRS is, they're going to have an increasingly difficult time selling Pentax gear

Simon

Something to aspire to, thanks guys..definitely going to try a few out

simon

Having just bought the K20D I'm having another look at my photography "technique" to see if I can't improve a few things. One niggling issue I had with the GX10 was that when processing the RAW files in ACR I was never 100% happy with the White Balance (I always used AWB in-camera).

I find it quite difficult to adjust it accurately in post-processing and would like to improve things by trying to get accurate WB whilst taking shots. How many on here use a white balance card (Kodak/expodisc etc) and find it a noticeable improvement over the "standard" in-camera settings?

thanks

Simon

Nice series of shots....I've just bought one from the forum here even though I already own the Sigma 17-70, as with most Pentax lenses it's the colour/contrast that really stands out. If the Pentax lives up to expectations I'll be selling the Sigma

Simon

Personally I'm not convinced that this is real info....it might well be handy for hiking around the mountains though !!

Simon

Suprised me this, I thought the rumour was Samsung were not releasing a K7 competitor?

On the added features, I know Live View isn't highly regarded amongst the DSLR community but when I owned the "prosumer" Konica Minolta A200 I found it extremely useful, mainly for tripod work. The key to this feature was a moveable LCD screen, IMHO without this Live View is highly limited. Full marks to Samsung for making this move, double SD slots is a good idea too.

The main decider for most though will inevitably be price, it certainly could lose Pentax a few customers. Great news for the consumer though !!

Simon

How about £184 + £7.99 postage...

(edit) just noticed you want batteries

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/detail/offer-listing/-/B000VDF5RO/new

simon

I'm planning to have a go at shooting a few panos and wondered if anyone bothered with them?

I'm currently looking at new lens options and the DA 35mm is on my list, looks like it would be pretty good for panos with it's minimal distortion

thanks

simon