When I realised how little my old K10d and kit lens was worth as a trade-in, I decided to give it to the teenage son of a friend of mine who showed some interest in photography. I also loaned him a couple of old manual focus lenses - 50mm 1.7 M and a 35-105 3.5 A lens. The surprising thing to me was that he much prefers manual focus; the kit lens hardly gets used. So you never can tell.

Stunning images. Very hard to choose between them but I think the London sewers and the Lake District panorama are my favourites.

If you are in Paignton on Sunday, Tornado is due at 11.54 en route to Kingswear; returning at 17.15

Are you a spectacle wearer? The extra eyeball distance may restrict your view of the edge of the frame.

Final stock. So tempting.

http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/cameras/interchangable-lens-cameras/pentax-dslr...

I voted for the K3. I do use built in flash occasionally. I have never felt the need for GPS.

I too favour stable pricing but the chances of it happening are about the same as someone buying a full price sofa from DFS. With the exception of very high end products retailing is increasingly driven by discounts and special offers - just look at the Black Friday monster we have adopted. Sadly not much hope of turning back once we have started down that road.

My wish is for a top spec 17-70 constant f2.8. Yes it would be expensive and fairly heavy but it would be a very versatile lens.

Another vote for the DA 70 for non-macro work. The 100 is more prone to hunting.

K-01 is so cheap now - £120 seems to be the going rate - that I bought one as a backup body that I can use with all my of existing lenses and flashguns. The focus peaking can be handy with manual focus lenses. It is noticeably smaller and lighter than the K5 series DSLRs but in my opinion the main advantage is the price, it is a bargain now. It would be better with a viewfinder. Sometimes I put the tiny Ricoh GR optical finder in my pocket to use on the K-01 if I am using a lens of similar focal length.