It's worth considering the DA 21mm. Small, light and with a nice field of view with no distortion.

I spent a week in the Aviemore area 18 months ago with the K10d and DA 21 (it was the only AF lens I had at the time). Photographed everything from landscapes to the Strathspey Steam Railway to the annual Harley Davidson fest. An excellent lens for general use IMHO.

Ooh, I like that. Are the dividers adjustable?

Looks like the back half of a BMW 1 series with a bit of Ferrari stuck on the front

Well I am more than happy with my Pentax kit. I have been buying and using Pentax gear for over 30 years now and none of it has ever let me down or even needed repairing (granted I don't use my stuff as much as some of the folks on here). I have also tried Olympus and Sony but they broke. I've not felt the urge to try Canon or Nikon. The only issue I have with the K5 is over exposure when using flash, but I'm sure a fix will be issued for that soon. In the meantime I just compensate for it.

That looks the same as the one I've got on my 35-105. It's been on there for more than 30 years with no problem.

I'm a member of a number of hobby forums and this is the only one where sellers routinely expect buyers to pay the fees.

Would not pressing the 'info' button when in live view to magnify the image do the job? A slower method, of course, but it costs nothing.

Thanks for those replies. I do usually use a remote when using my tripod so all should be well.

Why does SR need to be switched off when using a tripod? The instructions say it should be but I sometimes forget.

Hi Gav, my other hobby is garden railways. For taking shots of your scale models a DSLR will tend to give you reduced depth of field than a compact camera. To compensate for this you may want to consider a wide angle lens (and using as small an aperture as practical, of course). At close quarters the DoF at 50mm and above may be too shallow for this purpose. For many other things the Pentax A f1.7 is a very good lens indeed, and unbeatable value.