Tozza - Burroughs Wellcome later became The Wellcome Foundation. Smith Kline French eventually took over Beechams Pharmaceuticals to form Smith Kline Beecham. Glaxo had also taken over Wellcome to form Glaxo Wellcome. GW then bought out SKB to form the global pharmaceuticals giant we all know as GlaxoSmithKilne (GSK). I'm sure that if you were to get in touch with their world HQ at GreatWest Road, Brentford, Middlesex re your find, you could possibly make yourself a tidy wee sum, as I'm sure that a massive conglomerate like that would like to have something that they can associate to their "family tree"..

Interesting find though!!

There's a company in Shanghai, called CHINACHEAPWHOLESALE (www.chinacheapwholesale.net) that sell K5's at approx £425-£450. They claim that it is genuine Pentax. As you also live in Shanghai, it might be worth you taking a look, then let us all know of your experiences with their service. Could be a lot of members here interested in buying if their goods are the "real deal"..!!

If you need a walkthrough, gimme a shout, mate!!

No probs, buddy!!

Geoff - I'm the ops manager for a courier company that specialises in importing and exporting samples for the fashion industry, and have met a few of the models too. Some of them are a bit "snotty", but I've gotta take the rough with the smooth I suppose! If ever I was asked to choose from a list of models to photograph, I think I'd pick Jodie Kidd. Dunno if my efforts would do her justice though!!

Any, as a "noob" myself, welcome to a great wee site!!

Extoll, Geoff... Extoll!! Get the shots of the tottie.. I mean lovely models on here then!!

Welcome, Mark!!

When I had a 35mm (various Pentax models through the years), I was, like yourself, pretty much an "ad-hoc" amateur, but a couple of weeks ago, I got a lovely new K-r! I'm still trying to get a feel for the various modes, but let's just say that it's like I've had an injection of newly-found enthusiasm for photography again!

You say that you have a one year-old.. I'm sure your portfolio (or most of it) will be pics of your little cherub. I'm sure you'll have fun taking photos of her on a daily basis, and in years to come, it will be like a flickbook of her developing years!

Timothy - with you being in W2, there's a chance that if you were heading out of central London, and the timing was right for the cabbie, he might have driven in the direction of Heathrow to cash in on some unsuspecting tourists. See if you can get a number for the cab office on the Northern Perimeter Road. If they can't help you directly, maybe they can point you in the right direction.

Have you tried contacting the cab office to see if the driver was honest enough to hand it in there?

I hope it's nothing to do with "depth of field" then!! My missus has discovered the delights of using a Kr with a macro lens, and has been photographing everything 3-dimensional just so's she can show off her newly-learned "skills" to me!!