I work for a courier company that specialises in the Chinese/HK market. If I had any faith in what I was buying, I'd get my accessories shipped over that way. I had considered buying the K-5 from www.cheapchinawholesale.net as they priced the camera at around £420-£450 (dependent upon the exchange rate) but that's a lot of money to lose if it turns out not to be what they claim it is - GENUINE Pentax goods.

RHALLMAN - thanks for pointing out the Jessops issue. They did have an offer on about 4-6 weeks ago though, I believe. Comet and PC World are another two stores worth looking at, but I stick by my Argos suggestion. Me and the wife looked at it in Harrods (£500), before settling on the Argos deal. The £120 saved will go towards buying accessories for the camera.

SOWHAT - either buy the K-r from Argos (yes, I know - but it's only £380!!) for the standard 18-55mm lens, or I believe the likes of Jessops have an online deal on this camera with the 18-55mm and one other lens for around the £450-£460 mark!

I had an iST 35mm that decided to die on me whilst I was in Thailand recently (luckily, I had an Optio A40 in reserve!!), and I chose the K-r as its replacement. My one "grump" about the K-r is that the AA battery accessory is an optional extra, costing around £25, but well worth it!

Makes no odds though, which camera you choose - it's not the tool that's in your hand, it's the "tool" that's holding it in his hand!!