Both of the Royal Exchange shots have their own merits, John. The warm shot has a gentle warmth to it, and the cooler shot looks natural in its own way too. Based purely on comparison between these 2 images, I think I'd opt for buying the Ricoh GR.

Some great shots there, John! In the first image though, I thought it was a little too "warm-looking", but the white pillar (top-left) looks fairly evenly balanced, light-wise, so I guess the camera has pretty-much captured the image accurately. Same with the last image - the "neon-pink" looks (at first glance) a bit "false", but the light hitting the ceiling on the RHS seems to balance it out.

Who said that??!!

Spaseeba!!

Is it just me, or does the faux-leather on the body look cheap and nasty - sort of tacky-looking?? It looks like a brick wearing a leather jacket!!

I wasn't aware of that, John.. Sounds like something that Sony or Panasonic might attempt?

Perhaps it's one of those "can't see the benefit" kind of gadgets that, once you've used it for a bit, it becomes a "can't live without it" gadget.

John - perhaps if you introduce yourself to Markus at Hoocap in your capacity as an Ephotozine reviewer, he might be persuaded to let you have one to use on a CaNikon lens - just so that you get a "feel" for it, then if (and/or) when they get around to manufacturing Hoocaps for Pentax lenses, we'll already have your valuable insight at hand.

SRS are the "preferred" option for buying Pentax bits'n'bobs online. They be slightly pricier (in some cases) but they are very reliable. You should see a link to them on the RHS, under "official partners"...

You can possibly buy one, but have you ever considered the concept of mugging someone??

Blondie - picture this (1979) from the album Paralell Lines