Truly the inspiration of children's nightmares...

I guess as a retiree I can afford to be a little more laid back about it. It's not as if I'm working to deadlines nowadays (except maybe those decreed by SWMBO).
For sure I've initiated a case against Royal Mail, so I'm not expecting to be out of pocket as a result of this experience.
At the end of the day, the postman was just trying to be helpful. Just didn't choose the smartest way to go about it.

"There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip"

So it seems with my new DA35 also.

On Thursday, our stand-in postman put the parcel containing my new lens in our recycling bin and scrawled on the corner of a piece of mail addressed to my wife 'PKT IN BLU BIN' (which I didn't happen to notice until it was brought to my attention by my wife when she returned Friday evening following a week away).
Bin had been duly emptied by council operatives on Friday morning, complete with new lens.

Oh well.

Thanks guys.

Anything from Turin Deryn?

I'm seeing numerous references to fungus and having tried the search facility, I haven't yet come across any definitive advice on camera / lens storage to prevent this phenomenon.
Anyone want to post something on this or at least provide a link to some clear recommendations on how it can be avoided please?
Prevention's got to be better than cure.
Thanks.

Also useful:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006H4RJFM

Beautiful sunset shot.
I wonder how long you'd need to stay to catch the light illuminated...

I faced a similar dilemma recently when considering the D7k vs. the K5 II.
Eventually I went for the Pentax, based on the fact the K5 II offered a number of benefits for motorsport photography that placed it ahead of the D7k. Weight, Image Stabilisation and physical size, to name just three.
Rightly or wrongly, I considered for this subject matter, the only AF points that would really matter would be those positioned centrally anyway.
I bought it as a package with the two kit lenses, although I've noticed Jessops have since upped the price by £100.
If I were to rewind and buy again, based on the revised pricing, I'd most probably go for a body only, possibly the K5 IIs.
I paired the K5 II with a Sigma 150-500 (where as it happens, in-camera stabilisation isn't so crucial as it's typically switched off when using this lens). IMO, this appeared the best solution within my budget for motorsport and similar subject matter I'm interested in.
Sorry I haven't any images to show at this time.

Just my luck.
Ordered a DA35 this morning for £149.
If only ...