Yes I got to keep it.. Love my K5II for a crop body.. Don't have any complaints..

It was declared uneconomically repairable by Johnsons after it was dropped in a puddle of seawater on Whitby Beach... So my insurers had to get involved After SRS couldn't repair it either... But after they gave up and returned it to me without screwing the bottom baseplate back on. I can only assume it dried out in the post as it all works perfectly now except the focus point red square dosnt appear in the view finder... Or the crop rectangle when using crop mode. So my insurers are replacing it..

I havn't managed to find a wide angle as yet... Thought about getting the Rokinon 14mm.. But not sure ill like the manual lens or no zoom ability.... Guess I'm just lazy...lol
Plus a lot of the super wide angles now have front elements that protrude the lens ring. So you cant attach your ND filters without a new very expensive clamp on system. And I don't do enough Landscape photography to justify that....

Though I love the K1 and grip... I have to say I'm tempted also by the K3II and its low price and far cheaper lenses..

Has anyone noticed any good May deals in the UK.. Looking for the battery grip too.. Already spoken to SRS obviously...

I think you will find I stated that the K1 was a fabulous offering... !! My point was they need to grow their market share.

I think no matter what innovations each company may evoke in their cameras Sony is prepared to spend to market their products in a far more serious way. Creating a greater awareness and bigger market share. That has placed them way above Ricoh.

While Ricoh have a fabulous product in the K1 variants With some nice ideas. Have they really done enough to bring it to a wider market..

Not too many new members on this site joining having got a K1.. Just existing members that have upgraded.

Ive not looked at the Sony offering. But its my guess is that it has fast auto focus and takes a decent video.. Two faults Pentax Ricoh have not tackled since they came to the digital market..

Was just about to say the same.. Though it certainly depends on what you like to do and images you want to take..

I started with the Kx years ago. Certainly don't miss those AA batteries. But now my K1 is too heavy and lenses are too expensive for the very small upgrade in quality..

Great work !!

Nice thought about shots / portraits ... Keeping the models away from the onlookers...

Brilliant as always Bill.... Though Its a long way up there...

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