Hi Chris, I sent a PM on Saturday but you may not have seen it.

I'd be up for one of these with a 5-15 lens if you still have one left. Please drop me a PM if so.

Cheers!

Received today with thanks - great seller and lens.

Payment sent for the Tamron. Thanks in advance Simon.

Received with thanks.

Payment sent for K-7 and 18-55, thanks Rob!

PM sent for K-7 and 18-55 WR (from other thread). Thanks.

Interested in what 'All purchases of items in stock will be honoured.' means.

Given they state there are issues with the 'warehouse despatch process', what are the odds that they miraculously only actually had one K-7 in stock and all the other sales are cancelled?

Naturally I am gutted I missed this last week, so I hope for all you who won one that my cynicism is wrong and you get one. If you fancy selling one on for a modest 10% or so profit, do shout...!

Lens received with thanks.

Payment just sent for the 1.7. Look forward to getting my hands on it!

Hi there,

I use a K100D and am gradually gaining more experience with lenses, accessories etc.

Having been impressed with what friends have done with their nifty fifty lenses, I've borrowed my parents' old Pentax 50mm f/1.4 and have been amazed at the results I can get with it. However, I am pairing it with the K100D and the Metz 58 flash, and naturally using such a set-up is very fiddly compared to the auto-metering/auto-focus setups I am more used to. Given my main use for this would be shots of friends, family etc at informal gatherings, they aren't going to wait around while I fiddle with various settings!

Friends of mine have mentioned that for the Canon system there is a very capable (if rather plasticky) f/1.8 50mm lens available for around £100, but on looking for a similar equivalent on the K mount, the only one I can seem to find is the this, which is way more than I'm looking to spend.

Is there any decent autofocus 50mmish prime lens, whether Pentax or off-brand, that has a maximum aperture of f/2 or so that can be picked up for between £100 and £150 second-hand?

Thanks in advance for any advice.