Nope, was new, now looks like it's gone, not surprising really at that price.

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Amateur Photographer, are they still publishing that, I thought it had gone out of production years ago

I think Pentax is just taking a different direction to the one I want and others, I assume, from some posts I've read. I shoot a lot of wildlife and macros, virtually no landscapes. When I started with Pentax/Ricoh it was manual focus, lots of travel landscapes, family snaps some wildlife and motorsport. It was good to have a compact kit as all my travels were on motorbikes. Then AF came along so I gravitated more to wildlife as it got easier, still taking a lot of landscapes though. Into the digital age and macros really drew my attention (take loads of shots and bin all but the best, great fun) along with wildlife and birds in flight. I liked the compact nature of the bodies and the FA*300 F4.5 I had from the film days. Then af started to frustrate me, so I added Canon (APSC) for my wildlife, but the lens I had, Sigma 100-300 F4, was big and heavy, for it's focal length, compared to Pentax. So I stopped using the Canon and eventually succumbed to all the talk of the DA*300 F4 being an excellent lens. That was a mistake, the DA* just doesn't cut it for AF even compared to my FA*. Pentax released the huge 150-450 (IMO) and so I went back to Canon again with the Tamron 150-600 enjoyed it a lot, and have added the Tamron 100-400 for a lighter weight kit. So it seems to me that it's all turned on its head my Canon Kit is longer than the Pentax zoom and lighter. Of course it always been more proficient at AF.
MY K3 has the Sigma 180 macro on it most of the time, but my olympus with the 60mm macro is used more often because it is just so good at macro and lightweight. My Pentax gets left at home more and more, and I just have no interest in the K1. So, as I said Pentax have just chosen to go in a different direct to me and to what it used to do. That's life, it's an emotional struggle sell off the Pentax kit, but it's gathering more and more dust and now the K30 has stopped working perhaps due to it being used so little, and I worry about the sdm motor in the DA* going the same way through lack of use...
I would be really happy with a K3 that matched the Canon 7D af and a faster interface, add that to my 300 with it's 1.4x converter and that would be a nice portable walk around solution. But I'd still be lacking the longer lens of the tamron/sigma 150-600. Lenses (for wildlife) and AF are what these days keep me in a system and that is where I think Pentax is now behind the competition.
I know someone said that Sigma has no Zooms for Sony, but they have the MC-11 converter which converts all their Canon EOS fit lenses (and Canon's own brand), to work with their mirrorless systems. That's a huge range, although I have no experience of Sony, yet..
I assume Pentax know their business model better than me and if they can sell enough top end expensive kit with a higher margin then that will counter a reducing user base.

I had my K30 repaired under warranty, then a couple of months ago the aperture fault has happened. Previous fault had a issue with the aperture but also with the mirror and some board, these were all replaced. A 2nd failure makes me think twice about getting it repaired again. Just thought I'd mention that a repair doesn't stop the fault returning.

I think my FA*300 F4.5 must be my favourite lens on Pentax. Bought new in the 90's, my most expensive lens up to that point. I added the DA*300 just over a year ago but the FA* is still with me and the DA* is just about to go....
2nd favourite is my, new to me last year, Sigma 180 F3.5 macro. It's a big lens but it's a beauty. No idea why anyone would sell this.
These 2 lenses will probably mean I keep at least one Pentax body in the future, even after moving away from Pentax!

They all have their foibles, my olympus needs a 'special' usb cable to upgrade camera or lens firmware. Loose it and you'll have to buy another as standard usb cables don't work. I know..... Why can't they just let me put the software on a sdcard like Pentax! And what happens in the future when my PC doesn't have a usb port...

Hi, I have 2 converters, but the best one of them is the Fotasy DA-m43 version. It works on those lenses with an aperture ring and those without. It's quite hefty, feels solid and the aperture adjustment ring adjuster is well damped. It mounts smoothly on the camera and the lens without noticeable play. I would prefer a click stop when setting the aperture wide open so that it can't be accidentally moved, but otherwise seems good. Had it for over a year without it falling apart..... I use it with the Pentax FA*300 F4.5, DA*300 F4 and FA100 F3.5 macro.

Thanks, a very interesting read and looks like it might have a good ending.

A beautiful set.

I know discussing other brands is discouraged here, but as I've always admired your wildlife shots and I was very interested in your comment about the D500, specifically about returning the 200-500. So I was wondering whether you have put your thoughts down about this elsewhere on the web, i.e. a personal blog or another forum? (If the info exists and you don't want to put the links here you could always pm me?)

Apologies if this the wrong place to post this request.