I was very lucky to win one, but I'm not certain why I should be posting about it specifically? If I have a problem I cannot solve, I'll ask a question (but mostly I've used the manual ), and if I have some nice pictures I'll post them. For various personal reasons I've not been doing much photography of late.

It is the best dSLR I have ever owned and I'm very happy with it. Odd annoying things, but aren't there always? For the way I use a camera, I find the Special Function button and the extra dial superfluous. I find being happy to use ISO 3200 without worry great, and I love the viewfinder. The menu system is different enough from the K10D/K20D/K-3 that sometimes I have to hunt for things, but that is largely because the new camera has so many more options that they needed to refine the menu system. I'm both pleased they have sold-out and worried that people will go somewhere else if they have to wait too long.

Any questions, just ask.

Ditto. Thank you for the heads-up.

I saw your video review! I've had a few Pentax compacts but on the whole cannot be bothered with them. Often, something dies within a few frames of starting to use one. Not surprising really, take a relatively cheap camera, leave it for 20 years for the all the lube to dry out and the contacts to oxidize, then hope it all works!

There is a bit of a fad for film compacts at the moment, but not one I subscribe to. The only compact I keep thinking I would like to get, and that purely for nostalgia, is an Olympus Trip. Am I allowed to say that here?

I do have my late mother's compact which I run a film through now and again.

When did a photograph become a "capture"? Probably quite irrational, but I dislike the idea of photographs being "captures". I'm with Ansel Adams that photographs are "made".

BTW, I'm not having a pop at people who use the phrase "capture", I'm just curious as to where that use of the word comes from. I suspect it has its origins in the early days of digital photography, but have absolutely no evidence to back that up.

K.

That is the part that scares me... ~mutters to myself~ "I have four 85mm lenses... I do not need another 85mm lens... "

I thought the original price was surprisingly reasonable for a collectors item like these. The ebay price is a bit silly. Personally, I'd rather spend my cash on lenses I'd actually use. K.

They look about on a par:

https://www.pentaxforums.com/lensreviews/SMC-Pentax-A-70-210mm-F4-Zoom-Lens.html

https://www.pentaxforums.com/lensreviews/SMC-Pentax-M-75-150mm-F4-Zoom-Lens.html

One always has to keep in mind that with older lenses there is going to be quite a bit of sample variation depending on how the lens has been treated previously.

I haven't used the M version, but here are some photos on the A70-210.



Best wishes, Kris.

I'm pretty sure my ego wouldn't cope well with that sort of exposure so kudos to anyone who puts themselves through it.

K.

I'm pleased that there isn't the tedious knock-out element with all the attendant manufactured drama and tense music. There could be less padding and a bit more photography. For example, they are clearly getting help with processing but that is glossed over whereas yet another clip of someone saying they are growing as photographers is getting a bit tedious.

K.

I've ordered one too. The first edition was impossible to get second hand (unless one was prepared to pay very silly money).