Very good deal and if I didn't already have one I'd snap it up!

I wonder how much that 8-16mm Sigma is going to cost: Interesting, veeeryyyy interesting!

Give me strength.

I can recommend the Horseman LE...

I was playing around with my A series 50mm f/1.4 this afternoon as a result of another thread. I took some pictures with the aperture ring set on A and at f/8 and then the same image (the camera was on a solid tripod) with the K20D in manual and the lens set to f/8. With the same notional aperture, ISO and shutter speed the image (according to the histogram) was about half a stop brighter with the lens set to f/8 than when the lens was set to A and f/8 selected via the camera body. Seemed mighty odd to me but I tried it several times and it was pretty consistent.

I wonder if this is related?

There are plenty of Pentax-M 28mm f/2.8 lenses on the market and not too expensive. I used one on my ME Super for many years. The earlier K series 28mm f/3.5 is supposedly sharper but much harder to find. As you are using an ME Super you do not need an A series lens which sell at a premium as they are easier to use on modern digital cameras.

There are also many alternatives on the market. The Vivitar 28mm "close focus" lens by Komine (there are lots of different Viv 28s) is also an excellent choice, for example.

For a little more flexibility there is a M series 28-50mm zoom which I rather like too.

Best wishes, Kris.

Interesting little piece of information. The exposure problem is a pain with digital, but with film must have been a real problem especially if taking slides. Another reason to avoid the 30/50/60.

I wish they would un-cripple the mount, or find a workable way around the metering issues. Personally I like using an aperture ring as that is where my fingers from my left hand naturally fall. Too many years with an ME Super I guess.

Best wishes, Kris.

Yes, the weekly competition (and your personal gallery) are hosted by the PUG website, posts to the various discussion lists have to be hosted externally and the image linked to.

K.

I guess I won't be getting an original Pentax any time soon then

If it does I have never found out how. I use an old AF160 to trigger my AF360 in slave mode. This was the subject of just about my first post to this list! Mind you, that was with the K10D, not tried to crack this one with the K20D yet.

K.