The 12-24mm lens is a stunner and I am glad I bought it before it doubled in price.

I have the Samsung version of the 12-24mm lens for sale at less than half the price that the Pentax original is listed for at SRS. Brand new, never used, has only been attached to my K10D to test it works...

PM me if interested.

Kris.

PS just noticed the plug Peter. Thanks!

Any news on which version the 15mm is?

Cheers, Kris.

Just checked out their website. Most of their Pentax kit is very pricey!

K.

Blimey...

I flicked through the entries quickly after submitting mine and the winner was the one that immediately caught my eye. It is a stunning photograph and a well deserved winner.

I thought tungsten was orange?

Curious that Pentax are almost reviving old names: the KM and the K-m, the KX and now the K-x. Perhaps the digital M-x isn't so far away after all.

There are a few people out there who can make top-quality BW ptints, and a few people who can still knap stone tools. I find it interesting that there is a growing interest in salt, albumen, platinum and other 'alternative processes'. Part of their growth in popularity is that one can make large negatives digitally which are needed for making contact prints without having to invest in a large format camera. Film will become (is already?) something that a few people use because they want to, just as people still print books using lead type, frame their own pictures, make their own bread or, dare I say it, knap stone tools. Digital has long won the 'quality' argument. Doesn't stop me using film for the fun of it.

Kris.

I agree that is a pretty extreme price for the 30mm but they are fairly unusual. I had an ebay search going for one for ages, and it never came up.

Kris.

The 30mm lens has had a lot of good things said about it and it a rare beast. And not cheap either: link