I visited that Conservatory when in Australia with my oldest daughter
in 2002. Seeing it again brought back some nice memories.
Enjoy your new lens!

On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 8:27 PM, Philip Northeast
<rnort...@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> It s one of my favourite lenses, I like the compact size - it makes it easy
> to carry.
>
> The lens prices on the Pentax Australai web site do seem very good.
>
> Their price on the  DA*16-50 mm looks very tempting.
>
> Philip Northeast
>
> www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au
>
>
> On 25/04/13 8:57 AM, Peter McIntosh wrote:
>>
>> I've lusted after this lens for a while, and have been keeping an eye
>> on eBay for a decent version.  I missed one by 5 bucks last weekend
>> (went for AU$425), which seemed to be about 60% of the new price down
>> here (AU$695 or so).
>>
>> I wanted to verify the new price of this lens though, so ended up in
>> Pentax Australia's online web store where, to my utter amazement, it
>> was being offered for AU$448 new! Needless to say I ordered one
>> immediately and it arrived 2 days later.
>>
>> Its arrival was quite timely too, as I'm between work assignments, so
>> I took myself off into Melbourne city on a photowalk yesterday  -
>> well, more of a photo wander...
>>
>> Here are some sample from the day.
>>
>>
>> https://picasaweb.google.com/118019465978120155275/1stShotsWithPentaxDA21mmf32Lens?authkey=Gv1sRgCO-z29vBvfLyRw#
>>
>> All shot raw with the K5, converted in PWP 6.0 with minor contrast and
>> sharpening.
>>
>> I like this lens alot.
>>
>> Ciao,
>>
>> Pete Mac in Melbourne
>>
>
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