Originally Posted by cruiserlan2000
if it's a friend's party i wouldn't imagine myself bringing my K100 with the 0-300 attached to it
Buy one or more of the pancake lenses with a K1*0D or used DL* DS*. A used body with a DA40 shouldn't cost much more, or probably even less than a new, sub-par, disposable P&S. Then, get the next Pentax body which will be even smaller than any existing body and plop the DA40 on it.