I'm back home now in my remote Sierra Nevada retreat, back from a multi-month journey around the USA SouthWest. I previously reported meeting a K20D-shooting photoblogger in Taos NM, and a Pentax-supported pro in Georgetown CO, and seeing a couple Optios, and that was it. No Kx's at Sundance UT! I also saw old Pentax film cams and lenses for sale in camera and antique shops in Santa Fe and Las Vegas NM, in Leadville and Idaho Springs CO, in Ogden UT, and in Carson City NV (almost my local turf).
However, non-Pentaxians saw
me. It wasn't uncommon for people with CaNikons or iPhones to notice the K20D around my neck and ask that I snap them in front of a mountain or waterfall or whatever. I guess they figured an old guy burdened with a big camera would be a safe bet to not run off with their gear! As if I'd want their stuff.