Hi,
Aditya here from Bhubaneswar. I source most of my equipment from Bangalore. My current kit includes K 100D, Vivitar V3000s (rarely used nowadays), Vivitar 50mm f/1.7, Pentax smc 18-55 DA (kit lens), Tamron 75-300 f/4-5.6 LD AF and a cheap Vivitar tripod.
I shoot mostly wildlife and will be buying a Sigma APO 170-500 f/5-6.3 DG in Bangalore next week if the dealers manage to source one for me. I already have a confirmed ticket to B'lore on Sunday, but as of now I still haven't been confirmed of the lens's availability
My only regret buying Pentax (apart from the <3fps burst mode)- next to impossible to source lenses, especially here in India. But still, despite lots of well meaning advice from friends, will NOT shift to Canikon! If anybody has this lens (or a similar one, with AF, similar reach) in good condition and might want to sell it, I'll take it rightaway.
With the K 100D not accepting Sigma's HSM lenses, I'm considering selling off my Pentax 'wildlife photographer's beginner kit' (K 100D, kit lens, Tammy 75-300, batteries, tripod, etc.) and going in for a K 10D if I get a good price. Would love it if Pentax gave the K 100D a firmware update to make it compatible with SDM lenses... but don't see that coming any time soon, if at all...
Anyways, always nice to see other Pentaxians in India!
Cheers!
P.S: If anyone here can help me source a Sigma 170-500 in Bangalore by next week, I'll be more than grateful. Both Jayesh Mehta (Fotocircle) and R K Photoguide aren't being of much help