A cautionary tale ...

So I am looking for a K200D (see my WTB ad).
I think I have found one on one of the "high street pawnbrokers".
It comes with the 18-55 kit lens and a nice Lowepro bag.
When it arrives, I open the box, all eager, and take out a K2000
This is, of course the US version of the K-M.
OK, so I am returning this for refund (and the seller has not made a fuss about this), but I have to try a couple of test shots, and these were way out of focus.
Rummaging in the depths of the bag, I find an SD card (wow, a whole 128mb) and take a quick look - the pics on it are also way out of focus.
A quick look with PhotoMe, tells me that the picures from the card in the bag were taken in 2008 with the K2000,and since then the body has taken a massive 40 shots (out of a total 4800 clicks as of yesterday).
One can only speculate as to who conned whom (or tried to) but this does remind one of Caveat Emptor.
Take note folks
Geoff

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Water can wear away a stone - but it can't cook lunch
X-5
istDS
K2000
P50.
Lenses Digital: 50-200, 18-55 KAF: 28-80.
Lenses KA & K: SMC-KA f2.0, SMC-K f1.4, SMC-K f1.7 Tokina KA 28-70 , SMC Pentax 70-210 F4, Sigma KA 75-300 , Hanimex 500mm Mirror, and the Tamron Adaptall-2 stuff.
and then there's all the M42 kit, and the accessories ...

Glad you are able to return it ok, albeit a bit of time wasted etc.

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Andy