Where to buy a K5iis

I'm not sure if this is the right section ....

I want to order a K5 iis but I've had problems with a couple of sites here in France, so would prefer to get one sent from the UK. Apart from anything else, the K5 iis doesn't appear to be very easy to get hold of in France.

I've found a site/shop called Clifton Cameras in Gloucester who will deliver to France and who seem to tick all the boxes.

Does anyone know them ? Or can you recommend anyone else ?

I'd be deeply grateful for any assistance in this !

The obvious ones are SRS and Park Cameras. I'd try SRS first. Clifton cameras seem to be OK, they are certainly very active.

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Best regards, John

I've used Clifton camera's very often and always found them really good

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Chris

www.chrismillsphotography.co.uk

" A Hangover is something that occupies the Head you neglected to use the night before".

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K1 - Sigma 85mm F1.4, Pentax DFA 150 -450 F4.5 / 5.6, Pentax DFA* 24 - 70 F2.8

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Salut Sally,
J'ai acheté le mien à la Fnac Belgique à Bruxelles (excellent service après-vent !), .. essayes de le commander à la Fnac France de ta région .. Sinon poses ta question ici aussi ..

bonnes chances

amitiés,

nuri

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senn
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Merci, Nuri - en fait Fnac a annulé ma commande - l'appareil n'était plus disponible. En plus, les commandes chez Fnac viennent de plus d'allemagne

Bonnes Fêtes à toi !
Sally

I've had a look at several sites in the UK and the hefty delivery charges and, for some strange reason, non-acceptance of my UK bank debit card make buying from the UK a less attractive proposition.

I have found a Pentax dealer within striking distance of here.
However, what surprised me is that the K5 iis body is 50€ more expensive than the K3 body.
Is there something I'm missing ?

Any suggestions would be gratefully received !

Hi Sally, I bought my K-3 from Clifton Cameras, they are a Pentax Pro Dealer and seem to be reputable / reliable.

The K-5iis certainly should not be more expensive than a K-3; if this is the case then you would be better off buying the K-3 instead as it is more capable than the K-5iis (not necessarily in overall IQ terms but taking into account all of the camera features and operation).

Do you have relatives in the UK who could order the camera for you then ship to you in France? This may be a more viable option than you ordering it directly from a UK dealer.

Hope this helps.

Regards
David

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email SRS directly and arrange a time to speak with them. Provided your card is valid there should be no reason it is not accepted.

Very often the card details and delivery address have to be the same. It's to prevent fraud.

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Best regards, John

Yes, I can understand the fraud aspect. We were in Germany recently and many places would not accept credit cards.

Apparently that the Post Office are unwilling to handle Lithium batteries - so they have to go by courrier, which is expensive, though understandable given the value of the product.

Unfortunately I can't upload a screen capture here, but if you look at this link, you will see what I mean !
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"boitier nu" is the body only version.

I wonder if there has been some mistake - something to check after Christmas.

Hi Sally,

I've bought loads from SRS and they have delivered to France no problem. They will also reduce the cost of the postage by the amount of the UK postage if you say you are a member of PUF, unless the item is a post free item from their Ebay website, in which case you don't get a reduction.

Nice Xmas pressie!

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