Definitely an underrated lens, I must spend more time using mine...that's a cracking shot

The Reds are highly photogenic - some crackers there, and the 'other' one is sublime, Mike!

Nice colours...the vermin are blackfly! But they are also ladybird food (and small birds also I think) so worth having unless they destroy your plants. I've always found water with washing up liquid gets rid of them well enough, and isn't an insecticide with unwanted collateral damage.

A wise move, IMHO. I sometimes wish I'd been able to keep my K20D too as it was a lovely camera, but I used the money from the sale to buy a DA 18-135 WR lens, so that was a good investment! As a back up the K20D will be very good!

Bit late to this one but here's my two penny's worth...I sold my K20D last year when I upgraded to a K5iiS. They were worth a little more then so it was financially sensible and I didn't lose too much as I got a good deal when I bought it on here. I kept my K200D as I have some sentimental attachment to it.

Recently I thought I could sell the K200D tp raise some funds...but for what I would get for it now, it's actually worth more to me in my bag, even if it gets little use as I can always use it as a back up. Plus my son quite likes to use it as well!

So it's a question of weighing up the return you'll get for it against the value to you in your bag as a back up (plus any sentimental attachment of course!)

Sigma are doing £100 cashback on the 150-500 until the end of June, which would make it £549 brand new from SRS. Although slightly over budget that would give you a new lens with a 3 year guarantee

I bought my K5iiS from the OP last year. As Matt has said above it was a positive transaction and John was more than helpful and very pleasant and fair to deal with. I would recommend him as a seller and would most certainly be more than happy to buy from him again should my domestic austerity measures be lifted at some point

You might want to have a look at this thread too, with some samples of what this lens can achieve...I don't use mine as much since I got the 18-135WR, but I think it's more than capable, and at that price a bargain!

My first outing with the K5iiS I inadvertently shot at ISO1600. Can't remember how I spotted it, as it was definitely not apparent from the resulting images!

Enjoy your new camera - I don't regret moving up from a K20 one bit!

Likewise - I bought my K5iiS from John last year. A very pleasant transaction, and the camera was exactly as described. If I had any funds available I'd probably have this one! Good luck with the sale, John.