I figured better late than never! Enjoyed using the K5iiS on its first airshow outing, with the DA55-300 and also with the 18-135, which provided some different perspectives. These are a few of my favourites - C&C welcome as always! More on flickr if you're interested

Thanks for looking!

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Happy days, Vic.

I love my K5IIs...whether my ability requires such an advanced piece of kit is another matter, but not one that concerns me. You'll really enjoy it, I'm sure

nday?

Don't know if it's any use, or if you've seen it anyway, but SRS were doing them new for £449 delivered...

https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/topic/puf-exclusive--brand-new-pentax-k5-for--4...

Used they look to have been going for about £400 of late, so a little more for brand new?

Welcome to this forum and the wonderful world of Pentax

I got a IIs simply because there was a barely used one for sale on here with 18 months of guarantee left for just £20 more than a II. Whether I would actually have noticed the difference between a II and a IIs is highly debatable, but what I can say is that the IIs is a Himalayan step up from my K20 (which I loved)!! It's a very individual choice as to whether the IIs is worth the not insignificant extra cost over the II.

I'm a little concerned that my lens collection is now somewhat outclassed by the camera - but if I can capture images that I am happy with, then camera and lenses will be doing the job that I have them for! At present I am delighted with it!

Well, I have been looking for a replacement for the 18-55 ALII kit lens that I recently sold with my K20. I had been thinking of getting a Tamron 17-50, but yesterday had the very good fortune to stumble across an 18-135, boxed (seems to be a rarity as many are split from kits) and in mint condition at an exceptional price before anyone else noticed! Having read this thread, I had looked for one but prices had been out of my reach, so grabbed it with both hands

First impressions are of a solid, very well-built and compact lens. I had to check that it did actually focus the first couple of times as the speed and quietness (especially the latter after years of screw focus lenses) are unbelievable! Can't wait to get out & about - it appears to be an ideal travel lens (with the potential limitations regarding distortion at wide angle and softness at the longer end noted) with the not insignificant bonus of WR. Will post some images soon, but this thread was certainly a contributing factor, as were the pictures posted by Blythman from Appleby, so thanks OP and all others!

Park Cameras have got a used one, boxed in excellent condition for £149.

http://www.parkcameras.com/article/88/Used-Sales.html

Hope that helps your search

Thank you, gentlemen. Yes, the shot as they hit the ball *is* the one we'd all love, but the course marshals were certainly very anti members of the public taking pictures of players as they teed off. Rightly so in my book, it's their living, and one shot can make all the difference. The K5 is quiet, I was at a good distance, and made sure I was discrete - certainly no use of a flash! If I'd been anything else I believe I would have been asked to leave!

I think the ban is protection against the idiots who have no concept of subtlety, and who aren't bothered. I was certainly less obvious than the professionals, the 55-300 is a nicely packaged product!

Thanks for the positive comments - I was pleased with the k5IIs and 55-300 combination.

Why? None of my shots were taken in any proximity to players, and certainly did not disturb them in any way, shape or form. Others were not so discrete and were trying to photograph players as they were teeing off, not to mention all those waving phones with cameras around. I'm not being funny, but I'm a golfer too - these are professional players playing in front of thousands of people, as well as professional photographers and cameramen. Done carefully and with discretion can you tell me where the harm is, please? Once I realised I shouldn't have a camera there it spent most of the time in the bag