Thats very interesting and a little disturbing to say the least.

You can see why people can become disillusioned with E-bay and the police for that matter. I hope it all turned out well for that guy.

Reading the feedback from the buyer it appears he got the camera, i'm curious as to how it all worked out.

I wasn't aware there was a non EX version of this lens, are you sure it isn't :

Makes sense too me

I have a black one that I picked up for £60, as much as I have read about the slow focusing and hunting of this lens, mine is, or was, quite good and I was amazed at how quick it focused in low light. It focused quicker than the DA 55-300 but optically not as good at the long end compared to the 55-300.

Unfortunately my 80-320 has just died, it no longer communicates with the body, I tried cleaning the electrical contacts and also tried it on 2 other bodies but to no avail. not sure what it could be and I doubt it will be a viable option to get it repaired. any ideas. :

I always use the DA 35mm macro for my E-bay shots.

Not Bathurst Hefty, but similar, I think you are refering too the "Dipper", just before "Forrest Elbow" which is a little steeper and the left hand turn at the end is tighter.

Great shot Stefan.

You should also check that your viewfinder diopter is set correctly when you are manual focusing.

Edit: Oops sorry Pete, should have read your post first.

You were actually contemplating sending it back because the EXIF data is incorrect. What do you use your camera for, taking pictures or looking at the pretty words. seriously, come on.

Steve, you may want to get hold of Matts (mattmatic) E-Book guide on Pentax DSLR flash. Very informative and easy to read. Just PM him, if he can't help you then no one can

Try and get hold of an old Pentax Super Lite II, Not sure of all the specs on it, but I wouldn't expect it to be too powerful, but its certainly retro enough for you.

I had one given to me some time back but unfortunately the batteries were left in it and destroyed the internals, I binned it.

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