Hi Dave

You can get away with Rayovac Hearing Aid batteries, see link below:

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They just about fit and work the meter with no problems. Hope this helps.

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David

Hi Andrew

I have sent you a PM that you may be interested in, it relates to the topic of this thread.

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David

ME F, autofocus lens, data back and winder is now sold, thanks to everyone for your input.

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David

I thought before I got my K-1 that I would struggle with its size and weight, after owning APS-C cameras for so many years, however, now that I have it I find this is not the case. I don't find it a struggle at all, in fact I like the extra size and weight, it somehow feels more stable when shooting images. I won't be selling my APS-C gear though and it will be regularly used, probably for nature photography more than landscapes.

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David

Hi Maranatha

If you search ebay you will find them. Mine is the silver edition. There is one on there now with only 5 shutter actuations at £585, see link:

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David

Hi Kris

I have a really nice one on ebay for the past 2 months, no takers. It's at £445 at the moment, which I think is cheap for the condition it is in.

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David

PM received, possibly sold, subject to negotiation.

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David

Hi Anstonian

I had the same dilemma as you, I had a K-3, a K-5iis and then recently bought a KP and sold the K-5iis. However, I need several cameras as I will be running photography tuition and walks in Corfu this year and will need to loan out equipment. So, I also bought a K-1 a month or so back and a cheap (£60) K-5 with 100,000 shutter clicks on it to act as a 'loaner'.

My biggest issue with the K-1 was lenses. I had many APS-C lenses, but very few full-frame ones and none with AF. I took the decision to hunt for bargain basement AF lenses for the K-1 and have managed to find some real bargains that are more than good enough to satisfy me and have good enough IQ to make prints. Among them are a Tamron 70-300 LD Di for £36, a Pentax-FA 80-320 for £20 and a Cosina 19-35 for £33.

I absolutely love everything about the K-1, the IQ, the feel, handling and weight of it, the way that images look on the full frame sensor, the dynamic range, the GPS and Astrotracer, the list goes on. My Mk1 K-1 with less than 3,000 clicks was bought for £870.

However, there is a 'BUT', I also have the KP and this is a superb camera, I would highly recommend it. The only thing I don't like is the smaller batteries which run out too quickly, but apart from that it's excellent. Fantastic IQ, better than the K-3 and not a million miles from the K-1, superb ergonomics, an articulated rear screen and one killer feature (for me at least) is that it has an additional focus-peaking feature that is not on the K-1. This is called 'edge peaking' and presents a flat grey image with only in-focus highlighted edges visible. This is highly accurate and so much easier to use than the normal focus peaking.

If you don't want to wait for the K-3iii and are unsure about making the jump to full frame, I would recommend you consider the KP. Careful looking around will land you a brand new one for under £600, I got the silver one and it cost me £579.00. To me, that's the bargain of the century in camera terms.

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David

PM sent.

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David

Thanks for the comments all, this lens is a 'keeper' for me, I have been very impressed with it considering the price paid. I'll have to do a full set of images with it to test its capabilities, but so far I think I have a good 'un.

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David