Hello Anna, welcome to the forum.

The Spotmatic II is only generally of interest to collectors and, as such, value is very much determined by condition. Prices (body, manuals and 50mm lens) can range from £10-£50 with somewhere in the region of £30 being the "norm".

The 135mm lens I would expect to make in the region of £20-25, the Sigma 500mm a little more at around £35-40.

By listing all the items together you'll tend to put off those who only want one of them so expect a slightly lower price (around £65-70) than if you split them into 3 auctions.

If it were me I'd start them all at 99p with no reserve and worldwide shipping - the low starting price encourages people to bid and you can often fetch more money than starting the auction at the price you've decided you actually want. It's a risk, but one that has never failed me yet! Don't forget to include some good clear pictures of the items too - a few pence spent on posting 6 pictures of the camera from all angles (instead of just 1) will usually pay dividends when it comes to achieving a higher final value.

Alternatively, buy yourself some film and use it to take pictures yourself, it's a great camera and the 50/1.4 lens will give images that rival anything you can buy on the market today...

Good luck!

By coincidence I've just got home after trying to drive down that very road! Didn't realise the bridge work was going on so had to turn around and go back the way I came. Never thought of it as a photo op! Half tempted to get back in the car and come join you now, the other half is tempted to go to bed though so unlikely to happen...

Love the shower of sparks on the last one by the way, good work fella!

The rubber tools used for removing bezels aren't exactly thick on the ground and probably not worth buying for a one-off job, however, if you have a walking stick (or similar) to hand you can usually improvise by using its rubber foot.

Good luck!

You assume correctly - the remotes available pre-date the K200D and most retailers don't bother updating their product descriptions for those sort of items.

When you "repair" the specular highlight don't forget to do the same to its reflection in the headlamp chrome, otherwise it looks a little odd.

Looking at what's visible in said reflection I'm going to hazard a guess at a Ford Popular/Anglia?

There are several devices like this on ebay which can be programmed to shoot between 1-399 or unlimited shots. They're not very expensive so may be worth a punt.

Try this;

Set your camera to manual.

Set your shutter speed to 1/180 seconds (the fastest synch speed available with the K20D).

Set your aperture to around f8-f11 to ensure you have a good amount of the scene in focus.

Set your ISO to around 400-800 (fairly fast but not too noisy).

Make sure your flash (AF540 mounted on camera) is switched on and that your camera is set to "Flash On" in the Fn menu (the first option - not slow-sync or red-eye reduction etc).

Use spot metering to take the exposure reading from your subject (use AE lock if you're recomposing the picture).

The flash should now give the right amount of output to light your subject, the narrow aperture should ensure that the subject is in focus and the shutter speed should be fast enough to freeze any action.

Good luck!

Hi camry, welcome to the forum.

When you download the manual from the site in Peter's post you'll need a password - this password is "Pentax" (and yes, it is case sensitive).

Your 1.8/55 lens is very highly thought of so you should be able to take some cracking shots. My one piece of advice would be to use good quality film - there are a lot of cheap ones out there and you really do get what you pay for! I've personally fallen in love with Fuji Reala 100 but I'm sure others will have different recommendations.

Good luck and if you have any questions just ask.

You mean you won't be walking up the aisle, Pentaxes in hand, snapping each other? Sheer laziness!!

Oh well, with the weather the way it's been the last couple of years you're just as likely to get a warm sunny day in February as you are in August it seems.

Fantastic picture!

I love storms and the idea of a storm-chasing tour is something I've given a lot of consideration to over the years. Your mammatus picture has a wonderful sense of brooding power - good job!