That is such a highly unliklely sale. If I were the seller I'd not expect to ever get paid on that one.

What is missing is the smilie equivalent of Mr Spock raising one eyebrow and saying, "Interesting...."

This is always a dilemma, but you want to enjoy your holiday as well as the photography.

Travel light is my maxim, and make do with what you can carry easily. The 18-250mm focuses close, is good and is a highly effective option. I would add a 50mm and leave it at that.

The alternative travel kit is the classic 18-55mm and 50-200mm set, preferably WR versions, plus that 50mm again. This is a light and versatile kit.

Pack them all in a nice Billingham Hadley Pro bag and there's room for a bottle of water, accessories as needed, and the travel documents can be slid easily into all sorts of internal nooks and crannies.

Well never say never with Pentax lenses. Before the Limited lenses came along, I suspect anyone saying they fancied a 43mm standard lens because that was technically the "correct" length for 35mm cameras would have been laughed off the stage....

But we didn't have the internet then, so it was down to Readers Letters in the publication of your choice.

Far in excess of what anyone is likely to shoot except under the most rigorous professional use.

The shutters are usually rated for 100,000 to 150,000 cycles, after which they may need repair/replacement. That's not the end of the camera though. All mechanisms, such as mirror, aperture control, etc., may need attention at some point.

Looked after properly and not abused, our modern DSLRs will probably be upgraded long before they fail.

Life's too short to attempt to add all that lot up!

Sounds reasonable as a ball-park figure though. Lots of nice lenses there to use on a 645D?

I'm reluctant to intrude upon your Classified Ad, but I'll clarify the point for you. The K10D was sold for £250 on eBay but the (new) buyer was unable to make the international sale. We therefore agreed to cancel the sale.

The camera is now being repaired instead, for a modest (I think) quote from Johnsons of £60 + VAT = £72.00

I have decided to keep it.

Well you would say that, seeing that you are here too.

There's a perfectly good Li-ion battery provided that will give you 900+ shots if no flash is used.

It's that magic 400mm that we seem to want. No doubt when it arrives it will be something else....