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http://www.wificommanderpentax.com

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https://www.manfrotto.co.uk/special-offers/clearance

Surprising to me too!

Manual states;

5 Specify [Number of Shots}.
Select from 2 to 2000 times.

Haven't check the camera software. Could always be a typo, but he same upper limit is shown under "Interval Shooting" and "Interval Composite" too.

Interesting. Whilst my K5II will take up to 9 shots, my K3II will take up to 2000 (at least, that's what the manual states).

So, with a 30 sec exposure per frame, that's.......mind boggling!!

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SDM failures pre-date the purchase of your lens, ergo, Pentax has known about the problem for some time and apparently done nothing to fix it.

Which? advice: https://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/regulation/consumer-rights-act

If a fault develops after the first six months, the burden is on you to prove that the product was faulty at the time you took ownership of it.

In practice, this may require some form of expert report, opinion or evidence of similar problems across the product range.

Find out more about how to return a faulty item and claim a refund, repair or replacement from a retailer.

You have six years to take a claim to the small claims court for faulty goods in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and five years in Scotland.

This doesn't mean that a product has to last six years - just that you have this length of time in which to make a claim if a retailer refuses to repair or replace a faulty product.

The DA*50-135 is optically superior to the 55-300 by some margin. I read a description of it once as being a set of Ltd primes in one body.

It's developed a bad rep in the past because of SDM failure, but fwiw I've had no issues with mine, which could be luck, or the fact that I give it a 'run' every two weeks whether I've shot with it or not. The number of failed SDM reports has dropped down to just 'noise' levels, which either means later models have an improved SDM, or no-ones buying them!

Sometimes its a bit slow to wake up first time I use it, AF wise its no speed demon, and its heavier than the 55-300, but overall, great lens!

Ikea's Laada batteries are said to be Eneloop in disguise. Not sure if totally true, but I'm trying some out.

Look here for more info> www.eneloop101.com

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The monitor is 12V DC in. Looks to me that it means 5V usb out for charging.

You'd be able to run the monitor using the supplied AC/DC adapter or a stand-alone 12v battery.