Just to expand on my earlier post, if the insurance cover is on a 'like-for-like' basis then you need to make it clear what it was that persuaded you to buy the K10D in the first place. If the top LCD and ability to take a grip were topmost in your decision, then the replacement should have both in order to qualify as 'like-for-like'.

As I said earlier, in my case the driver to buy the particular dishwasher I had was (a) it was a Bosch, and (b) it had a stainless steel interior. I couldn't care less about number of programmes, etc. On that basis I 'invited' the insurance company consider what 'like-for-like' meant, and to find me a replacement Bosch with a stainless steel interior, and I didn't care about price or any other feature. If they could find one that was cheaper, but otherwise met my requirement, that would have been fine by me. They replaced it with one that met my specification, which was more expensive than their first offer.

I claimed for a dish washer against my break-down insurance (bear with me). The offer they made was a machine of equal value, but I argued successfully that it was a stainless steel interior they needed to match, and they did supplying a more expensive replacement.

Try the same argument with the specs. The K10D was the top of the range, etc.

Covered under my household policy, with the usual caveats on maximum value of claim, not leaving it unsecured, not leaving it in my car boot (check this one with your company!), etc.

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Hi and welcome to the Forum.

Others more expert than I will chip in soon enough, but I'd think you're looking at wide to short telephoto.

Coming from a bridge camera you'll be ok with zoom lenses, but the Pentax Limited lenses are beautiful little primes, so it's a case of deciding which route you want to go down initially - zooms or primes. Zooms for flexibility, primes for IQ, although the Pentax DA* zooms are near-prime IQ quality, and WR, but expensive.

I use the Pentax 17-70 as a standard zoom. Good quality, but not up there with the DA*'s. I think the 17-70 has been superceded now by the 16-85, which unlike the 17-70 is WR.

A similar DA* zoom would be the 16-50. Great rep for IQ, but plagued in it's early days with failure of its SDM motor, although it's said that this has been addressed in later production.

Did the K3 come with any lenses?

My K20D ad is here if interested> https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/topic/fs---k20d-da-18-55-mk-2-kit-lens-bg-2-gri...#comm_551446

As said, open to offers

K20D too old? I have one for sale, with kit lens and genuine grip.

Very open to offers!

Manfrotto make this tripod with one of two heads, so they appear to be removable, but may be designed especially to fit the (apparently) smaller diameter top of the centre column.

Two way street Richard. I think the opposite is also true, with items at 'fire sale' prices which just drives down the value of kit one owns.

At the end of it anything offered for sale is only worth what a buyer is prepared to pay, not necessarily what the seller asks for.

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