Wow, your son got a great deal! They sell for well over £400 on eBay (body only) and on Amazon 'used' too.

This sale is open to sensible offers, will take £400. And postage is included in price.

Hi All,

I’m selling a Pentax K-5II on behalf of a friend. I too have a K-5II so I know how good these cameras are! Camera body only, no lenses included in this sale.

The camera is in excellent condition and includes all accessories (e.g. neck strap, cables, caps, charger, etc.) in the original box. The shutter count will be high but the camera really is in excellent condition. Please note that the manual is in Japanese (not sure why) but, as you know, you can download an English version from the Pentax website. I’ve updated the camera to the latest firmware.

She would like to get approx £425 (with free postage) but sensible offers accepted. I’ll post to UK addresses only (Royal Mail tracked) upon payment via PayPal or bank transfer.

Many thanks,
Matt

Wow, that was a real bargain! I'm trying to sell a K-5ii body elsewhere and hoping to get £450 (inc postage). This forum is brilliant for finding a good deal.

SOLD!

Been having a clear out and I have a Magic Lantern Guides for the Pentax K20D. Free to anyone who wants it but please pay for postage (approx £3.00) or if you live in York/Barnsley you can collect.

It looks rather secondhand on the outside (tatty corners) but in otherwise good condition.

I'm not expecting any takers so it will probably go to charity.

Cheers,
Matt

Hi All,

I’d like to experiment with a teleconverter/rear converter for my K20D but I’m getting increasingly confused as to what I should buy.

I’ve read lots of forum posts and guides/reviews but I guess my main problem is a lack of understanding regarding lens mounts and a lack of understanding when reading technical information about lens.

For example, I’m rather confident the Pentax 2X-S would be fine on my K20D but what about a Teleplus Pz-AF 2X MC7. The Teleplus apparently has “a Pentax mount” but that could mean anything (K or M42?).

Also, there a lots of very cheap teleconverter on eBay which seem unbranded , e.g. “Pentax K teleconverter”.

Some of these cheap teleconverters also that claim to include autofocus, but I thought AF was unavailable in teleconverters (unless you spend a lot of money on something special).

So, as you can see, I’d like to buy a teleconverter but I’m confused as to where to start looking and what to believe.

Could anyone recommend a teleconverter for a novice photographer?

Many thanks,
M.

Thanks Matt, sounds very interesting I may well take up your offer. I've being practicing over the last few days and things have improved.

When adjusting the EV, should I do this on the flash (using the -/+ buttons) or on the K20D either using the flash compensation options or the EV -/+ compensation button?

Many thanks.

Thanks for the replies.

Whatsthisbuttondo - you don't give me great hope, but I'll struggle on!

Matt - Your book sounds very interesting but please could you give a bit more detail before I click buy.

Cheers,
M.

Hi All,

Although I’ve been a DSLR user for a couple of years, I’m a complete noob when it comes to hot-shoe and wireless flash photography; I’m so without a clue I am thinking of attending a flash photography class.

I do have the simply amazing Cateye LETS for pop-up flashes, designed and engineered by Bristol University student Eric Eckstein. It does a great job (example photo).

The next logical step seemed be to buy a ‘proper’ flash and so, after a bit of research, I have purchased a Metz 50.

Unfortunately my initial impressions of the Metz 50 are disappointing…

- Photos are underexposed. I have to manually override the EV all the time which seems crazy!
- ISO defaults to high and grainy. Manually lowering the ISO looks much better, so why the high default ISO?
- In wireless SL mode, results are a bit random. Sometimes the Metz 50 fires too early for the camera to capture it. Also, I assume wireless mode requires the pop-up flash (i.e. there’s no infrared trigger from my K20D?) I note there’s an option on the K20D to turn off the pop-up flash from being included in the photo.

On top of the above, I find the menu system very fiddly, e.g. the two finger button press is just bazaar!

Can anyone help? I am already thinking of selling the Metz 50 and purchasing a more basic flash that will allow me to get to grips with the basics first.

Many thanks,
M.