That is a concern. Is there any sure fire way to find out? I've read other posts that suggested they only found out when they'd sent their camera to Pentax for repair. I guess a repair, at cost is still then possible, but you've no warranty.

Malcolm

thanks for your comments. As you say 5,000 actuations is nothing c/w 100,000, I just felt it was a lot in a short life indicating perhaps some heavy usage. Having been looking for a while my heart says buy but I think my head will rule and I'll carry on saving until I can afford a new one with that all important 24 month guarantee. Thanks again.

Malcolm

I've been searching for a second hand K20D for a couple of months now. One's come up on ebay within my price range but it was bought Oct 08 and has almost 5,000 shutter actuations.

I'm in two minds. A new one would be around £200 more but give me peace of mind and a warranty. Any thoughts on buying an early K20D with this level of use?

Malcolm