I reckon you get best value if you use an item that's intended to be used. No point buying a camera and having it sat on the shelf. Soon enough it will be worth half the cost of when new, with little difference in value regardless of shutter count.
Divide the depreciation by the shutter count and see who got best value, the hardly used camera or the heavily used camera. Hardly using a camera equals very expensive photographs.

More importantly, I hope your time-lapse looks good.

I've just checked and my most recent upload "From The Sierra To The Pyrenees" was taken with this camera and lens combo.

For sale my owned from new K-7 and 18-55 AL WR kit lens. I'm pretty sure I bought it early 2010. Original box with I think all original contents, leads, discs, printed manual, battery, charger, K5 camera strap as I can't find the original.
It has signs of fair wear and tear but both are in perfect working order. There are marks on the camera body and some on the rear screen and some marks on the lens barrel but the glass is good and clean, the hood does not lock in place very well now I hope the pictures give a true representation. This camera and lens has never missed a beat. Shutter count of 33,300
I'm asking £199.00 and I'm open to offers.











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The right things came together at the right time.
The one thing that stressed me out was passing judgement on other peoples work. I spent ages worrying and working on that. If I have another win anytime I'm sure it will be easier and I will do a better job.

A quick thank you
to the team at Pentax User for my lovely new camera bag, prize for winning the 500th weekly competition.
Thank you also to Mag07 for setting the comp and judging. I'm so glad you made the right decision . The cheque is in the post

Welcome home. Look forward to seeing some of your photographs and hearing about the new KP.

I think that is one great set of images.

It's been at that price at John Lewis for sometime. If you get a good one and the SDM doesn't pack up (bitter voice of experience) it's a bargain.

I have the K5II and I have Paintshop Pro X7

I capture using DNG Raw files, Paintshop Pro X7 recognizes the files and opens them, edits them etc. no problem. I've not tried with Pentax PEF Raw format.

I hope it's just a case of changing the raw format.

Greetings all, a quick heads up, this weeks competition Old is open for entries.
Everything in this world ages, living or man made.
This weeks competition can be interpreted in anyway you wish as long as in someway or form it shows, implies, depicts Old
For those new to the site you'll find the competitions under the Gallery tab.