If it is in the condition stated I think you have done well. Not a steal, but a good price nontheless. The M 50mm 1.7 sells at £35 on average, £45-£50 for a vgc. So you can do the maths.

Check the light seals carefully as others have suggested and replace them.

Now you will hanker after a black one, and dont forget the auto-winder for it too

Hi Blincodave.

When I moved from DS to the K10 I didnt bother installing the software.

I still use PSE 4.0 for storing/calaloguing/editing pictures. Make sure you have the latest version of ACR installed (it is free) that is compatible for the K10. You wont be able to use the PSE raw converter otherwise.

I however use Silkypix for raw conversion, cropping and downsizing to jpeg. Only if I want to do selective editing on part of the image do I use PSE as well.

So yes PSE 4.0 works very well.

Kris

I like the second one for composition, and the third one, but feel that they could do with a bit more contrast ?

Hi and welcome. What lenses do you have from your film days ? You can use all the old Pentax lenses on your K200D.

I bet they are saying "how long before someone makes a venison joke when his picture gets posted"

Isn't the web great :http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html

Use the drop down boxes to select camera;focal length;aperture; and distance to subject....and voila !

Good point John.

To switch the meter on you pull the film advance lever away from its "rest" (flush with camera) position, and it will will remain in a "detente" position a few millimeters away from the body. You then half press the shutter button and should feel it click. Check that you can do this, or there might be mechanical problems.

How annoying. There is no excuse for that at all. Manufacturers need to look after their customers, by paying attention to the details ( like full testing after a repair).

You dont deserve that and should write a letter of complaint.

Well the exif says 250 at full zoom. Unfortunately I dont have another 250 mm lens to do a comparison shot.