very sad - stolen in Wilderness, Garden Route on the 23rd of June 2016. Serial number : 3148079 with battery Grip S-BG3 and 18-55mm Pentax lens..........

Martina, sorry to hear of theft of your camera and you are doing the best thing by spreading the news, who knows someone may hear of one up for sale. I'd also watch Gumtree and OLX.

Hi Martina, I did see a K200 for sale on OLX, but it was posted on the first of July? Probably before yours was stolen. I will keep my eyes and ears open.

Robin, Martina's camera was stolen on 23rd June.
Rick.

Big thank you to everybody.......... the police has the serial number and a printout where I offer an R 1000 reward....... they all need money and the police do know the "dealer spots" where they posted my reward. Let's see what happens. Now I am searching for the K 3 to buy ..............

Oops, I didn't read properly from the top

Sorry to hear, hope you get it back soon!

Dunno what I would do if my gear was stolen, insured or not! Pentax are not that common in S.A., hopefully you track it down soon!

B

Thank you for your comments, yes I hope to get the camera back. It is really not common in South Africa and it is quite a problem to get the K3 with the 18-55mm seems that I have to buy her overseas.

Martina,
just for info I have bought most of my gear over the years (at least 30 times) from this forum (used) and I have never been disappointed. Pentaxians really look after their gear.
I was always fortunate to have friends or colleagues traveling to Europe or USA that chucked the cameras or lenses in their bags and brought it in with no fuss. I have also bought from B&H and Amazon (used or refurbished) and then there's import duties but it also arrives intact and of good quality. Hope this helps some

Thank you Georgecape, I was browsing the Amazon.de yesterday and found an offer. My son will buy the gear for me in Germany and then send it via DHL.

I also received an e-mail via my German Pentax Forum this morning......

You all have a wonderful day.