Lens unlock button missing

krebsy75 · 08-09-2011, 10:01 AM

I've seen this on other Pentax cameras over the years.

Originally posted by Rupert

Not necessarily....maybe just a small batch of bad parts? If it was a flawed design I would think it would be more common that one or two reports here?

We do have to remember that as with most all products, the winning bid usually goes to the lowest bidder. We are lucky we are only using cameras, not flying in space shuttles......

Regards!

jcp5 · 08-09-2011, 11:52 AM

Happened to my K5. Have to call CRIS to see if they have buttons so I can send it in. Someone said they ran out but had more on order.

**Green&White** · 08-09-2011, 12:42 PM

I lost the button some weeks ago. It needs about 14 days to repair and was covered from the warranty

**dadipentak** · 08-09-2011, 03:53 PM

Originally posted by Green&White

It needs about 14 days to repair

in Germany, that is. CRIS has had my camera for over a month now.

**Schraubstock** · 08-09-2011, 06:25 PM

Originally posted by Green&White

I lost the button some weeks ago. It needs about 14 days to repair and was covered from the warranty

The K-5 is not only used by men, women use K-5s also but be careful with your next survey the way you structure your question when you ask them whether they have lost their button and if so how and where.

Greetings

**Green&White** · 08-10-2011, 08:45 AM

Originally posted by Schraubstock

The K-5 is not only used by men, women use K-5s also but be careful with your next survey the way you structure your question when you ask them whether they have lost their button and if so how and where.

Greetings

Maybe in english. My language is german and these little lost thing is called "Objektiventriegelungstaste" in my german K5 handbook. I'm shure no woman has thomething like that.

Here is another user (male!

) with the same problem

Greetings

**dadipentak** · 08-10-2011, 09:54 AM

Originally posted by Green&White

these little lost thing is called "Objektiventriegelungstaste"

Such a big word for such a little thing!

**Schraubstock** · 08-10-2011, 04:32 PM

Originally posted by Green&White

... I'm shure no woman has thomething like that.

Don't be too sure. There was Lucy from Berlin... but that's another story.

Greetings

**blackcloudbrew** · 08-06-2012, 04:11 PM

Well, mine just popped off too. Mine is 1 & 1/2 years old and just over 10k clicks. Off to CHRIS I suppose.

**dadipentak** · 08-06-2012, 05:45 PM

Originally posted by blackcloudbrew

Well, mine just popped off too. Mine is 1 & 1/2 years old and just over 10k clicks. Off to CHRIS I suppose.

Sorry to hear--nobody's safe from this hazard, I guess.

**blackcloudbrew** · 08-06-2012, 06:08 PM

Well, these are complicated devices and things happen. It's always distressing when such a simple thing fails but...after 4 Pentax bodies this is the first 'cheap' part failure. Not too bad considering, even though it's kind of a pain.

GeneV · 08-18-2012, 03:38 AM

Perhaps it begins with the SD card door, which is, IMO, a step down from the K10-K20 series, but there is something about the K5 that is a bit more quirky and less stable than my other Pentax bodies. It may just be the progression of manufacturing in our world.

**Norberto** · 12-10-2012, 08:34 AM

Hi, same thing just happened to me over the weekend. Back from a safari I discovered the lens unlock buttom from my K5 (bought only last May) missing. I will be in Berlin next week and I wonder if anybody knows where I can try to fix it. The "Objektiv Entriegelungstaste" that Green & White referred to. thanks, N

tzeentchiangod · 12-10-2012, 09:03 AM

My super-glue solution has failed. When I lost the button I was fortunate enough to find it. However, the "fix" lasted only a few months and now I have to send it in. I know this sounds extreme, but I'm embarrassed to own a Pentax right now. Lens release buttons are almost as old as SLRs. You'd think a company as old as Pentax would be able to get this right.

**dadipentak** · 12-10-2012, 09:16 AM

Originally posted by tzeentchiangod

you'd think a company as old as Pentax would be able to get this right.

Uh, yeah!

08-09-2011, 11:52 AM	#17
jcp5 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Bristol, NY - Finger Lakes Region Posts: 131	Happened to my K5. Have to call CRIS to see if they have buttons so I can send it in. Someone said they ran out but had more on order. Last edited by jcp5; 08-09-2011 at 11:58 AM.

12-10-2012, 08:34 AM	#28
Norberto Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Wien Hadersdorf Posts: 95	Lens unlock buttom - K5 Hi, same thing just happened to me over the weekend. Back from a safari I discovered the lens unlock buttom from my K5 (bought only last May) missing. I will be in Berlin next week and I wonder if anybody knows where I can try to fix it. The "Objektiv Entriegelungstaste" that Green & White referred to. thanks, N

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08-09-2011, 10:01 AM	#16
krebsy75 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Chester County, Pa. Posts: 804	I've seen this on other Pentax cameras over the years. Originally posted by Rupert Not necessarily....maybe just a small batch of bad parts? If it was a flawed design I would think it would be more common that one or two reports here? We do have to remember that as with most all products, the winning bid usually goes to the lowest bidder. We are lucky we are only using cameras, not flying in space shuttles...... Regards!

08-09-2011, 12:42 PM	#18
Green&White Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Germany, Göttingen Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 204	I lost the button some weeks ago. It needs about 14 days to repair and was covered from the warranty

08-09-2011, 03:53 PM	#19
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Originally posted by Green&White It needs about 14 days to repair in Germany, that is. CRIS has had my camera for over a month now.

08-09-2011, 06:25 PM	#20
Schraubstock Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Melbourne Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,386	Originally posted by Green&White I lost the button some weeks ago. It needs about 14 days to repair and was covered from the warranty The K-5 is not only used by men, women use K-5s also but be careful with your next survey the way you structure your question when you ask them whether they have lost their button and if so how and where. Greetings

08-10-2011, 08:45 AM	#21
Green&White Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Germany, Göttingen Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 204	Originally posted by Schraubstock The K-5 is not only used by men, women use K-5s also but be careful with your next survey the way you structure your question when you ask them whether they have lost their button and if so how and where. Greetings Maybe in english. My language is german and these little lost thing is called "Objektiventriegelungstaste" in my german K5 handbook. I'm shure no woman has thomething like that. Here is another user (male! ) with the same problem Greetings

08-10-2011, 09:54 AM	#22
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Originally posted by Green&White these little lost thing is called "Objektiventriegelungstaste" Such a big word for such a little thing!

08-10-2011, 04:32 PM	#23
Schraubstock Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Melbourne Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,386	Originally posted by Green&White ... I'm shure no woman has thomething like that. Don't be too sure. There was Lucy from Berlin... but that's another story. Greetings

08-06-2012, 04:11 PM	#24
blackcloudbrew Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cotati, California USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,460	Well, mine just popped off too. Mine is 1 & 1/2 years old and just over 10k clicks. Off to CHRIS I suppose.

08-06-2012, 05:45 PM	#25
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Originally posted by blackcloudbrew Well, mine just popped off too. Mine is 1 & 1/2 years old and just over 10k clicks. Off to CHRIS I suppose. Sorry to hear--nobody's safe from this hazard, I guess.

08-06-2012, 06:08 PM	#26
blackcloudbrew Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cotati, California USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,460	Well, these are complicated devices and things happen. It's always distressing when such a simple thing fails but...after 4 Pentax bodies this is the first 'cheap' part failure. Not too bad considering, even though it's kind of a pain.

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08-18-2012, 03:38 AM	#27
GeneV Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Albuquerque NM Photos: Albums Posts: 9,830	Perhaps it begins with the SD card door, which is, IMO, a step down from the K10-K20 series, but there is something about the K5 that is a bit more quirky and less stable than my other Pentax bodies. It may just be the progression of manufacturing in our world.

12-10-2012, 09:03 AM	#29
tzeentchiangod Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Photos: Gallery Posts: 34	My super-glue solution has failed. When I lost the button I was fortunate enough to find it. However, the "fix" lasted only a few months and now I have to send it in. I know this sounds extreme, but I'm embarrassed to own a Pentax right now. Lens release buttons are almost as old as SLRs. You'd think a company as old as Pentax would be able to get this right.

12-10-2012, 09:16 AM	#30
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Originally posted by tzeentchiangod you'd think a company as old as Pentax would be able to get this right. Uh, yeah!