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Qwntm · 03-20-2012, 12:27 AM

I interested in buying a lightly used Original Limited Silver K-5 from the first batch, but I'm hesitating because they were made in early 2011 (I think?) and I was wondering if they had any issues like the sensor stains or mirror flops, etc? Thanks for any help.

RonHendriks1966 · 03-20-2012, 02:10 AM

Not that I know of. My K-5 Silver is perfect.

jacpat · 03-20-2012, 02:13 AM

mine is fine.....almost 1 year

DaveXT · 03-20-2012, 03:43 AM

Given they would have te exact same internals as any other K-5 I suspect there is some chance it may have a fault, best to check before you buy.

frank · 03-20-2012, 04:15 AM

Just buy it if the price is good

It's the best camera I've had so far.

Kennod · 03-20-2012, 04:47 AM

no sensor stains or mirror flops, but the K-5 Silver Limited Edition (not to be confused with the new K-5 Silver "Special" Edition) has one major problem: You will never ever want to part with it. I can't imagine parting with it until Pentax Ricoh release a Silver Limited Edition full-frame model.

In all seriousness, you would be extremely unlucky if there was a problem with that individual unit. It is a pleasure to hold and use and looks damn fine with either black or silver lenses mounted.

Qwntm · 03-20-2012, 04:52 PM

Couldn't resist any longer and went ahead and bought it! Fingers crossed!!!!

Thanks for all the replies!

Qwntm · 03-20-2012, 04:54 PM

Originally posted by frank

Just buy it if the price is good

It's the best camera I've had so far.

$1299 I thought was fair... Though at the time (12 hours ago) the black K-5 was selling for $1199!!!

It's supposed to be like new with around 300 clicks... the pictures of it were pretty! We'll see!

zapp · 03-22-2012, 07:59 AM

... you mean besides being silver...?

krebsy75 · 03-22-2012, 08:00 AM

I was watching this listing as well. Were u the one who bought it?

Adam · 03-22-2012, 08:50 AM

Yeah the silve K-5's should be kosher, though I could have sworn that somebody found stains on theirs once.

krebsy75 · 03-22-2012, 09:53 AM

I thought the same thing.

Originally posted by Adam

Yeah the silve K-5's should be kosher, though I could have sworn that somebody found stains on theirs once.

dgaies · 03-22-2012, 10:16 AM

Originally posted by Adam

Yeah the silve K-5's should be kosher, though I could have sworn that somebody found stains on theirs once.

I had a small "string of pearls" sensor stain on a silver K-5 that I bought. It was smaller and less of an issue than the one I had on my initial K-5 (from the initial production run), but it was present nonetheless.

Qwntm · 03-22-2012, 11:07 PM

Originally posted by krebsy97

I was watching this listing as well. Were u the one who bought it?

I think so...

Qwntm · 03-22-2012, 11:10 PM

Originally posted by dgaies

I had a small "string of pearls" sensor stain on a silver K-5 that I bought. It was smaller and less of an issue than the one I had on my initial K-5 (from the initial production run), but it was present nonetheless.

As I understand it from Pentax USA, they will fix the Stain issues should they arise in any of the K-5's, warranty or not. So I'm not too concerned about that. The camera is supposed to have around 300 clicks on it, so if I understand the stain issue it is possible for it to start appearing after a few thousand shots. I'll just keep an eye on it and see what happens.

03-20-2012, 12:27 AM	#1
Qwntm Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Eastern Oregon Posts: 856	Did the original Limited Silver K-5's have problems? I interested in buying a lightly used Original Limited Silver K-5 from the first batch, but I'm hesitating because they were made in early 2011 (I think?) and I was wondering if they had any issues like the sensor stains or mirror flops, etc? Thanks for any help.

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03-20-2012, 02:10 AM	#2
RonHendriks1966 Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,675	Not that I know of. My K-5 Silver is perfect.

03-20-2012, 02:13 AM	#3
jacpat Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8	mine is fine.....almost 1 year

03-20-2012, 03:43 AM	#4
DaveXT Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Melbourne Outer East Photos: Albums Posts: 94	Given they would have te exact same internals as any other K-5 I suspect there is some chance it may have a fault, best to check before you buy.

03-20-2012, 04:15 AM	#5
frank Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,202	Just buy it if the price is good It's the best camera I've had so far.

03-20-2012, 04:47 AM	#6
Kennod Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Melbourne Posts: 126	no sensor stains or mirror flops, but the K-5 Silver Limited Edition (not to be confused with the new K-5 Silver "Special" Edition) has one major problem: You will never ever want to part with it. I can't imagine parting with it until Pentax Ricoh release a Silver Limited Edition full-frame model. In all seriousness, you would be extremely unlucky if there was a problem with that individual unit. It is a pleasure to hold and use and looks damn fine with either black or silver lenses mounted.

03-20-2012, 04:52 PM	#7
Qwntm Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Eastern Oregon Posts: 856 Original Poster	Couldn't resist any longer and went ahead and bought it! Fingers crossed!!!! Thanks for all the replies!

03-20-2012, 04:54 PM	#8
Qwntm Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Eastern Oregon Posts: 856 Original Poster	Originally posted by frank Just buy it if the price is good It's the best camera I've had so far. $1299 I thought was fair... Though at the time (12 hours ago) the black K-5 was selling for $1199!!! It's supposed to be like new with around 300 clicks... the pictures of it were pretty! We'll see!

03-22-2012, 07:59 AM	#9
zapp Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,389	... you mean besides being silver...?

03-22-2012, 08:00 AM	#10
krebsy75 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Chester County, Pa. Posts: 804	I was watching this listing as well. Were u the one who bought it?

03-22-2012, 08:50 AM	#11
Adam Administrator Site Webmaster Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 51,608	Yeah the silve K-5's should be kosher, though I could have sworn that somebody found stains on theirs once.

03-22-2012, 09:53 AM	#12
krebsy75 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Chester County, Pa. Posts: 804	I thought the same thing. Originally posted by Adam Yeah the silve K-5's should be kosher, though I could have sworn that somebody found stains on theirs once.

03-22-2012, 10:16 AM	#13
dgaies Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Maryland / Washington DC Posts: 3,917	Originally posted by Adam Yeah the silve K-5's should be kosher, though I could have sworn that somebody found stains on theirs once. I had a small "string of pearls" sensor stain on a silver K-5 that I bought. It was smaller and less of an issue than the one I had on my initial K-5 (from the initial production run), but it was present nonetheless.

03-22-2012, 11:07 PM	#14
Qwntm Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Eastern Oregon Posts: 856 Original Poster	Originally posted by krebsy97 I was watching this listing as well. Were u the one who bought it? I think so...

03-22-2012, 11:10 PM	#15
Qwntm Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Eastern Oregon Posts: 856 Original Poster	Originally posted by dgaies I had a small "string of pearls" sensor stain on a silver K-5 that I bought. It was smaller and less of an issue than the one I had on my initial K-5 (from the initial production run), but it was present nonetheless. As I understand it from Pentax USA, they will fix the Stain issues should they arise in any of the K-5's, warranty or not. So I'm not too concerned about that. The camera is supposed to have around 300 clicks on it, so if I understand the stain issue it is possible for it to start appearing after a few thousand shots. I'll just keep an eye on it and see what happens.

Did the original Limited Silver K-5's have problems?

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