K30 pop up flash stopped working?

Lokusart · 03-11-2014, 03:40 PM

Originally posted by RGlasel

If you take 20 shots in a row of the same scene without changing any settings, will the flash fire at least once? Can you get the flash to work (albeit intermittently) in some of the automated shooting modes? A repair depot can use that kind of information to help determine the cause of your problem, and it will help to prevent the situation where the repairperson changes a setting, it then works once or twice and the camera is returned to you without fixing anything. I've had a K-30 for 20 months; taken it with me on a ski-hill, trekking in the jungle, the Caribbean in the summer, a football game in the winter, and have had zero problems. Anecdotal trends on an Internet discussion forum have no correlation to design flaws or quality control of anything. Every manufactured object has the potential to fail at any time. Looking for trends in random events does nothing to prevent such failures or to remedy them.

Looking for trends in random events does nothing to prevent such failures or to remedy them? well... at least it can may other people aware before buying

IchabodCrane · 03-11-2014, 04:42 PM

Originally posted by Lokusart

Looking for trends in random events does nothing to prevent such failures or to remedy them? well... at least it can may other people aware before buying

You need real data and real statistical analysis of that data to formulate conclusions that are useful. A few odd posts on the internet might not be useless but are pretty close to it.

Lokusart · 03-11-2014, 04:45 PM

Originally posted by IchabodCrane

You need real data and real statistical analysis of that data to formulate conclusions that are useful. A few odd posts on the internet might not be useless but are pretty close to it.

Internet is a great tool you know

agukha · 03-12-2014, 06:41 AM

Originally posted by Lokusart

very bad when that happens, I see that flash issue is becoming a trend on the K-30.

Try contacting the people who sold you the camera, if it's still on warranty you better use it. Or send an email to Pentax asking for the best place to send the camera.

I can send it back, with the lens, but I won't because I probably won't find the same offer for an almost unused K30, so I'll bear with it... but it would be really usefull to find a service manual with references parts !

Lokusart · 03-12-2014, 06:54 AM

Originally posted by agukha

I can send it back, with the lens, but I won't because I probably won't find the same offer for an almost unused K30, so I'll bear with it... but it would be really usefull to find a service manual with references parts !

I understand. try getting in contact with Pentax main site then, almost sure they will point you out some places where you can have your camera serviced

stillshot2 · 03-12-2014, 08:23 AM

On my K30 that was replaced under warranty, the flash stopped working intermittently, then eventually quit entirely. Not sure if you have the same problem but if you can't get it fixed it may be cheaper to get a bounce flash since your hot shoe probably still works fine.

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03-11-2014, 03:40 PM	#16
Lokusart Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Algarve Posts: 173	Originally posted by RGlasel If you take 20 shots in a row of the same scene without changing any settings, will the flash fire at least once? Can you get the flash to work (albeit intermittently) in some of the automated shooting modes? A repair depot can use that kind of information to help determine the cause of your problem, and it will help to prevent the situation where the repairperson changes a setting, it then works once or twice and the camera is returned to you without fixing anything. I've had a K-30 for 20 months; taken it with me on a ski-hill, trekking in the jungle, the Caribbean in the summer, a football game in the winter, and have had zero problems. Anecdotal trends on an Internet discussion forum have no correlation to design flaws or quality control of anything. Every manufactured object has the potential to fail at any time. Looking for trends in random events does nothing to prevent such failures or to remedy them. Looking for trends in random events does nothing to prevent such failures or to remedy them? well... at least it can may other people aware before buying

03-11-2014, 04:42 PM	#17
IchabodCrane Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,728	Originally posted by Lokusart Looking for trends in random events does nothing to prevent such failures or to remedy them? well... at least it can may other people aware before buying You need real data and real statistical analysis of that data to formulate conclusions that are useful. A few odd posts on the internet might not be useless but are pretty close to it.

03-11-2014, 04:45 PM	#18
Lokusart Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Algarve Posts: 173	Originally posted by IchabodCrane You need real data and real statistical analysis of that data to formulate conclusions that are useful. A few odd posts on the internet might not be useless but are pretty close to it. Internet is a great tool you know

03-12-2014, 06:41 AM	#19
agukha Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 367	Originally posted by Lokusart very bad when that happens, I see that flash issue is becoming a trend on the K-30. Try contacting the people who sold you the camera, if it's still on warranty you better use it. Or send an email to Pentax asking for the best place to send the camera. I can send it back, with the lens, but I won't because I probably won't find the same offer for an almost unused K30, so I'll bear with it... but it would be really usefull to find a service manual with references parts !

03-12-2014, 06:54 AM	#20
Lokusart Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Algarve Posts: 173	Originally posted by agukha I can send it back, with the lens, but I won't because I probably won't find the same offer for an almost unused K30, so I'll bear with it... but it would be really usefull to find a service manual with references parts ! I understand. try getting in contact with Pentax main site then, almost sure they will point you out some places where you can have your camera serviced

03-12-2014, 08:23 AM	#21
stillshot2 Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Phoenix, AZ Photos: Albums Posts: 1,070 Original Poster	On my K30 that was replaced under warranty, the flash stopped working intermittently, then eventually quit entirely. Not sure if you have the same problem but if you can't get it fixed it may be cheaper to get a bounce flash since your hot shoe probably still works fine.