[stillshot2]

Anyone have any ideas how I can start getting it to work again? I'd like to have it working so I can trigger off camera strobes with it or in case I ever need a flash in an emergency. I have the latest firmware installed, and my Yongnuo 460ii flash will fire from the hot shoe just fine, but when I deploy the pop up flash I am not getting the flash symbol in the viewfinder and it won't flash anymore! Might I add that it will still intermittently work at times so the bulb is not burnt out, but it doesn't work 95% of the time now.

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Last edited by stillshot2; 02-02-2014 at 04:25 PM. Reason: Added more info

[kosmoejtg]

My flash stopped working on my K-30 as well. When I try to use it the camera indicates not enough battery and shuts down, even with a fully charged battery. I have an external flash I use instead.

[stillshot2]

That's not good to hear. My K30 still had a month left on its warranty so I sent it back in for replacement. Hopefully this isn't a problem with all K30's since I only used the flash probably less than 50 times. If it goes out again I suppose I will have to buy a hotshoe trigger like I eventually plan on doing anyways.

[OldNoob]

welcome to the world of the k-30

[Lokusart]

I've been reading many issues with the K-30 in particular, mine is now on service repair due to a weird problem with exposures. I think QC was lacking with this one. My camera is only 2 months old.

welcome to the world of the k-30

I know what you mean

[stillshot2]

Does the K50 have all these issues worked out? I hear it's basically a K30 in a new shell so I think I may have to wait for a good price on a used K3

[Lokusart]

Does the K50 have all these issues worked out? I hear it's basically a K30 in a new shell so I think I may have to wait for a good price on a used K3

I haven't found so much people complaining with it as I found with the K-30, I hope they did it right with the K-50

[magkelly]

Sounds like what happened with the *ist DL's? I've seen two now, no flash, but the hot shoe works.

[Lokusart]

Sounds like what happened with the *ist DL's? I've seen two now, no flash, but the hot shoe works.

that's very bad, specially on cameras that like to portray reliability. Not destroyed by environment but by itself

[IchabodCrane]

That's not good to hear. My K30 still had a month left on its warranty so I sent it back in for replacement. Hopefully this isn't a problem with all K30's since I only used the flash probably less than 50 times. If it goes out again I suppose I will have to buy a hotshoe trigger like I eventually plan on doing anyways.

By chance were you shooting in Green mode? In that mode, the flash will only fire if it thinks the image needs it regardless of whether you have deployed.

[stillshot2]

By chance were you shooting in Green mode? In that mode, the flash will only fire if it thinks the image needs it regardless of whether you have deployed.

I only use manual mode, and even tried just about every mode before I sent it away. Hot shoe still worked fine though. Probably a faulty capacitor somewhere for the pop up flash. I never rely on a pop up flash but it makes me wonder how well the rest of the K30 is built. I switched from Sony to Pentax thinking that Pentax DSLR's were indestructible (and the fact Sony quit making OVF's) but now I'm not too enthusiastic hearing that the K30 may have other issues. The last thing I want to do right now is switch camera systems again!

[IchabodCrane]

I only use manual mode, and even tried just about every mode before I sent it away. Hot shoe still worked fine though. Probably a faulty capacitor somewhere for the pop up flash. I never rely on a pop up flash but it makes me wonder how well the rest of the K30 is built. I switched from Sony to Pentax thinking that Pentax DSLR's were indestructible (and the fact Sony quit making OVF's) but now I'm not too enthusiastic hearing that the K30 may have other issues. The last thing I want to do right now is switch camera systems again!

If it helps... I was one of the first to buy a K-30 in the summer of 2012 and apart from the rare lock-up, it's been rock solid.

[agukha]

My popup flash stopped working too, I rarely use it but I was on a night carnaval and used it maybe 30 times before it refused to work...

Is there a manual service for the K-30, or a repair parts list we could use ?

[Lokusart]

My popup flash stopped working too, I rarely use it but I was on a night carnaval and used it maybe 30 times before it refused to work...

Is there a manual service for the K-30, or a repair parts list we could use ?

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.

[RGlasel]

it will still intermittently work at times so

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 see that flash issue is becoming a trend on the K-30

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.