Originally posted by Larrymc First you are making several assumptions about this situation!
Absolutly true, I make assumtions because we don't know yet anything more, until the threadopener (TO) can bring us more information!
Originally posted by Larrymc First, that the OP is a guy you referred to the OP as His when infact her name is @Mary Ann 191 indicating that the OP is female.
Wrong: I used the term TO for threadopener and thus left it neutral. There are a few who have aliases which sound female but behind the person is male. So calm down.
Originally posted by Larrymc Secondly, you are also assuming that there has been a reflash of hacked firmware installed on her K-30 which is a remote possibility.
Wrong! Neither you nor me nor anybody else knows right now, but firmware 1.10 is very popular, even official Pentax service places install it.
Anyway, I assume a, you asume b, nothing wrong with this!
Originally posted by Larrymc Third, you are assuming that the 55-300 is a PLM versus the other versions of Pentax 55-300 lens that are available.
Well observed, and if my assumption is wrong, I am not going to shed any tear about it.
We try to help a person best we can.
This is not a competition!
Originally posted by Larrymc The problem with this being an aperture block failure is what she stated here: this points to some sort of failure of the lens communicating with the camera body. Until she responds with more information as to firmware and the lens model we can only guess what the problem really is.
Thats what you want to see, fine.
I see a different possibility because in my experience with many many K30's I have repaired that if the solenoid stops working,
LiveView first works and then stops working.
So I assume and try to help.
Hopefully the TO can use our help and it does't matter who is right or wrong: As I said, this is no competition.
It isn't important who is right.
What is important is to help.