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Pentax K-5 (Body + Accessories)
Asking Price
325.00 USD
Item Location
Rolla, MO (United States)
Item Description
Pentax K-5 (body with accessories) in excellent functional and good cosmetic condition. Includes white body mount cover, original box, battery, charger + power cord, A/V cable, strap, printed manual, and copy of the latest Pentax Digital Camera Utility and PDF of manual on CD. $325 (US) - Price includes PayPal fees and shipping to the Continental U.S.
I fully tested the body with M42, manual K-mount, KA-mount, KAF-mount, and KAF2-mount lenses. All functions work perfectly, and auto-focus appears accurate. I also updated the body to the latest K-5 firmware (1.16). I checked the sensor for hot pixels, dead pixels, and sensor stains, and found it to be in excellent condition with no defects (see pictures as documentation of the tests). I found some dust on the sensor, and cleaned it with a squeeze blower, so now it is clean (see pictures of before & after). All settings on the mode dial work perfectly, and all buttons and dials work as new with no sign of looseness nor problems. I tested the flash mount with an external flash, and it works perfectly, as does the pop-up flash.
The body has a few wear marks on the bottom (nothing serious), and a couple of tiny, non-intrusive scratches on the back display surface (see pictures for details). The top LCD display is clear with no scratches.
The date of manufacture is 12/10/2010, and the shutter count is about 19,700. This body has LOTS of good life left in it.
The reason I'm selling the K-5 is that I originally bought one, but it got lost in shipment, so while awaiting resolution of the lost shipment, I bought a second one from another source. After buying the second one, the first one was found, so now I have two. My Budget Director (wife) tells me I can not keep both...

-- so I must sell one of them and YOU win!
I bought the K-5 to upgrade from my trusty old K100D Super (which I will keep as a backup), and the K-5 is a WONDERFUL upgrade! I took some portraits today, and it was such a joy to use, and the output was easier to post-process. The K-5 features that immediately impress me are: 1) It's very close to the same size & shape as the K100D Super, so feels comfortable & familiar in my hand; 2) Extremely quiet shutter; 3) Incredibly low-noise output at all ISOs, especially at high ISOs; 4) Noticeably improved dynamic range.
At the price I'm asking, you too can afford to enjoy a nice upgrade!
-Joe-
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Camera front
Camera back
Camera top
Camera bottom
LCD screen
Looking through the viewfinder
Battery
Accessories
Box
Manual
Hot pixel test (Note: This was a GROSS high-ISO under exposure, then pushed about +4 stops with no noise reduction in post-processing to reveal any hot pixels. I see nothing noticeable here!)
Sensor dirt before I cleaned it (Notice the dust particle in the upper-left corner. Also, this is an f16 photo of my door with flash illumination, and these photos reveal that my door has dirt on it that needs to be cleaned - Ha!)
Sensor after cleaning with squeeze blower (any "spots" you see in this image are dirt on my door, not on the sensor!)
Test image @ ISO80
Test image @ ISO2000
Test image @ ISO2000
Are you the original owner of the item being sold?
No
Are you selling or trading this item?
Selling
Item Condition (Key)
Used
Excellent/Good
Shipping Destinations
Continental U.S. Only
Shipping Charge
Included
Shipping Services
US Postal Service
Accepted Payment Types
PayPal
Return Policy & Additional Details
No returns.
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Last edited by k0og; 03-16-2015 at 09:32 AM.