Pentax K-50 Discontinued

PF Staff · 06-16-2016, 03:10 AM

We say farewell to the Pentax K-50, discontinued as of mid-2016.

Read more on the PF homepage...

stein · 06-16-2016, 09:26 PM

Didn't affect pricing in Hungary yet, pricing from 413€ (body only) up to 700€ with SMC DA 18-135mm WR lens. There will be some time I'd say before it gets to the list of items on sale at reduced price. Probably next year.

Jonathan Mac · 06-17-2016, 01:01 AM

I thought it had been discontinued months ago, replaced by the K-S2.

I really hope the new K-70 has inherited the aperture stop-down mechanism from the K-S2 rather than the K-30 and K-50. Letting that poor design/construction into a third model would be shameful.

**clackers** · 06-17-2016, 01:26 AM

Originally posted by Jonathan Mac

I really hope the new K-70 has inherited the aperture stop-down mechanism from the K-S2 rather than the K-30 and K-50. .

It's not the same one, Jonathan?

Jonathan Mac · 06-18-2016, 01:17 AM

Originally posted by clackers

It's not the same one, Jonathan?

Time will tell. I hope that after all the complaints about the K-30 and K-50 they have found and fixed the part or design aspect that causes the problem. I haven't seen any reports of the aperture stop-down mechanism failing in the K-S cameras.

**clackers** · 06-18-2016, 02:15 AM

Originally posted by Jonathan Mac

Time will tell. I hope that after all the complaints about the K-30 and K-50 they have found and fixed the part or design aspect that causes the problem. I haven't seen any reports of the aperture stop-down mechanism failing in the K-S cameras.

These are newer and less numerous, though. There has been a post about a K-S2. I drowned and wrote off my K-S1 because it needed both a new shutter and aperture block, but that shouldn't count.

Much in the K-S1 and K-S2 is from the K-30/50. I wouldn't automatically assume that part was different.

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06-16-2016, 09:26 PM	#2
stein Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Subotica Photos: Gallery Posts: 235	Didn't affect pricing in Hungary yet, pricing from 413€ (body only) up to 700€ with SMC DA 18-135mm WR lens. There will be some time I'd say before it gets to the list of items on sale at reduced price. Probably next year.

06-17-2016, 01:01 AM	#3
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,887	I thought it had been discontinued months ago, replaced by the K-S2. I really hope the new K-70 has inherited the aperture stop-down mechanism from the K-S2 rather than the K-30 and K-50. Letting that poor design/construction into a third model would be shameful.

06-17-2016, 01:26 AM	#4
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Originally posted by Jonathan Mac I really hope the new K-70 has inherited the aperture stop-down mechanism from the K-S2 rather than the K-30 and K-50. . It's not the same one, Jonathan?

06-18-2016, 01:17 AM	#5
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,887	Originally posted by clackers It's not the same one, Jonathan? Time will tell. I hope that after all the complaints about the K-30 and K-50 they have found and fixed the part or design aspect that causes the problem. I haven't seen any reports of the aperture stop-down mechanism failing in the K-S cameras.

06-18-2016, 02:15 AM	#6
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Originally posted by Jonathan Mac Time will tell. I hope that after all the complaints about the K-30 and K-50 they have found and fixed the part or design aspect that causes the problem. I haven't seen any reports of the aperture stop-down mechanism failing in the K-S cameras. These are newer and less numerous, though. There has been a post about a K-S2. I drowned and wrote off my K-S1 because it needed both a new shutter and aperture block, but that shouldn't count. Much in the K-S1 and K-S2 is from the K-30/50. I wouldn't automatically assume that part was different.

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