K10D Lens locking mechanism broken

**Lowell Goudge** · 09-04-2011, 07:28 PM

has any one had this before, my K10D has had the lens locking pin become unattached from the release button.

This keeps the locking pin retracted as well as the AF drive

Adam · 09-04-2011, 07:34 PM

Ouch- maybe something happened to the spring, or it got jammed!

**Lowell Goudge** · 09-04-2011, 08:02 PM

Time to decide if this becomes am M42 body or not

**Canada_Rockies** · 09-07-2011, 08:33 AM

I feel for you, Lowell. My first Pentax went twenty years without trouble. The new ones don't.

**Lowell Goudge** · 09-07-2011, 04:56 PM

Originally posted by Canada_Rockies

I feel for you, Lowell. My first Pentax went twenty years without trouble. The new ones don't.

Really just waiting for an order of magnitude quote from pentax if it is not too bad I'll get it fixed if it is too high it will become a permanent M42 body

Really is an excuse to get a K5 I guess. The funny thing is when you consider the old bodies they did not get the same number of frames for sure (I have 20K between Ricoh XR2s, KX and PZ-1) my 3 DSLRs are all 13-16k shots each

P.s. Maybe I can pick up your M400 asPentax is only 20 miles away

**Canada_Rockies** · 09-07-2011, 05:02 PM

Originally posted by Lowell Goudge

Really just waiting for an order of magnitude quote from pentax if it is not too bad I'll get it fixed if it is too high it will become a permanent M42 body

Really is an excuse to get a K5 I guess. The funny thing is when you consider the old bodies they did not get the same number of frames for sure (I have 20K between Ricoh XR2s, KX and PZ-1) my 3 DSLRs are all 13-16k shots each

P.s. Maybe I can pick up your M400 asPentax is only 20 miles away

Don't you dare! Vicious! My FLQ relatives will get you if you do!

09-04-2011, 07:28 PM	#1
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09-04-2011, 08:02 PM	#3
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,888 Original Poster	Time to decide if this becomes am M42 body or not

09-07-2011, 08:33 AM	#4
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	I feel for you, Lowell. My first Pentax went twenty years without trouble. The new ones don't.

09-07-2011, 04:56 PM	#5
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,888 Original Poster	Originally posted by Canada_Rockies I feel for you, Lowell. My first Pentax went twenty years without trouble. The new ones don't. Really just waiting for an order of magnitude quote from pentax if it is not too bad I'll get it fixed if it is too high it will become a permanent M42 body Really is an excuse to get a K5 I guess. The funny thing is when you consider the old bodies they did not get the same number of frames for sure (I have 20K between Ricoh XR2s, KX and PZ-1) my 3 DSLRs are all 13-16k shots each P.s. Maybe I can pick up your M400 asPentax is only 20 miles away

09-07-2011, 05:02 PM	#6
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Originally posted by Lowell Goudge Really just waiting for an order of magnitude quote from pentax if it is not too bad I'll get it fixed if it is too high it will become a permanent M42 body Really is an excuse to get a K5 I guess. The funny thing is when you consider the old bodies they did not get the same number of frames for sure (I have 20K between Ricoh XR2s, KX and PZ-1) my 3 DSLRs are all 13-16k shots each P.s. Maybe I can pick up your M400 asPentax is only 20 miles away Don't you dare! Vicious! My FLQ relatives will get you if you do!