Originally posted by gatorguy "A lot"?
... It's not likely to occur, nor is the solonoid dying on a K-70. The failing solenoid issue is being blown way out of proportion IMO.
I read up on this quite a bit before buying the K-70, and I agree with you. From what I can tell, there have been relatively few reports of the solenoid failing, and certainly not
anywhere near the level of the problem on the K-50. Considering that this camera has been out for a few years now, if the problem were widespread, I imagine there would be more talk about it.
I have a K-7, old (of course), but with fewer than 25,000 actuations. The auto functions on it have failed and it's usable only in manual mode. I've read reports here of it happening to a few people as well. Should I assume that this is a
huge problem with the K-7? When you think of the thousands of K-7s that were produced, a few incidents doesn't present a tremendous worry, imo. Same with the K-70. Time will tell, of course, but I'm comfortable with my purchase. Assuming I can get the hang of it. Maybe you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
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Originally posted by SSGGeezer The K-5IIs is a super nice camera also. I have one as well as a K-1 and a KP. If I was to sell one there is the chance it would be the KP and keep the K-5 . But as I have the grip for the KP, I suspect the K-5 would go up for sale, even though it is a wonderful camera.
Well, if you ever do decide to sell it, I "might" know someone who's interested. (wink, wink)