Originally posted by dmach47 I have a K-30 as my backup camera. It doesn't get used much, but I did notice it seems to have the "dark picture" issue. I've read the "how to replace the solenoid" thread and that looks rather daunting. What are some used alternatives I should look at? I want to stay in the Pentax digital stable as I have a bunch of K mount lenses for my primary camera (the K-1ii). I just need a backup digital camera that I would use very occasionally. I do like the small size of the K-30, and I can live with the not as large/nice sensor (as compared to my K-1ii). Oh, and I don't want to spend too much as this backup camera will mostly stay in my camera case.
Thanks for any feedback/ideas.
I had the same problem.
My K-30 stopped working , so I started looking for the white solenoid and the instruction how to do it.
I also found K-50 , with ~ 5k clicks , good working condition , costing about the same as solenoid.
I am very happy , K-50 very similar size / style / can use AA batteries.
K-30 can still use with manual lenses + KAF4 / PLM lenses - I needed to install the latest firmware from K-50 ( hacked)
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Originally posted by Fogel70 And I belive the K7/K5 series cameras are slightly smaller than K30.
No , they are not , they are flagship range.
Much bigger and heavier than K-30/K-50