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Pentax *IST D

Started Mar 27, 2020 | Discussions thread
Oiche Senior Member • Posts: 2,045
White solenoids are the valuable parts

Ralf J. wrote:

Well i found a 128mb CF CARD and still no luck. Upon careful inspection it appears the last pin has been bent by previous ownership, i took the unit apart but there are too many soldered fine connections to make it worth a repair especially for the modest investment. Will keep it for parts since these are not as much in abundance as Nikons and Canons

Whilst you have it apart and not to be using it again why don't you take the two white solenoids from it which can fix the aperture block problem permanently on the K-30/K-50 and a few more models.

I bought a broken *ist DL2 and did the same to fix my K-30 and I have a spare.

You could even sell them, only one seller I know on ebay and they are expensive, about $40 or so.

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