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One more K70

Started May 1, 2020 | Discussions thread
Oiche Senior Member • Posts: 2,045
Buy a broken donor camera

I bought a broken *ist DL2 from Ebay for £17, it also came with a 18-55 kit lens.

The *ist DL2 and several other models have 2x white solenoids in them, one for aperture and one for the pop up flash.

I fixed my K-30 with one of the white solenoids and have the other for a spare should my K-70 ever go down.

I'm assuming you have a bit of electronics experience and have the tools.

It is a fiddly enough job requiring you knowing how not to electrocute yourself with the flash capacitor... easiest and safest way is to take the battery out for a few days before starting the job.

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Pentax K-70 Pentax smc DA* 60-250mm F4.0 ED (IF) SDM Pentax smc DA 40mm F2.8 Limited Samyang 14mm F2.8 ED AS IF UMC HD Pentax DA 15mm F4 ED AL Limited +1 more
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