One more K70

halievski wrote:

my intention was exactly as yours with the only difference - i couldn't find a broken one, and bought a good one.. too good to disassemble for parts. Sure, i can fix it myself... but do i need 4 aps-c bodies and 2 other systems and other "collateral" PS ++ ? Leaning to keep k10 - i my view last Pentax camera delivering film like images (of course except 645D)

thks for reply

regards, alex

Maybe I got lucky but I do see broken old Pentax DSLRs on Ebay from time to time, it could be just a matter of waiting for a while. Personally I wouldn't use a fully working CCD Pentax DSLR as a donor. My donor camera had a broken LCD screen and the seller didn't even know if it powered up or not. The batteries for it aren't the cheapest and not worth buying just to see if it powered up or not.

Just keep looking and wait, I guarantee one will come up. Look up the PF thread which states which old bodies have 2 white solenoids, it is a good reference for replacing the solenoid also. Or you might be happy just getting a body with a single white solenoid in it if you don't need two and one becomes available.

Your K-70 is more important than an old K10 though and I wouldn't put a new green solenoid into it, the white solenoid is a permanent fix and you don't want to pull the camera apart more than you need to.

I would have sold you my spare white solenoid but I may need it for my own K-70 although it probably won't break as it is a more recent one, Pentax apparently improved the quality of the later ones, this isn't confirmed as they are so secretive and didn't admit their mistakes but you can read all about it on PF threads.