Almost a K10D user :-)

Hi, I've lurked here for a while and gained some useful information. Many thanks already.

Just taken the plunge, and I have a "mint, like new" K10D with 18-55 lens on its way to me.

I have an "approval" period, so want to check it out throughly as soon as it arrives (obviously). Is there anything in particular I should be looking for that might not be obvious, what I mean is are there any common faults that a K10D might have, or anything that might be a tell-tale sign something is wrong (or about to go wrong)? I haven't found anything much on the web so either I haven't looked hard enough, or there are no faults with this camera

One of the things I intend to check is the number of shots taken - is this in the EXIF info, and what's the best (free?) software for checking this. (Or another method of checking if it isn't in the EXIF).

Thanks for your time....

Hi and welcome.

Google PhotoMe this is a small bit of software that will give all the info you require, Open the photome up and click open file pick a photo you have taken and read all the info, even tells you the temp' of the camera at the time.

Hi and Welcome to the Forum.

I wanted the same info and was dirested to PhotoME link

Thanks Barrie for doing the link.

Barrie/Tel - Thanks for that, downloaded and installed. Just need the camera to arrive.....

Hello Mark, welcome to the forum

The most important thing is that you can see in photome is the shuttercount.
Pentax rated the mirror-flippy thing on 100,000 flicks so make an fair assumption how longs you want to use it, I believe that replacement/repairing isn't that cheap

here is an interesting sits about the amount of flicks, it seems that the one of pentax is one of the better ones out there link

Stefan, Thanks for that link, not seen anything like that before.....interesting stuff.

All - this will be my first Pentax (previously a Canon FD user :roll - any "common faults" I should be looking out for?

Thanks,

Mark.

By and large I think the K10D has proved to be highly reliable and virtually indestructable. The only common-ish problem that springs to mind is that the sensor can be misaligned causing back/frontfocus problems - this can be a DIY fix by using a "secret" debug menu built into the camera. Worry about that if and when it crops up though.

Otherwise no, there's nothing specific to look out for, it should just work.

[quote:3496ace15f="DarkM"]Hi, I've lurked here for a while and gained some useful information. Many thanks already.
Just taken the plunge, and I have a "mint, like new" K10D with 18-55 lens on its way to me. [quote]


I'm new here to and a fledgling K10D owner. Not done much with it yet, taken a few last year while walking and just ordered a Pentax 10mm-17mm lens so hope to get some walking weather soon.
Here are the few I have taken so far.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ta1ch1/