FS: K-50 with The Usual Issue (hence price)

FS I have a K-50, which is pretty much unmarked / minimal wear throughout, with sensor in perfect condition. All buttons / clicky bits / computer functionality are as when first out of the box. The screen is in excellent and bright condition.

Of course it has developed The Aperture Block. Camera remains fully functional with manual aperture stop-downable lenses in manual mode currently. Has been fixed once, after which it functioned perfectly, but perhaps the expert fix wasn’t very expert. I don’t fancy another round of fixing. Such a shame in an otherwise excellent camera. It’s otherwise far too good to go to recycling.

If someone would like to take apart / do the needful / have a fully functional camera thereafter I’d be delighted.

Neo-bargain price therefore of £50 plus P+P / UK only.

Pics on request.

Excellent price for a superb camera.

I've got one in the same condition with the same issue but am happy using mine as a backup in pure manual mode...as you say too good to bin.

Karlo

Have you considered trying to fix it yourself?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZZoTUQvwBI

I have a K30 in the same state and it has become the permanent body for M42 lenses with PK adaptor.

Same here

I have a K-50 with the same issue so doing what smc and geordie01 do:

is a really good idea!

Cheers
Mike

I'm interested but I'm trying to find out if a K-50 will accept the Katzeye focusing screen I have in my K200D. For now I can't find that info anywhere.

Looking at the 'focusingscreen.com' website at the screens they offer for K-50 and K200D it looks like the locating/handling tab at the edge of the screen is in a different position for the two cameras. If this is the case and your Katzeye screen has such a tab then even if it's the right dimensions you wouldn't be able to fit a K200D screen into a K50 camera.

Link to K50 screens:
link

Link to K200D screens:
link

Cheer
MIke

Thanks all for input.

I've had one fix and due to intricacies don't fancy doing this myself (there's only so many hours in the day...) It's done me well for years, and an astonishing deal on a mint K1 has led me down a different and hopefully aperture-block-issue-free path.

So: If anyone would like this "excellent but flawed" camera please feel free (well, £50...) to get in touch

You have a new message.

SOLD with many thanks. Glad it's getting a new home and lease of life

And received!.
Thanks for the easy transaction, surgery awaits in the next week or so.

I checked the camera when I got it and confirmed ABF.

Today I replaced the solenoid with a white one and it works just fine.

Interestingly, the original repair was a good one, as the defective solenoid was........a white one. I can't say why but that is very unusual.

This is why I've been content with shaving the solenoid very gently to get the camera back in action. I've not had a repair go wrong this way.