And received this morning! All in very reasonable condition, pleasantly surprised with the Fujinon which features absolutely no cracking to the bakelite/plastic housing.
Will have a clean-up with some diluted isopropyl alcohol and cotton buds a little later. The Helios has some 'gunk'/oil on the blades, which is rather unsurprising as they appear to come with a fair amount from new, so I'm not concerned about that. The Auto-Takumar is a beautiful, compact little lens.

Very happy with the purchases (I'll be trying them out a little later).

Edit: I might have undervalued the 50-200mm WR lens. Seems my pricing is in line with the non-WR variation.
Further edit: I might well not have. Please ignore the above!

Hi all, I've recently bought a job lot of goodies for a decent price and I'm looking to pass on the stuff that I know I won't really use for (hopefully) a decent price. I'll aim to get more comprehensive photos up later. For sale is;

Pentax K-50 in white - in immaculate condition but with the, almost typical, aperture block. I have bought a white solenoid to replace in this and I may still do so if it doesn't sell quickly but the price would jump up if I did it myself to cover time/effort spent on it. Fewer than 200 actuations (yes, you read that right). Performs flawlessly with manual focus lenses and the 55-300mm PLM, as it's been upgraded to most recent firmware. Comes with D-Li109 battery (will need to check whether genuine or 3rd party) and charger, 32Gb Class 4 memory card, strap and white Pentax shoulder bag pictured.* £65

Pentax 100-300mm f/4.7-5.8 (silver) - Marginally 'tacky' during extension and focus, as a result of plastic on plastic actions. Lens is pretty clear with no obvious fungus and minimal dust. Produces some nice pictures and autofocus works correctly in my opinion. £20

Sigma 100-300 DL f/4.5-6.7 (silver) - More dusts present inside the lens than the Pentax, but focuses well and doesn't obviously affect image quality much (though I have not scrutinised this). £20

Sigma DL IF Aspherical 28-300mm 'hyperzoom' (black) with lens hood - Good condition, solid little unit with good throw and decent enough image quality given the versatility. £30

Pentax DA50 f/1.8 - a well known 'nifty fifty' lens, plastic construction but produces great, sharp images. I have one myself which I use relatively regularly so this is surplus to requirements otherwise I'd keep it. Great condition, barely used by the look of it. £50

Pentax 50-200mm WR - another well-known, versatile lens with 'weather proofing'. Again, good condition, boxed in this instance and barely used. £40

Teleplus Pz-AF MC7 2x teleconverter - again, clean glass and good condition with no obvious defects. Featuring all 7 electrical contacts making it the more sought-after model versus the MC4 (from what I'm aware). I don't see myself using it personally, but might make a great companion for someone looking for longer throw with vintage, fast primes. Comes in a leather-style sleeve. £60

Topmax bag can be thrown in if someone were to buy the lot. I'm happy to make significant price reductions for multiple items purchased, as these are taking up space as it stands. Prices include 1st Class Signed for postage, and can be upgraded at extra cost. If the lot were taken, it'd be sent special delivery.

Price for the lot I'd estimate around £130. Happy to hear if I'm off the mark.

I've procured a few lenses recently (awaiting receipt as they're in the post...) and a Pentax K-to-M42 adapter (genuine);
Helios 44-2 in 'excellent' condition according to the seller.
Auto-Takumar 55mm f/2.2 in 'excellent' condition according to the seller.
Fujinon 55mm f/2.2, without any cracks/splits in the plastic housings, according to the seller.

Looking forward to receiving and trying out some of these vintage lenses!

Annndddd....sorted!

Thanks for this, John. I've sent him a message on PentaxForums, so hopefully he'll receive it soon.

Thank you Erik - I'll PM you now.
Edit: Apologies, Erik. I've not been a member for 30 days yet so cannot send a private message.

[quote="jeallen01"]Some probably available on ebay from US suppliers - but they cost around fifty quid delivered to the UK, and are getting scarcer by the day (the K-30 already has one, and that's why I got another one for the K-70, should it ever need it after the warrantee ends at the end of 2020).[/quote]Thanks for the prompt response! I wonder if anyone has compiled a list of the cameras which do/do not feature them from the factory? I.e. if you can find a fubar'ed K100d at a car-boot sale for a tenner, that might be a cheaper means of getting one?

Edit: found the below at Pentax Forums;

*ist D, *ist DS (Samsung GX1), *ist DS2(Samsung GX1s), K100D, K110D, K200D, K-m (2000), K-x, K-r (all those have 2 solenoids built in: One in the aperture circuit, one in the flash circuit).

The made in Japan solenoid was also used in the K10D (Samsung GX10) and K20D(Samsung GX20).
High shutter count was achieved with them and never any reported solenoid failure.

Read more at: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/151-pentax-k-30-k-50/385045-manual-solenoid-...#ixzz5wYzGhEkE

Hi all,

Recently purchased a bundle of goodies including a K-50 which is suffering from (the seemingly inevitable) aperture block. I'm happy to teardown the camera to fix but the only 'true' fix I've seen mentioned is the white solenoid replacement from the SLR's of yore.

Where can I find one of these, as they seem to be thin on the ground? I know I can find green solenoids from China but these would only offer a very temporary fix before exhibiting the same issues! I don't want to sand down the solenoid as a temporary fix, as the likelihood is I'll be selling the camera on anyway.

Thanks in advance for any/all feedback.

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