ant_nio_marques Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 <p>Hi.<br> I recently got a used Pentax K-30. Other than specks in the mirror (or ground glass?), it seems to work OK.<br> It came only with the battery and a charger minus cord (the cord seems to be standard one, so no big issue there).<br> The shutter count is in the 400s, according to the shutter count sites, can they be trusted?<br> All menus seem to be working, and I have made a couple of shots which seem to be OK. The lenses I have are all oldish (FAJ 18-35, FAP 28-105, FAJ 70-300), they seem to work as well as they do on my Z-70.<br> Is there something I should be checking? And any missing accessory I'll need?<br> Thank you!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phule Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 You are missing photo subjects. Go out and shoot! Use your camera. That is the only way to know how it performs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant_nio_marques Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 <p>Oh, I'll go out and shoot, sure thing. I just wanted to know if there are specific K-30 gotchas when it comes to second-hand material.<br> My choice of the K-30 was reasonably informed. I wanted a Pentax, I didn't want anything too expensive, I wanted something more photography- than glitz-oriented. Price ruled out the K5-II and the K-3, while the K-7 and earlier might be interesting on the photography-oriented thing, but are generations older. So far I seem to be liking the camera's feel, it's the possible defects that I'm wondering about.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjoseph7 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 <p>The k30 is a good camera. It does not have all the bells and whistles as the K-5 II, but it comes pretty close when it comes to performance.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewg_ny Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 <p>I don't think the shutter count would normally be incorrect though conceivably it might be reset if camera was serviced. I don't believe this normally gets reset during normal firmware updates.</p> <p>400 sounds super low. I would hope body is nearly pristine. Anyway, I don't think there's anything in particular to look out for; just use it and look for anything especially odd.</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant_nio_marques Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 <p>Thanks all! Yes, it looks like new. The seller said it was a demo device in a store. So far I haven't had any issues with it.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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