It looks like a paint chip more than anything. The bottom plates on all my cameras get pretty chewed up with time, but really its mostly the paint just rubbing off. My K-5 has a pretty serious impact point where it was dropped off a tripod. It worked fine after that, and after I replaced the bent bayonet ring, I started to get sharp shots again too LOL. Then the sensor started failing maybe 4-5 months later. CRIS completely restored the camera with a new sensor and board and fixed the AF adjustment that I had to apply since day one of owning the camera. They left the dinged bottom plate though. I think it adds character. :)
On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 11:46 AM, Boris Liberman <[email protected]> wrote: > On 11/30/2013 6:15 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: >> >> That chip is nothing LOL. You'd cry if you saw my first K-7. > > > I can attest to the fact that the K-5 offered for sale did not fall and > hence did not sustain any such damage while it was being used by me. I > cannot possibly know what happened before that, but if my memory serves me > well, it arrived to my doorway intact. > > I had very similar chip-off with my K10D. Since I bought it brand new, I > also know it wasn't result of a fall or anything of this kind. > > I am thinking that these chip offs are caused by a bit of excessive force > while attaching the battery grip. > > Now, this K-5 needs to find a new home so that I can put the money to other > photography related endeavors of mine. > > > Boris > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
