PJ Sir, I bought the $ 1 USB cable for my K-20D in 2009, as I said from San Mateo in the Bay Area California. And it is still working fine.
I always transfer my photos using the USB cable connected to my Laptop, after reading a few stories of damage to the Card Slot. Then the K-5 series has a design problem with the Card Door making it awkward to push in and then pull the card out - not so om my older K-20D. Here is one for $ 0.93 to 1.14 with Free shipping to the US from AliExpress (China evil bay equivalent) https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1M-8-Pin-USB-Data-Cable-for-Nikon-Olympus-Pentax-Sony-Panasonic-Sanyo/32793799511.html?spm=2114.40010308.4.71.1x09IY https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1M-8-Pin-USB-Data-Cable-for-Nikon-Olympus-Pentax-Sony-Panasonic-Sanyo/32793799511.html?spm PJ Sir, this line has been made defunct by manufacturers in India, China, Taiwan, Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam etc" "you get what you pay for" as cheap no longer mean poor quality for many many items. I bought a Made in India LED Video Light (108 dimmable LEDs) for US $ 8. Powerful and fun to use and it is still working great. I posted it on the Pentax Forums with the sample videos. To give you an example 3rd Party Batteries (note Pentax do not make them, they farm them out), Zomei GND or CPL Filters, the CAD 6 including postage Shoulder Sling Strap I bought from China - just as good as the Brand name ones for $ 40 to 100 ones, etc etc. Believe me PJ Sir, as Mechanical Engineers we do an FMEA (failure mode effect analysis) when we design a product. So I would not put a CAD 6 (US $ 4.50) Sling Strap on my expensive $ 2000 gear if it was not just as strong. You get exactly the same 3rd Party Brake Pads for my Car at 1/10 the price here in India. But I buy the original as I will not put my family and my life in peril. Note: here precious lived are involved. Just that you have to be money smart PJ Sir, and perhaps a bit lucky. Regards. Bipin. Buy a Leica, get the full Leica Experience? - a quick reduction of funds in the bank a/c. -- 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.
