On Feb 3, 2013, at 11:52 , John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > > Based on what I see & a quick look at my own K-20D, I think you've got it > exactly right, it *is* the locator pin from a battery grip & the previous > owner just doesn't know it's missing. Maybe the previous owner didn't have a > battery grip & it was stuck in there the whole time the previous owner had it > and he just didn't notice it. > > What does it look like once you pulled it out? > > Is it a little silver cylinder with the other end coming to something like > the point on the little pencils they give you for keeping score at putt-putt > golf? >
Actually, the end of it is squared-off. You can set it down on the end that was inside the recess of the baseplate of the camera. AND It took some effort (a good solid grip 'n' pull) with a needlenose pliers to extract it. A pretty firm press-fit. The previous owner replied that, yes, he was missing a bit but that everything looked and felt stable, still, so he's not worried about it. So I won't worry either. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
