>>4497052So good news and bad news:
Bad:
Minolta 50mm AF 1.4 has really oily aperture blades. Sucks because I didn't realize it was stuck wide open until I took it off the camera. I've done it before on a 50mm f1.7 but it still sucks putting the aperture diaphragm back into the body. Not excited but I would like a fast prime for my Minolta/Sonys (fastest I have is 35mm 1.8 and 50mm f1.7).
$19 K10D is definitely dead. I tried reviving it with 3 different batteries left in there for a few hours. Might try some dexoit on the contacts but I don't think it'll change anything. Just flashes empty battery symbol when you switch it on. Hopefully I can rip the aperture solenoids out of it (should have 2 good for my K200D + K70)
KM 5D #3 had a disgusting film of oil/grease on the sensor and mirror that was a pita to clean. Otherwise seems okay, might've scratched the sensor a little in the process but nbd. Seems like it works fine.
Good:
K-70 seems 100% fixable, just had to order kapton tape off Amazon to match the old screen. Was a bit rough removing the circuit board since the old tape really had it glued down and I thought I could reuse it. Does not have any aperture solenoid issues though. Checked by going from f/22 to f1.4 and taking a few images with 1 second exposures then going into live view (stops down to f4).
$46 K10D and K70 are both nearly new and at their base firmwares (v1.0) so I can upgrade the K10D to v1.10 to do the lens microadjustments for it.
>>4497146How low key are you looking to be? I personally want to just run a backpack + pgytech beetle quick disconnect clip. I find dedicated camera bags awkward. Would rather have an actual backpack and a quick release so I don't have it dangling off my neck for a few hours and have room to carry more than 1-2 lenses.
I bought the K70 personally as a travel camera for that reason, so when I go somewhere I won't feel as bad dropping/banging around a $150 DSLR instead of my $900 K1ii.