Thanks Bob. I don't think I've broken it. I think it's jammed up inside the flash. That seems to be the root of this problem. Others have reported the same. I will have to remove the four screws. But first I have to make or find an L-shaped screwdriver. The camera body precludes using a normal driver. Paul On Jan 27, 2008, at 10:34 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
> Paul, > Looking at the DPreview picture, have you broken the outside/black > pin? > If so, you're SOL. You'll have to pull the 4 screws that hold the > shoe onto the flash. > Regards, Bob S. > > On Jan 27, 2008 9:00 PM, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Check this post from DPReview: >> >> <http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp? >> forum=1036&message=23837148> >> >> And this page to better illustrate what's supposed to happen: >> >> <http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Stuck%20Flash/misc001.htm> >> >> HTH >> >> Cheers, >> >> Dave >> >> >> On Jan 28, 2008 6:20 AM, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >>> Yes, it's true. I mounted the 540 flash on the K10D this >>> afternoon in >>> an effort to shoot some birdies, and now it won't come off. I >>> tried a >>> little bit of WD40 ( a light lubricant), lots of tugging and >>> pulling. >>> I'm guessing that a screw has come loose on the hot shoe and is >>> locking it in place. Any ideas? I'm thinking I'm going to have to >>> send camera and flash to Pentax. A pisser. >>> Paul >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. -- 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.