On Tue, Sep 08, 2009 at 08:33:20PM -0400, P. J. Alling scripsit: > Graydon wrote: >> On Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 10:05:21AM +1000, MikeM scripsit: >>> I found there is still a series of 3 bad shots on the card. The >>> first is completely dark, the next has a sliver of normal exposure >>> at the top, and the 3rd has a wider sliver at the top that is >>> correctly exposed. Does this indicate it is a blade-type problem? I >>> checked the EXIF of the files and saw no difference. >> That sounds more like a shutter issue than an aperture setting issue >> in the lens. >> >> Anyone know if the shutter goes up and down or side to side on a >> K10D? >> >> If the sliver doesn't parallel the shutter direction, it pretty much >> has to be a sensor issue of some kind. >> > It's the standard vertical travel shutter. Pentax hasn't used a > horizontal travel shutter since the LX.
Thank you! That leaves the described symptoms consistent with a shutter issue. -- Graydon -- 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.
