> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > On Behalf Of Flavio Minelli > Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 3:25 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: ProgramA, problem with aperture read mechanism > > Petter Jarbo wrote: > > ... > > I saw that the aperture read mechanism, that is, the lever that’s > > situated to the right in the lens mount if you look at the mount from > > the front of the camera (please correct me if I’m wrong), was bent. I > > bent it back very gently and everything looked fine. > > > > Until now. I can no longer get a correct reading of the aperture. If I, > > in aperture priority mode, turn the aperture ring, nothing happens to > > the time. It is as the camera no longer is aware of the aperture and are > > stuck at the smallest aperture at all times. I do a very gentle bending > > on the mentioned lever and all is fine for some days/months. And then > > the problem comes back. > > ... > > Petter, > > I'm afraid the bent lever is unable to correctly copuple to the > corresponding part inside the lens so the aperture reading will stay at > the smallest whatever you do. > Maybe you cn get it to work by trying to catch it when mounting a lens > but I believe a trip to a repair shop should be in order. Sorry. > > Ciao, Flavio > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Flavio, I have got the lever to couple with the right part of the lens. My problem is that it won't stay there for long. It will be fine a couple of weeks or even months, but eventually the problem I described will come back. I can then adjust it once more, but it won't hold long. That is, I have pushed said lever back to its original postition to the best of my ability, with the guidance of another camera, a ME. It looks alright but is evidently drifting in some way. That's probably the core of my problem. I'm not sure I made myself any clearer <g> Petter Skåne, Sweden - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
