On 10 Dec 2003 at 13:25, Bruce Dayton wrote: > Steve, > > My FA80-320 is acting kind of like that. Put it on the *istD and it > behaves like it were an M lens. I tried cleaning the contacts to no > avail. I have found that if I put some pressure on the aperture ring > right near the lens release button, it works. No pressure - no work. > Something is certainly wrong. Don't know if yours is similar. I'm > thinking of sending it in to get fixed.
Sounds like the "A" contact isn't being made or the switch is stuffed. The pin could be worn a bit too, maybe you could check for continuity between the "A" on and the lens mount (when in the "A" position). Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
