Hi,
There's a follower on the lens mount, they are very small - one is supposed
to catch the stationary lug on the back of the lens mount; the other is
supposed to follow the tab that tracks with the aperture. It sounds like
the one that "tells" the camera that you are using an open-aperture meter
isn't working (the one that catches the lug) - might just be fouled with
something. If you carefully run your finger along the very inside edge of
the lens mount flange, you can feel them, run them back and forth carefully
some and you might "clear" it. Keep your fingers off the mirror! (You knew
that)
ppro
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of PAUL STENQUIST
> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 8:07 PM
> To: pentaxlist
> Subject: Spotmatic F Open Ap Metering
>
>
>
> All of a sudden one of my Spotmatic Fs won't meter at open ap. It's
> behaving like a Spotmatic even when I have an SMC Tak lens screwed on. I
> haven't been using it that much lately, but I did take it with me on an
> outdoor portrait shoot last week, with the SMC Tak 85/1.8 installed. I
> ended up overexposing a roll by two stops because the meter was reading
> a couple of stops under at open ap. When I push the meter button up (as
> on a Spotmatic), it reads correctly. Could this be the result of a dying
> battery? I haven't checked it yet, but I'm hoping that the
> solution is simple.
> Paul Stenquist
> -
> 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 .
>
-
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 .
