Thanks Bob. The pin isn't there. It must be jammed up inside the flash. I'm going to have to try to disassemble it. On Jan 27, 2008, at 10:15 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
> Bill, > You're pretty good with mechanical stuff ! ! ! > > Paul, > See Bill's picture. > Look at the camera and flash from the FRONT. > There is an obvious 1.5 mm black pin that rides on the lock collar > (left of center). > This pin is entirely different from the one on the bottom of the flash > (but connected). > It's on the outside of the flash. > > With my flash mounted on the camera, I can push that pin up...easily. > I used a toothpick. A small knife or flat bladed screwdriver would > work too. > > I think this is Pentax's solution to provide a fail safe. > You can manually retract the pin from outside/above the shoe. > > Keep working it back and forth Paul. > The shoe's fit is tight, but you don't have the inside pin engaged if > the outside one is up. > > Regards, Bob S. > > > On Jan 27, 2008 8:30 PM, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Paul Stenquist" >> Subject: Re: ARRRRGH! K10 D and 540 flash inseparable. >> >> >>> Don't see it. With the flash in the locked position, I see only >>> black >>> plastic above the locking collar at the front of the flash. Ditto >>> below it as well. Banging on the housing and working the lever have >>> had no effect. >> >> Paul. see: >> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/_IGP8245.jpg >> >> The pin is circled. >> This is a shot straight on from the front of the AF540FGZ. Lifting >> that pin >> will lift the release pin as well. >> If it isn't there, then you are pretty much buggered. >> >> William Robb >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. -- 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.
