Hi Paul I had the same problem with my K10D and AF540. I too thought I would need a right-angle screwdriver but found that a regular driver with an unusually long shaft was sufficient to get the right angle to remove the screws while on the body. The mechanism had broken that links the friction collar to the locking pin. Once the screws were out it was straightforward. I then used a piece of twist tie to lift the pin and keep it tethered so that it can't descend and lock the shoe again. The friction device alone is plenty strong enough to hold the flash securely
Alastair On Jan 28, 2008 6:15 PM, Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Try something real thin, like a feeler gauge, but try thin plastic > first like the plastic from a gift card or similar. Slip it under to > try to unlock the pin. > > > On 1/27/08, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, it's true. I mounted the 540 flash on the K10D this afternoon in > > an effort to shoot some birdies, and now it won't come off. I tried a > > little bit of WD40 ( a light lubricant), lots of tugging and pulling. > > I'm guessing that a screw has come loose on the hot shoe and is > > locking it in place. Any ideas? I'm thinking I'm going to have to > > send camera and flash to Pentax. A pisser. > > Paul > > > > -- > > 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.
