It doesn't pop up at all when I press the button. If I slip a thin blade between the flash unit and the main body, I can, with some difficulty, get the flash to open. Once it is open, it functions normally, with no need to prop it up or anything else. the spring seems to be intact and functioning.
It is a big PITA to get it up, however, and I am afraid of damaging the body by inserting a blade. Given how infrequently I use the pop up flash unit, however, and the good performance of the K-5 IIs in low light with high ASA, I am very reluctant to incur the inconvenience and cast of sending out for repair. I was hoping some one would suggest a "trick" for getting the button to work again in opening the flash. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 4:39 AM, Brian Walters <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Apr 17, 2016, at 12:11 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: >> That would kind of depend on why it failed to pop up. If the linkage >> that releases the retaining hook is broken then there is no way for the >> pop up flash to release, short of tearing down the camera. If the >> spring is simply broken you can probably prop up the flash with >> something and it will probably work. > > > If I recall correctly, this sort of problem used to inflict the MZ/ZX > series film cameras. My MZ-5 suffered from it and propping the flash > open worked well enough but it was annoying. Eventually I got it > repaired. > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > > >> >> On 4/16/2016 5:36 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> > I almost never use the pop-up flash on the K-5 IIs. I did have a >> > situation earlier this week, however, when it would have been useful. >> > I pushed the button, but nothing happened. >> > >> > I am not inclined to send it out for repair just for the flash. >> > Anyone have any ideas for a fix (even temporary) that would allow me >> > to use it when I really need it? >> > >> > TIA, Dan >> > >> > Dan Matyola >> > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> > >> >> > -- > -- > > -- > http://www.fastmail.com - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an > unladen european swallow > > > -- > 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.
