I don't have a K-50 but this problem seems to have been reported for not only the K-50 but the K-30 as well.
If you Google Pentax Aperture Block failure, there are lots of hits. This particular link suggested a fix - don't know if it always works but might be worth a try: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/58-troubleshooting-beginner-help/342828-pentax-k-500-aperture-block-failure-resolved.html Here's another suggested fix: https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4221791 Good luck Brian > On 29 October 2018 at 07:20 Ed Keeney <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Seems as if I might have an aperture motor failing on my 4 year old > K50. All images are coming out black (even ones in bright light). > I've tried multiple lenses, reset the camera settings back to the > defaults. Nothing works. > > Has anyone had this before? Any thoughts? Is a 4-year old K50 worth > getting repaired? Who would repair this? > > Here is an example of a picture with a bright grey sky... > https://www.dropbox.com/s/3zfaageo268llzm/IMGP6087a.jpg?dl=0 > > Wasn't planning on needing a new camera this year. Not happy. > -- > Thanks! > Ed > http://www.flickr.com/photos/edkeeney > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ridgewood_photog > Instagram: @ridgewood.photog > > -- > 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.
