If I understand you right, you're unable to activate the meter without tripping the shutter, right? I had one of mine start doing this a little over a year ago, and against all good judgment, I dropped a little WD40 from a toothpick down the cable release socket and then dry fired the camera a few times. Works just like it should with no problems since.
HTH William in Utah. Jim Fellows wrote: > > I need help with what I hope will be a simple repair. I can not activate > the shutter by pushing down on the shutter release button with out firing > the camera. Is there an easy (I hope) fis for this? I do have an extra > body I can use as a part donor. > > Thanks, > > Jim Fellows > - > 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 .
