Thanks for the info Mark. I'll take a look and see if I can't get it figured out.
Thanks again, William in Utah. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 4:55 PM Subject: Re: K2 Problem > "William Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >I have a K2 that has developed a problem with the shutter. At slow speeds > >(approx 1/30 and below) about every third or fourth shot the speed will be > >off, it sounds like the camera is firing at sync speed (1/125). Anyone have > >any handy hints or experienced the same? Right now a CLA is not in my > >budget and if it's possible there is a fairly simple DIY solution that would > >be great. > > Could be something as simple as a bad (corroded) battery connection. > When you have no power (dead batteries or some other reason) the shutter > defaults to sync speed. If it really is going to sync speed when you get > your problem the most likely cause is a temporary interruption of power > somewhere, so a bad power switch would be the next candidate. > > Download the service information from my web site at > http://www.robertstech.com/pentax.htm and see what you can find. > > -- > Mark Roberts > Photography and writing > www.robertstech.com > >
