On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 6:35 PM, Eric Weir <[email protected]> wrote:
> Picked up my 16-45/4 from KEH today, put it on the camera, and I’m totally > baffled. When I look through the viewfinder it’s very dark, almost black. > With the lens wide open I can barely make out objects in the field of view > only when pointed directly at a strong light source. And I can’t actuate the > shutter. Replacing the 16-45 with a 35/2.4 I have absolutely no problem. > > I feel really stupid, but i have no idea what’s going on. Any clues? It sounds like the aperture is not opening up as it should when it's mounted to the camera. The 16-45 doesn't have any controls on it that would prevent the aperture from opening, so you're not doing anything wrong. With the lens off the camera, looking at the mount end (rear) of the lens with the red dot at 12:00, there's a lever at 3:00. If you push that with your finger, you should be able to see the aperture open and close. Maybe exercising it a little will help. Otherwise, I think it may need to go back to KEH, unfortunately. At least you bought from a reputable vendor. -- 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.
