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Lsu45
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Username: Lsu45
Post Number: 2
Registered: 01-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, January 12, 2009 - 05:29 pm: | 
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I have a Pentax K-1000 I purchased in 1980. It has been a great camera. I am having a problem with the light meter. It "appears" to work but the reading is terribly inaccurate. Has anyone had the same problem? Found a fix? Thank you for replying. |
Rick_oleson
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Username: Rick_oleson
Post Number: 767
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, January 12, 2009 - 05:49 pm: |
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Sorry if this is a dumb knee-jerk answer, but have you tried changing the battery? The Pentax meters are an unusual circuit, if the battery is dead they will read as if you had a correct exposure instead of dropping to the bottom. |
Lsu45
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Username: Lsu45
Post Number: 3
Registered: 01-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, January 12, 2009 - 06:12 pm: |
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The needle moves as if it is registering light but I did change the battery anyway. No help. Wish it were that easy. |
Rick_oleson
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Username: Rick_oleson
Post Number: 768
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 04:18 pm: |
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I think that was the end of my list of quick fixes... from here on it requires disassembly |
Jackk
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Username: Jackk
Post Number: 1
Registered: 01-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, January 22, 2009 - 09:25 am: |
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Check if the aperture follower (inside mirror cage) is working properly. |
