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Erin

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Posted on Friday, September 17, 2004 - 01:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

The aperture METER on my newly bought used pentax k1000 doesnt work....i can move the aperture, but the scale doesnt move at all. HELP?!?!?!
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Ed

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Posted on Friday, September 17, 2004 - 08:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

you need to explain a little better--when you say aperture--do you mean the ring? The scale is on the ring.
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Erin

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Posted on Saturday, September 18, 2004 - 09:41 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

sorry, i meant the guage, the little lever you see when you look through the viewfinder....but i found out it was just missing a battery....i overlooked the obvous :). But what I dont know now is what type of battery it takes. Any help?
thanks
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Don

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Posted on Saturday, September 18, 2004 - 12:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

357 silver oxide works fine
Don
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John Farrell

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Posted on Saturday, September 18, 2004 - 03:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

The K1000 takes an SR44 or LR44 cell
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Ed

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Posted on Sunday, September 19, 2004 - 01:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

also #76

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