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Black/underexopesed images on K-50

Started Dec 11, 2018 | Discussions thread
The Squirrel Mafia
The Squirrel Mafia Senior Member • Posts: 1,017
Re: Black/underexopesed images on K-50

Sounds like a case of the dreaded aperture block failure.

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/151-pentax-k-30-k-50/

^ Take a look at this forum.

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4221791

^ Try this temporary fix for now.

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/151-pentax-k-30-k-50/340762-k-50-k-500-aperture-solenoid-fix-diy-pics.html

^ The only true fix is to open the camera & replace the "green solenoid" with a "white solenoid".

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