Is there life after aperture block failure?

DirkPentax wrote:

peterpainter wrote:

rehess wrote:

peterpainter wrote:

So it happened. My K50 after nearly 4 years and 4,000 shots has succumbed. I don't think I'll be getting it fixed (or fixing it myself - too clumsy). The K50 was great, a weather-sealed body and lens, important in this climate, at an affordable price. I don't trust a K70 because of the same issue, so what next?

What have other people done?

I got a FA 28-105 and continue. "green button" metering isn't so bad.

A nice solution! Thank-you.

Same opinion and agree with Rehess that the "green button" metering isn't so bad. Especially when not in 'fast action' situations. In the meanwhile I am still looking for a K-5II/s or K-3. Not easy because it has to be fron nearby so that I can see and try it. No hurry. The 'old' K-50 still produce a lot of fine images.

Regards,
Dirk.

You may want to try the alternative I suggested in earlier posts:

Use Av mode, and set EV compensation to achieve the correct exposure. So, for an f2 lens which is set to f4, use EV compensation of +2.

This shouldn't work in a healthy K-50, but for some reason, with an afflicted K-50, it does. It most certainly works (and works well) with my afflicted K-50. Do let us know if it works for you.

Advantages are the ability to take multiple shots quickly, and more accurate metering than green button metering.  Disadvantage would be if you wanted to keep changing aperture from shot to shot.