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Sticking shutter or aperture on Konica Minolta Dimage G530

Started Jun 25, 2021 | Discussions thread
Kawika Nui Contributing Member • Posts: 905
Re: Sticking shutter or aperture on Konica Minolta Dimage G530
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Bonzo Banana wrote:

Yes I realise its a very old camera but it still produces nice images and is compact and easy to take places. It also has a viewfinder which I prefer.

However I'm getting intermittant overexposed images which I think is due to the fact the camera has been unused and stored for sometime and the shutter or aperture is a little reluctant to work 100% of the time.

Could it be an electronics problem, perhaps the light meter?  I've had that intermittent overexposure problem with a ZS50 that has been used quite frequently.  It will work fine for weeks or months, then have a day or so where exposure is hit or miss.  I suspect humidity or dust causing a circuit to act up.

That's only my guess though. It seems like if the camera is exposed to a bright scene where the aperture has to go quite small it then struggles to create that small aperture or alternatively the shutter isn't as fast as it is meant to be. Anyway the images are extremely overexposed intermittently. Other times it works well like below;

I've given the camera a few mild jerks and kept using it and it does seem to be reducing the level of this intermittent issue.

Could be affecting any bad circuit with the mild jerks.  Dislodging dust or whatever.

BTW, what a great little "antique"!  I love reading the reviews written when it first came out.  5mp!!  3x zoom!! A triumph of modern technology.  I've got a Canon that I saved from that era.  Fun to reminisce - in digital photography, the 'distant' past is a lot closer than it used to be.

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