I recently bought an *ist film camera, and everything works *except* the shutter won't fire. It will work with the remote, and I can even get the shutter button to work if I hold the button on the remote down half-way. Similar problem were reported here a while ago:
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/8-pentax-film-slr-discussion/82363-help-i...e-haywire.html
It seems like perhaps the issue is in the plug for the remote, if holding the remote down halfway lets the shutter button fire. Anyone have any experience with this issue and a fix? If there isn't something relatively easy (or cheap) I will return it to the seller.