Originally posted by amoringello
All I can think of is that the capacitor for the flash is not charing and not allowing the photo to be taken. I believe there is a setting to wait for flash to charge before allowing the photo to be taken or not. Sadly, my K5 just went back to the shop to have the weather seals put in properly after the prior repair. So I cannot check what menu item that might be.
I'd try turning that off and see if the photo can be taken. If it is, and the flash does not go off, that might be the problem.
Either way, it sounds like repair is in your future.
i know this menu, if I set to not wait charging flash, body work well, but flash light still do not work.