Nature Aperture block and taking photos

Aperture block and taking photos · 06:35 AM

Aperture block solenoid doesn't work. Have blocked the aperture with a piece of plastic strap next to the lever and it works already two years. :-)

Smolk · 12-13-2021, 07:58 AM

Very nicely captured!

**Michail_P** · 12-13-2021, 08:32 AM

Pretty good... so how does that work? You shoot with a fixed aperture??

5ks · 12-13-2021, 08:57 AM

Such a great shot - regardless of the technical challenges. The workaround seems to work well!

DirkPentax · 12-13-2021, 09:23 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Michail_P

Pretty good... so how does that work? You shoot with a fixed aperture??

Hello Michael. Yes. For the 'standard' zoom lens I cut off 1 cm of a plastic strap, the ones for tying cables together, wide enough to open almost completely de aperture, more or less F4.5 to have some DOF. If you do mostly landscapes you take a piece of a narrower strap to have let's say F8 or F11 more or less. To measure the exposure use M and Green button. Or programa M and take a try to adjust. I use some old lenses with aperture rings most of the time anyway. Hope it cleared your question. Saludo.

**angkymac** · 12-13-2021, 04:28 PM

Creative mechanics and also creative photo.
Glad to see such inventiveness.
Angky.

DirkPentax · 12-15-2021, 01:59 AM

Originally posted by angkymac

Creative mechanics and also creative photo.
Glad to see such inventiveness.
Angky.

It's also fun to look for solutions and make It funcion again. Send it to a repair shop was going to cost at least some 175€. So I am looking, without hurry, for a second hand K-5II or K-3 which are not easy to find in Spain.
Meanwhile enjoying the K-50 as it is. Some 27000 photos so far. :-)

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Smolk Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Eerbeek Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,857	Very nicely captured!

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Michail_P Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Kalymnos Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,006	Pretty good... so how does that work? You shoot with a fixed aperture??

12-13-2021, 08:57 AM	#4
5ks Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Southern Finland Posts: 681	Such a great shot - regardless of the technical challenges. The workaround seems to work well!

12-13-2021, 09:23 AM - 1 Like	#5
DirkPentax New Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: La Coruña Posts: 8 Original Poster	Originally posted by Michail_P Pretty good... so how does that work? You shoot with a fixed aperture?? Hello Michael. Yes. For the 'standard' zoom lens I cut off 1 cm of a plastic strap, the ones for tying cables together, wide enough to open almost completely de aperture, more or less F4.5 to have some DOF. If you do mostly landscapes you take a piece of a narrower strap to have let's say F8 or F11 more or less. To measure the exposure use M and Green button. Or programa M and take a try to adjust. I use some old lenses with aperture rings most of the time anyway. Hope it cleared your question. Saludo.

12-13-2021, 04:28 PM	#6
angkymac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2019 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,962	Creative mechanics and also creative photo. Glad to see such inventiveness. Angky.

12-15-2021, 01:59 AM	#7
DirkPentax New Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: La Coruña Posts: 8 Original Poster	Originally posted by angkymac Creative mechanics and also creative photo. Glad to see such inventiveness. Angky. It's also fun to look for solutions and make It funcion again. Send it to a repair shop was going to cost at least some 175€. So I am looking, without hurry, for a second hand K-5II or K-3 which are not easy to find in Spain. Meanwhile enjoying the K-50 as it is. Some 27000 photos so far. :-)