Originally posted by Fogel70 If you mount a fully supported AF lens (with the aperture ring on the A-setting if it has an aperture ring), does it behave the same?
Yes it does, I tried that before posting. I did find an old thread with a similar description, but in that case it stayed in Manual and would not change out. On my camera I can still change modes, but the indication on the dial and the actual mode are three spots apart.
---------- Post added 09-19-22 at 10:31 PM ----------
Originally posted by photogem I think a factory-reset is a good first solution and hopefully will solve it.
As you somehow can get to your settings, I would first make notes and then do the reset.
But my guess is that it is dirt on the inner parts of the Mode-Dial.
HERE a tutorial how to disassemble the K3 and get to the dials.
I once only had to clean a mode-dial but then took no photos.
Thanks. I would agree with you about dirt on the contacts if the actual mode was not changing, but the indicated mode and the actual mode are constantly three dots apart. It's almost as if the "current" mode when it was turned on was not what was selected, but it still acknowledges each turn of the dial by incrementing the mode
---------- Post added 09-19-22 at 10:32 PM ----------
Originally posted by hcc +1 for the factory reset.
Take off the battery for 24 h. Recharge the battery fully. (If you could, check the battery hold its voltage, because this could be another source of issues.) After 24 h, re-insert the battery and restart the camera.
Sounds like a good plan, cheers