K100 shutter reease

jwobear · 06-18-2013, 04:26 PM

I have a K100 ,,I suddenly cannot get my shutter release to work. I can get a cable release and activate the shutter release that way but not by the button.

I have tried to reset to factory settings to no avail... There is no aperture ring on this camera. Do any of you have an idea of what to do here? Thanks to all for your feedback. I see that this is a pretty frequent issue with this camera for several years now..Hoping for a fix. Thanks !JWOBEAR

slip · 06-19-2013, 01:14 PM

Originally posted by jwobear

I have a K100 ,,I suddenly cannot get my shutter release to work. I can get a cable release and activate the shutter release that way but not by the button.

I have tried to reset to factory settings to no avail... There is no aperture ring on this camera. Do any of you have an idea of what to do here? Thanks to all for your feedback. I see that this is a pretty frequent issue with this camera for several years now..Hoping for a fix. Thanks !JWOBEAR

try doing a firmware update if it isn't current. otherwise you might think about upgrading as getting it fixed will be worth more then the camera

I bought a kx for $200 mint so there are some good deals around

good luck

randy

jwobear · 06-20-2013, 09:56 AM

Originally posted by slip

try doing a firmware update if it isn't current. otherwise you might think about upgrading as getting it fixed will be worth more then the camera

I bought a kx for $200 mint so there are some good deals around

good luck

randy

Thanks Randy....I will try the firmware update. I appreciate the feedback. JWOBEAR

MPrince · 06-21-2013, 05:00 AM

I had a similar problem with my K100D. Sometimes the shutter would fire, sometimes not when pressing the shutter button. But the shutter fired consistently when using the cabled remote. So I took the corner of a sheet of paper, inserted it in the gap between the shutter button and the housing, and worked the paper around the button a few times. That did the trick, at least so far.

06-18-2013, 04:26 PM	#1
jwobear Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 2	K100 shutter reease I have a K100 ,,I suddenly cannot get my shutter release to work. I can get a cable release and activate the shutter release that way but not by the button. I have tried to reset to factory settings to no avail... There is no aperture ring on this camera. Do any of you have an idea of what to do here? Thanks to all for your feedback. I see that this is a pretty frequent issue with this camera for several years now..Hoping for a fix. Thanks !JWOBEAR

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06-19-2013, 01:14 PM	#2
slip Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 2 hours north of toronto ontario canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,535	Originally posted by jwobear I have a K100 ,,I suddenly cannot get my shutter release to work. I can get a cable release and activate the shutter release that way but not by the button. I have tried to reset to factory settings to no avail... There is no aperture ring on this camera. Do any of you have an idea of what to do here? Thanks to all for your feedback. I see that this is a pretty frequent issue with this camera for several years now..Hoping for a fix. Thanks !JWOBEAR try doing a firmware update if it isn't current. otherwise you might think about upgrading as getting it fixed will be worth more then the camera I bought a kx for $200 mint so there are some good deals around good luck randy

06-20-2013, 09:56 AM	#3
jwobear Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 2 Original Poster	Originally posted by slip try doing a firmware update if it isn't current. otherwise you might think about upgrading as getting it fixed will be worth more then the camera I bought a kx for $200 mint so there are some good deals around good luck randy Thanks Randy....I will try the firmware update. I appreciate the feedback. JWOBEAR

06-21-2013, 05:00 AM	#4
MPrince Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: WV Posts: 1,495	I had a similar problem with my K100D. Sometimes the shutter would fire, sometimes not when pressing the shutter button. But the shutter fired consistently when using the cabled remote. So I took the corner of a sheet of paper, inserted it in the gap between the shutter button and the housing, and worked the paper around the button a few times. That did the trick, at least so far.