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12-29-2012, 12:31 PM   #1
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problem with pentax me(non super)

Hello everyone, i'm having a problem with my pentax me. it seems like it only fires at the meter indicated shutter speed sometimes, but most other times it fires at something like 100th. I have the switch set to auto, and i'll look through the meter and it will say something like 2 seconds but the shutter will fire at like 100th, same goes for the other way, like if the meter says 1000th, it will only fire at around 100th. but then sometimes it will fire correctly. what could be the issue?

the body is very clean and nice so i really hope it is something fixable.

thanks guys!

12-29-2012, 12:36 PM   #2
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Could be the battery, have you replaced it lately?

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12-29-2012, 12:38 PM   #3
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Could be the battery, have you replaced it lately?
yup, battery is brand new as of less than a week ago.
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It sounds to me like the selector is sometimes sticking in the flash sync setting...move the selector back and forth and see if it then will magically start working.

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