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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
06-30-2019, 06:22 PM
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I'm in Toronto, Canada. Was hoping there might be someone local to me- still searching.
No, the lens is not stuck at all- I can switch between apertures just fine. I was just saying that the lever works as intended when I hold it down in manual mode. It's just that it won't stay there on its own and is very loose.
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
06-30-2019, 05:56 PM
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Thanks for the prompt and detailed reply; much appreciated.
The lever works in the sense that during shooting I can push it down into manual (not lock it though; it won't lock in manual no matter what) and it'll display whichever aperture I've got selected. i.e. if I'm shooting while it's stuck in auto (which is always) at 5.6 and push it down to manual, it'll get noticeably darker, as expected. So based off your response that's slightly reassuring as it seems to 'just' be a broken lever, which is still a bummer to be sure, but perhaps will cost slightly less to repair vs. if it were a more material issue. But I'm certainly no expert, hence deferring to you lot here at the forum, who possess infinitely more knowledge on this subject than I. I'm not sure I'll be able to discern any issues once I get back the developed film. I'm already in the middle of my first roll.
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
06-30-2019, 04:54 PM
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After dreaming about owning one for over a decade I finally made owning a Pentax 67II a reality yesterday. A mint condition and CLA'd one popped up locally which the guy got from Japan. I made an offer and he accepted, so we met up yesterday evening.
We met up at a rather loud/busy location and I wasn't thorough with my inspection- it looked mint, like described, so I didn't really go deep. Plus I'd been out of shooting film for a few years and was a bit intimidated by it at first so figured I'd get to know it when alone at home.
Anyways, shortly after picking it up I noticed a couple concerning things with the 105mm f/2.4 lens.
1) the auto/manual switch remains stuck in the auto position. I would like to use it in manual so that I can see/compose with the aperture being used. I appreciate it being bright/wide open in auto mode, but would prefer to see the true image.
2) when I try to move the switch it's extremely loose, feeling like it'll break off at any point- I can move it side to side, back and forth, without any effort at all... very very loose.
3) when I take the lens off the body, I can hear something small rattling around inside.
I texted the seller and he said this is normal, but I just have a hard time imaging Pentax QC would let a rattling lens past them (that's going with the narrative that this is "normal")... I'm positive this happened after it left the factory.
I'm really bummed out because I was planning to use this on a shoot this week, but now have to deal with taking it to a repairman and footing the bill on a brand new (to me) camera...
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Is this normal or am I right to be worried?
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