As discussed in this space, my wife’s K-70 has the dreaded aperture block problem. Can anyone suggest a better (i.e. quicker and less expensive) repair outfit than Precision? Rick

Apparently it isn't a difficult repair. The problem is finding a solenoid that won't fail. Apparently Pentax changed suppliers and the new units are failure prone. My understanding is the new ones are one colour, I recall white, and the old ones are green, though I might have it backwards. If I'm not mistaken, even one from as far back as a Super Program will fit. bill On Thu., Dec. 2, 2021, 2:40 p.m. Rick Womer, <rickpics14@gmail.com> wrote: > As discussed in this space, my wife’s K-70 has the dreaded aperture block > problem. > > Can anyone suggest a better (i.e. quicker and less expensive) repair > outfit than Precision? > > Rick > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions.

This is an old listing, they may be still be in business. https://www.pentaxcamerarepair.com/ Peter On 12/2/2021 3:40 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > As discussed in this space, my wife’s K-70 has the dreaded aperture block problem. > > Can anyone suggest a better (i.e. quicker and less expensive) repair outfit than Precision? > > Rick > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. >

Peter, Thanks. I came upon this site too. There are some positive comments on DPReview, but I have more confidence in reviews from a group of familiar people. Rick > On Dec 2, 2021, at 6:00 PM, P T Stevens <pstevenspdml@gmail.com> wrote: > > This is an old listing, they may be still be in business. > > https://www.pentaxcamerarepair.com/ > > Peter > > On 12/2/2021 3:40 PM, Rick Womer wrote: >> As discussed in this space, my wife’s K-70 has the dreaded aperture block problem. >> Can anyone suggest a better (i.e. quicker and less expensive) repair outfit than Precision? >> Rick >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.