hjoseph7 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 <p>There should be a little green light that you can see through the viewfinder that comes on and stays on when you are in lock-focus. Nothing else should be moving unless you are in continuous focus.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewg_ny Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 <blockquote> <p><em>"When you say you haven't found the Pentax to be at all unusual in this regard compared to any other autofocus SLR then you must not have used any comparable Canon."</em></p> </blockquote> <p>Wayne, everyone here is just trying to help. While I've spent less time with other brands, I've tried them enough to know the <em>expected</em> behavior is the same. I imagine you've also observed this with the very similar (non-nightmare?) K-5 that you didn't mention you own until a later post.</p> <blockquote> <p><em>"Now that this is solved, you may all go back to more constructive tasks, like photographing brick walls. I sincerely do thank one and all, your suggestions were all correct."</em></p> </blockquote> <p>With the 'brick wall' comment, I have no idea whether you're being sincere or not. Either way, I wish you better luck with your K-5IIs repair or replacement.</p> <p>For what it's worth, I was able to correct this sort of problem on the film *ist 35mm body with a shot of contact cleaner into the shutter button mechanism but a) this may be less effective on a sealed body and b) one might be more reluctant to try this fix on a body that is still as valuable as a K-5IIs.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne_campbell Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 <p>Well, for those who are still standing or still following this tension-ridden saga, I would like to report I was sent a replacement K5IIs and it works perfectly, exactly like my Canon ;) and exactly like I want it to. It came with firmware version 1.00 and I am deathly afraid of upgrading to version 1.07 because last time I did that I think all my problems started. As Shakespeare once said "All's well that focuses well."</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewg_ny Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 <p>Good to hear, Wayne!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomadakis Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 <p>I have been hoping for a happy ending Wayne! Thanks for posting the good news.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne_campbell Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 <p>Yeah, I sensed a widespread feeling in all the replies that it was user error but in my heart of hearts I knew it was the camera. I took the replacement K5IIs out today and it performed flawlessly.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htarragon Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 <p>Wayne,<br> Not to prolong this, but to set the record straight, it was you who was slamming Pentax and and their AF systems in general, and saying that all was well with Canon, while you had a perfectly functioning K-5 in your possession. People were telling you various fixes because, normally, Pentax cameras work. The "brick wall" statement was insulting.<br> <br />I hope you enjoy your Pentax.<br> Howard</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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