Dynax 7 aperture control problem

[weatherman]

I began to have problems after a heavy use of my dynx 7 body,

involving many lens changes, recently. Basically I realised that the

arm that moves lens aperture got stuck. I put it on track. But now

when I use f/1.4 lenses, I hear gears screaming inside. When I put

f/2, f/2.8 lenses camera is totally fine(I tested using dept of field

button).

It seems to me that aperture control gears have been worn out a bit.

 

My question is: I bought this body used, is it sensible to get it

repaired(and how much would it cost in England) or just leave it and

use limited type of lenses.

Thanks in advance,

Ersagun

[michael_hohner]

Sounds like the aperture lever is no longer in its correct default position. This means that even while it seems to work with f/2 and smaller, the aperture that is actually set may be smaller than what you want, resulting in underexposure.

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Try calling Minolta service (see <a href="http://www.konicaminolta.co.uk/contact/photo/">here</a>). Only they can say how much a repair will cost.

[weatherman]

I think my 28mm f/2 and 100mm macro works perfectly at all steps. I need to finish a roll to verify though. But thanks for the link Michael. If it is cheap enough, I'll get it fixed.