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  Photography Forum: Photography Help Forum: 
  Q. Could anyone assist me with my new Pentax *istDs?
Sophie Jo
Asked by Sophie Jo    (K=135) on 6/16/2008 
I have a second hand Pentax *istDs from eBay;) It's working perfectly for me, except for the fact that when i use a different lens from the one it came with, i can't take photos and i get a flashing F-- appearing. I know it's to do with shutter speed/ appature. Is there anyway to get around this? The lenses are old- do they need to be digital or have an automatic option to work?
Thanks for any help at all! :)


    


 Jim Rowbotham   (K=20) - Comment Date 7/1/2008
Make sure the camera is set to manual exposure mode and that the Autofocus is switched to manual. There may also be a setting in the menu to enable the use of the aperture ring.

Let us know how you get on.



Sophie Jo
 Sophie Jo   (K=135) - Comment Date 3/25/2009
No, I've tried it on manual exposure and manual focus to no avail. Thanks anyway though



Neil Niamh White
 Neil Niamh White   (K=9165) - Comment Date 4/21/2009
Just in case you have not resolved this yet...

It may be worth cleaning the contacts between the camera and lens with the eraser on the top of a pencil. Sometimes the contacts get grease or dirt on them that stop the signal going between lens and camera.

Also as it was a 2nd hand camera you might want to find the menu option to reset all camera settings to default (look up the manual - google for a manual if you didn't get one - it might help you with the error message as well).

Neil



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