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Konica FT-1 Aperture fails to close down

Started by M Currie, May 12, 2006, 11:51 PM

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Larry Hayes

May 12, 2006, 11:51 PM Last Edit: Sep 20, 2024, 01:36 AM by smf_adm
 My Konica FT-1 appears to be in good shape with a working meter.  But in the auto mode, the lens aperture does not close down to value indicated by the meter reading- i.e. stays wide open when shutter is released. Aperture closes down as it should ne i

M Currie

May 13, 2006, 05:32 AM #1 Last Edit: Sep 20, 2024, 01:36 AM by smf_adm
 I have one that does the same thing. I hope someone here can shed light on it. I've hesitated to open it up because I have too many half-finished projects to start another. For the moment I've sidestepped the problem by putting a big old mirror lens