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    Dec 05, 2017 3 minutes
    Source:   Kerri's LCD screen on the K10D flashes an ‘F' status when turned on  

    Pentax DSLR gets an ‘F’


    Q Sometimes after turning on my Pentax K10D, the LCD status screen flashes an ‘F'. It's stuck like this and the camera is locked on Aperture Priority despite being set to Programmed Exposure mode. This doesn't happen all the time, more like once in a blue moon, but it's very mysterious. I'm wondering if my old Pentax is finally beginning to show its age.

    Kerri Barton

    This problem is likely to be because

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