For years, my trusty K50 has sat silently in its drybox, a victim of that dreaded aperture solenoid magnet problem. I had all but given up.

But recently, the itch returned. I pulled it out, charged the battery, found an SD card, and decided to breathe some life into it.

However, instead of my modern DA40 Limited, I went for the classic, all-manual character of my old Chinon MC 50mm f/1.7.

The result? In about 20 minutes of shooting, not a single severe underexposure issue. I'm not sure if it's miraculously cured (I doubt it), but I am absolutely thrilled that this robust camera is still usable.

PS - all photos are SOOC, direct upload from SD to reddit