>>> Were you using silver oxide batteries >>> (the preferred type) or some other type >>> (alkaline or lithium)?
> Alkalines. As Bill points out, this is probably your problem. The LX calls for silver oxide batteries. I have used lithium, but am not comfortable with them in the LX. I have never used Alkalines in the LX. My only experience with Alkalines was very, VERY unsatisfactory. I put them in my Super Program once when the silver oxides wore out. I was used to the lithium or silver oxide batteries lasting a year or more (and I never turned the camera off). I purchased Alkalines and didn't make it thru a single roll. They died the same day I installed them! I've never purchased Alkalines again. Regards, Bob S. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
