Just got off the phone with Pentax USA. My file numbering issue is still unresolved, so I thought I'd ask here to see if anyone had a solution to suggest.
Scenario: I have two K10D bodies, say Body A and Body B. Suppose they have the following # of images each: Body A = 5000 images and Body B = 9000 images. To keep the numbers on each camera sequential I have the MENU > Rec. Mode > Memory > File No. option checked. Problem is, when I take a card from Body B and put it into Body A, the numbering starts in the 9000's. I guess this is good for some because it helps to avoid duplication. However... a) Body B is also starting where it left off (albeit with a different card) so I'm going to get duplication anyway, and b) Now I've lost the ability to keep track of how many images I've taken with Body A (because it always skips upward to keep pace with the cards from the other camera). For events, I shoot with multiple cards so keeping cards exclusive to each camera would be a pain in the neck, by the way. So far, my questions are: 1. Using the camera, there is a way for me to figure out the "True" number of images taken with either body? 2. Even if I reset the numbers to zero by unchecking the MENU > Rec. Mode > Memory > File No. option and using a fresh card, is there a way to change my workflow to keep the file numberings exclusive to each camera? I guess I want the camera (body) to retain the numbering exclusively internally (independent of the card), but that does not seem like an option (true / false?) As I've mentioned, using different cards for each camera exclusively is probably not an option. Thoughts? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
