Actually the camera had just under 2200 shot recorded. I errored earlier when I
stated "5300..or whatever), that was another body.
Jack
--- On Thu, 1/7/10, P. J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote:
> From: P. J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Shot Counter
> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net>
> Date: Thursday, January 7, 2010, 10:59 AM
> I doubt it. They just tested it
> with a card that had a shot on it labeled with a number
> around 9800+ They probably shot 50-100 shots to test
> the camera so you got 9900.
>
> To set it back use this procedure.
>
> 1.) Put an take a shot. on a clean sd card.
>
> 2.) On you PC/MAC/whatever flavor of LINIX/UNIX mount
> the card and renumber it to xxxx9999.xxx
>
> 3.) Put that card back into the camera take a two shots.
>
> Now all the photos you take will be in the \DCIM\200PENTX
> directory, but the new number will be xxxx0001.xxx
>
> 4.) Take the card back to the computer and get rid of that
> directory and make sure there's a file in the 100PENTX
> directory numbered xxxx53xx.xxx. Basically one number
> before the frame you want the counter to start at. (and yes
> I ended that sentence badly).
>
> 5.) Put the card back into the camera an make an exposure.
>
> At this point your frame counter will be back to where you
> want it. The internal counter shutter counter won't
> agree, but it doesn't agree now most likely.
>
> On 1/6/2010 4:26 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
> > I mentioned having received my K20 and 16~45 back from
> Pentax repair a couple days ago.
> > I noticed the K20 shot counter now indicates 9900
> frames and upon checking some images found that it showed
> 'prox 5300 at the time it was sent in.
> >
> > K20D repair record; Replaced body bayonet mount.
> >
> Repaired autofocus drive unit.
> >
> Adjusted to manufacturers
> specifications.
> >
> General check and clean.
> >
> > 16~45 repair record: Replaced lens bayonet mount.
> >
> Replaced main barrel.
> >
> Repaired focus mechanism.
> >
> Adjusted to manufacturers
> specifications.
> >
> General check and clean.
> >
> > I checked the K20 serial number when returned.
> > Pentax repair says they have no way of turning the
> counter back, but will check into it a advise. I asked for a
> phone call when they have an answer.
> > Could an internal component have been installed from a
> "used" body. This is what I told them concerned me. Don't
> even know if that's possible.
> > I'll post their answer.
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> > Jack
> >
> >
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