My problem was that when I'd try to take a picture it would turn off, but yours sounds like a more common problem. In any case if it's not a battery, it's probably a power supply. Contact Pentax, or CRIS and see if you can get things lined up before sending it in.
Christine Nielsen <ch...@inielsen.net> wrote: >Hi all, Happy Monday. > >What do you make of this... > >Shooting at my daughter's gymnastics meet yesterday, I noticed my >battery was starting to get low. I had an extra in my bag, so I >switched it out. I took a shot, and then all kinds of clicking >started to happen. It wasn't taking pics on its own, though that's >what it sounded like... Maybe it was the sound of the mirror going up >& down, I'm not sure... but it was all very odd. It seemed like the >AF wasn't working, and once the clicking started, I couldn't get it to >shoot. I shut off the camera, and turned it back on, to see if that >would help. Nope. Each initial shot inspired a new round of random >clicks and non-responsiveness, > >I took out the battery, and put the first one back in. This seemed to >solve the problem, and I was able to continue as usual. I have yet to >review the images, though... fingers crossed that the card isn't >fried.... > >Still, I am left with lingering concerns.... Should I consider that >battery (Pentax brand) a goner? I certainly don't feel comfortable >putting it back into the camera... Has the camera been damaged in some >way, deep in the electronic guts? What about the lens? Is it taking >longer now to display the review image, or is it just my >imagination??? Ugh. > >Larry... didn't you have a misbehaving battery situation not that long >ago? > >Thanks for any thoughts... > >:) >-c > >-- >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. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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.
