Thanks for the note, Christine. I may send the k-5 in for service anyway. I think it' at about 30,000 frames. But both of my 560 flashes are in Chandler now, so I'm going to wait and see what that costs me. Lots of frames on both flashes as well, so I can count these snafus as normal service. But no warranties. Paul On Jun 1, 2012, at 10:25 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote:
> Argh, sorry to hear that, Paul. I think I had over-charged by placing > an already charged battery back on the charger... whoops. But, I > would keep an eye on it & not hesitate to send it in for repair -- my > camera started out with a few random issues like you describe, which > then quickly degenerated into full-on non-functionality. I also > found, like you, that a somewhat drained battery was less likely to > create problems. I thought it was interesting that putting a > "problematic" battery - the one that was in the k-5 when it was > flopping -- into the k-7 did not produce the flops in that camera. > That's when the k-5 went in for service. Luckily, it was a quick trip > to Arizona & back -- they knew exactly what the problem was, had seen > it before, I gather... Since then, I have used the same batteries in > the k-5 without issue. Also, I don't worry too much about leaving the > batteries on the charger beyond the charging time... maybe I should... > but I haven't had any recurrence of the flops since getting it back > from service. > > Good luck -- > :) > -c > > > > On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 8:31 PM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> > wrote: >> Happened to me as well. I charged both of my k-5 batteries -- grip and >> camera -- last week. I usually charge just one, and then get the other next >> time. I left each of them on the charger for a couple of hours after they >> were fully charged. Right after charging the second battery, I tried to use >> the camera, I experienced the mirror-flop disorder. At least that's what I >> assume it was. The camera kept making a clicking noise when the shutter was >> pushed and wouldn't function. I switched off the trip, and the camera >> started working intermittently, so I turned on preview and left it on for a >> few minutes. After that it worked fin, and I was able to switch the grip >> back on. I'm going to go back to charging only one battery at a time and >> taking care not to overcharge. Or if I do charge both at once, which I have >> to do for big jobs, I'm going to make sure they don' t spend too much time >> on the charger, and I'm going to leave the grip turned off until I've logged >> a few shots. >> >> Paul >> On Jun 1, 2012, at 7:31 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: >> >>> I have two third-party, and two pentax, batteries... they seem to work >>> the same. >>> >>> Once upon a time, my k-5 had mirror-flop disorder... in which the >>> mirror would randomly and repeatedly actuate, rendering picture-taking >>> impossible. (It was almost like blowing up!) There is some >>> speculation that could be initiated by an over-charged battery >>> disturbing the electrical ecosystem in the camera... I have no idea. >>> It was never a problem in the k-7. But, I'd caution against >>> over-charging the batteries... >>> >>> :) >>> -c >>> >>> On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 6:58 PM, Brian Walters <apathy...@lyons-ryan.org> >>> wrote: >>>> I'm sure this has been discussed before but my memory isn't what it used to >>>> be.... >>>> >>>> Is anyone using third party batteries in their K-7/K-5? The prices are >>>> "considerably* lower than the Pentax branded ones but I don't want to blow >>>> up my new camera. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Cheers >>>> >>>> Brian >>>> >>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>>> Brian Walters >>>> Western Sydney Australia >>>> http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> >> -- >> 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. > > -- > 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. -- 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.
