Re: K10 problem

2009-09-10 Thread eckinator
Cask strength Banff and spring water, no ice. If you're ever in Hamburg, be my guest =) Cheers Ecke 2009/9/10 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: I think I want some of what he's drinking or smoking or whatever... eckinator wrote: They are. Less travel means quicker speeds/shorter

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-10 Thread AlunFoto
I hope for your sake that your watch has hands. :-) Jostein 2009/9/9 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: They are. Less travel means quicker speeds/shorter times. My trusty old Canon AE-1p has a piece of black cloth moving sideways. In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-10 Thread eckinator
Sure does, and one wrist and five digits on each hand, too! In case you wondered why they're called digital wristwatches... Cheers Ecke 2009/9/10 AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com: I hope for your sake that your watch has hands. :-) Jostein 2009/9/9 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: They are. Less

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-10 Thread eckinator
Oh, and as you can tell they have too much time on them too... 2009/9/10 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: Sure does, and one wrist and five digits on each hand, too! In case you wondered why they're called digital wristwatches... Cheers Ecke 2009/9/10 AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com: I hope for

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-10 Thread mike wilson
See? AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: I hope for your sake that your watch has hands. :-) Jostein 2009/9/9 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: They are. Less travel means quicker speeds/shorter times. My trusty old Canon AE-1p has a piece of black cloth moving sideways. In those

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-10 Thread eckinator
Well so far I'm almost the only one... Let's hope Cotty breaks out his poems soon Cheers Ecke 2009/9/10 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: See? -- 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

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-10 Thread Cotty
On 10/9/09, eckinator, discombobulated, unleashed: Well so far I'm almost the only one... Let's hope Cotty breaks out his poems soon I'll do anything queer for a beer. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-09 Thread AlunFoto
I think all (focal plane) shutters in SLRs are moving vertically these days. Jostein 2009/9/9 Graydon o...@uniserve.com: On Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 10:05:21AM +1000, MikeM scripsit: I found there is still a series of 3 bad shots on the card. The first is  completely dark, the next has a sliver

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-09 Thread eckinator
They are. Less travel means quicker speeds/shorter times. My trusty old Canon AE-1p has a piece of black cloth moving sideways. In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were REAL men, women were REAL women, and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were REAL small furry

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-09 Thread mike wilson
eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: They are. Less travel means quicker speeds/shorter times. My trusty old Canon AE-1p has a piece of black cloth moving sideways. In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were REAL men, women were REAL women, and small furry

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-09 Thread eckinator
So he is Kling En Vogue? Yes but will not joking make that any better? And remember, alcohol is not a solution. It is a distillate. Cheers Ecke 2009/9/9 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: eckinator wrote: Is Cotty a Vogon? There is a certain similarity.  Although he normally goes in

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-09 Thread P. J. Alling
I think I want some of what he's drinking or smoking or whatever... eckinator wrote: They are. Less travel means quicker speeds/shorter times. My trusty old Canon AE-1p has a piece of black cloth moving sideways. In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were REAL men, women

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-08 Thread MikeM
I don't have auto bracketing on. - Original Message - From: Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 3:31 PM Subject: Re: K10 problem Do you have auto bracketing turned on, but frame advance set to single shot? I

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-08 Thread P. J. Alling
been occurring in groups of 3. I don't know if that is just coincidence or not. In 1 group of bad shots 2 were dark and 1 was so light it was difficult to make anything out. A few months ago my K100 started rebooting occasionally. Pentax quoted $549 to replace the circuit board. Does the K10

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-08 Thread George Sinos
was so light it was difficult to make anything out. A few months ago my K100 started rebooting occasionally. Pentax quoted $549 to replace the circuit board. Does the K10 problem sound like it could be as serious, and expensive? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-08 Thread P. J. Alling
know if that is just coincidence or not. In 1 group of bad shots 2 were dark and 1 was so light it was difficult to make anything out. A few months ago my K100 started rebooting occasionally. Pentax quoted $549 to replace the circuit board. Does the K10 problem sound like it could be as serious

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-08 Thread MikeM
Message - From: MikeM mmo45...@bigpond.net.au To: PDML@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 2:57 PM Subject: K10 problem My K10 has started taking shots that are very dark followed by some shots that are ok then there are a few that are very dark followed by more that are ok. So far

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-08 Thread Bob Sullivan
, September 08, 2009 2:57 PM Subject: K10 problem My K10 has started taking shots that are very dark followed by some shots that are ok then there are a few that are very dark followed by more that are ok. So far the bad shots have all been occurring in groups of 3. I don't know if that is just

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-08 Thread Jack Davis
Mike, This may have been asked, but have you looked at the EXIF data? May have a clue as to which setting is acting up.(?) Jack --- On Tue, 9/8/09, MikeM mmo45...@bigpond.net.au wrote: From: MikeM mmo45...@bigpond.net.au Subject: Re: K10 problem To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-08 Thread P. J. Alling
, the shots were taken along a walking track, and I don't take other lenses on the walks. Mike - Original Message - From: MikeM mmo45...@bigpond.net.au To: PDML@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 2:57 PM Subject: K10 problem My K10 has started taking shots that are very dark followed

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-08 Thread ann sanfedele
08, 2009 2:57 PM Subject: K10 problem My K10 has started taking shots that are very dark followed by some shots that are ok then there are a few that are very dark followed by more that are ok. So far the bad shots have all been occurring in groups of 3. I don't know if that is just coincidence

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-08 Thread John Francis
-300 mm lens, the shots were taken along a walking track, and I don't take other lenses on the walks. Mike - Original Message - From: MikeM mmo45...@bigpond.net.au To: PDML@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 2:57 PM Subject: K10 problem My K10 has started taking shots

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-08 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 1:52 AM, eckinatoreckina...@gmail.com wrote: My K10D very occasionally does what you describe; I just get a really dark shot in an otherwise properly exposed series for no apparent reason. I've come to live with it, I just delete it when it happens. Cheers Ecke Mine

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-08 Thread AlunFoto
- From: MikeM mmo45...@bigpond.net.au To: PDML@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 2:57 PM Subject: K10 problem My K10 has started taking shots that are very dark followed by some shots that are ok then there are a few that are very dark followed by more that are ok. So far the bad

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-08 Thread Rick Womer
mmo45...@bigpond.net.au Subject: K10 problem To: PDML@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 12:57 AM My K10 has started taking shots that are very dark followed by some shots that are ok then there are a few that are very dark followed by more that are ok. So far the bad shots have all

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-08 Thread Steffen Zahn
: MikeM mmo45...@bigpond.net.au To: PDML@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 2:57 PM Subject: K10 problem My K10 has started taking shots that are very dark followed by some shots that are ok then there are a few that are very dark followed by more that are ok. So far the bad shots

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-08 Thread John Sessoms
From: John Francis When I had problems like this (many years ago, with my PZ-1p), the problem was a borderline contact between the lens and the camera. Hold the lens just the wrong way and the A pin didn't make contact, so the camera took a shot or two with the aperture set to f/32 (I usually

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-08 Thread MikeM
I will be trying a different lens today. Mike - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 12:03 AM Subject: Re: K10 problem Tamron lens? Make sure your lens contacts are clean, both

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-08 Thread MikeM
I think I deleted all the files. Mike - Original Message - From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 12:13 AM Subject: Re: K10 problem Mike, This may have been asked, but have you looked at the EXIF data? May

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-08 Thread MikeM
It doesn't seem to be, I should know after trying the different lens today. Mike - Original Message - From: ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 2:03 AM Subject: Re: K10 problem MikeM wrote: I think I

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-08 Thread MikeM
and saw no difference. Mike - Original Message - From: MikeM mmo45...@bigpond.net.au To: PDML@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 2:57 PM Subject: K10 problem My K10 has started taking shots that are very dark followed by some shots that are ok then there are a few that are very

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-08 Thread Graydon
On Tue, Sep 08, 2009 at 08:33:20PM -0400, P. J. Alling scripsit: Graydon wrote: On Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 10:05:21AM +1000, MikeM scripsit: I found there is still a series of 3 bad shots on the card. The first is completely dark, the next has a sliver of normal exposure at the top, and the 3rd

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-08 Thread P. J. Alling
Graydon wrote: On Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 10:05:21AM +1000, MikeM scripsit: I found there is still a series of 3 bad shots on the card. The first is completely dark, the next has a sliver of normal exposure at the top, and the 3rd has a wider sliver at the top that is correctly exposed. Does

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-08 Thread P. J. Alling
Subject: K10 problem My K10 has started taking shots that are very dark followed by some shots that are ok then there are a few that are very dark followed by more that are ok. So far the bad shots have all been occurring in groups of 3. I don't know if that is just coincidence or not. In 1

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-08 Thread Graydon
On Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 10:05:21AM +1000, MikeM scripsit: I found there is still a series of 3 bad shots on the card. The first is completely dark, the next has a sliver of normal exposure at the top, and the 3rd has a wider sliver at the top that is correctly exposed. Does this indicate it

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-08 Thread paul stenquist
this indicate it is a blade-type problem? I checked the EXIF of the files and saw no difference. Mike - Original Message - From: MikeM mmo45...@bigpond.net.au To: PDML@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 2:57 PM Subject: K10 problem My K10 has started taking shots that are very

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-08 Thread Rick Womer
@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 2:57 PM Subject: K10 problem My K10 has started taking shots that are very dark followed by some shots that are ok then there are a few that are very dark followed by more that are ok. So far the bad shots have all been occurring in groups of 3. I

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-08 Thread Anthony Farr
problem? I checked the EXIF of the files and saw no difference. Mike - Original Message - From: MikeM mmo45...@bigpond.net.au To: PDML@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 2:57 PM Subject: K10 problem My K10 has started taking shots that are very dark followed by some shots

K10 problem

2009-09-07 Thread MikeM
were dark and 1 was so light it was difficult to make anything out. A few months ago my K100 started rebooting occasionally. Pentax quoted $549 to replace the circuit board. Does the K10 problem sound like it could be as serious, and expensive? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-07 Thread Anthony Farr
the circuit board. Does the K10 problem sound like it could be as serious, and expensive? -- 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

Re: K10 problem

2009-09-07 Thread eckinator
K100 started rebooting occasionally. Pentax quoted $549 to replace the circuit board. Does the K10 problem sound like it could be as serious, and expensive? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please