Hi Bill, on 04 Jul 04 you wrote in pentax.list:
> I have a question for the 500 FTZ users . . . how long does yours >take to charge up on full batteries? I've tried using fresh Alkalines >and fresh Lithium,s, but it takes nearly 2 min to charge each time. Using fresh alkalines it takes some seconds, but never 2 minutes! I don't think that you can do something wrong, so maybe you have to take you flash to a service center. Cheers, Heiko