Buy a battery. Even if you end up replacing the camera, another battery is always a plus. But I’d bet the battery will solve your problem.
> On Nov 14, 2018, at 11:42 AM, P. J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Well, the K-5II more or less did it again. Camera started firing shutter > either too long or short, not recording images or recording with very heavily > magenta casts, controls becoming unresponsive. Taking the battery out for a > hard reboot, restored control functionality but doesn't always restore actual > function. Crap. > > After a bit of experimentation it looks like it's battery related. The > problem seems to happen after the camera is sitting idle with the original > Pentax camera battery. Strangely enough the Watson branded backup battery > seems to work much better. > > This really sux. I have no idea if I should send the camera for repair or > just look for a used one, or buy a new battery and hope for the best. KEH > prices are pretty low for K-5 variants. > > I really was saving my pennies for a K-3, or waiting for the K-3 replacement, > whichever... > > -- > America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. > America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. > - P.J. O'Rourke > > > -- > 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.
