Odd K-5 / DA 17-70 behavior

2019-05-20 Thread Bipin Gupta
Rick / PJ, the SDM Motors were born bad. If there is any binding on the motor it WILL draw a larger current, but NOT from Full Bar to 1. Note: every K-5 series has the notorious Battery Indicator PROBLEM on the Top LCD, which Ricoh-Pentax never solved. And with some lenses I have noticed this

Re: Odd K-5 / DA 17-70 behavior

2019-05-19 Thread P. J. Alling
That is unfortunately how warranties are intended to work. On 5/19/2019 1:21 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I hope you’re wrong! The one-year warranty from the SDM motor replacement expired exactly a month ago. Rick On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 19:13 P. J. Alling wrote: The lens is drawing power from

Re: Odd K-5 / DA 17-70 behavior

2019-05-19 Thread Rick Womer
I hope you’re wrong! The one-year warranty from the SDM motor replacement expired exactly a month ago. Rick On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 19:13 P. J. Alling wrote: > The lens is drawing power from the camera, could be a failing component > on the lenses main board causing a larger than expected

Re: Odd K-5 / DA 17-70 behavior

2019-05-19 Thread P. J. Alling
The lens is drawing power from the camera, could be a failing component on the lenses main board causing a larger than expected power drain. On 5/19/2019 11:42 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Shooting today, the battery gauge dropped unusually quickly from full to 1 bar. Well, I thought, it’s an old

Odd K-5 / DA 17-70 behavior

2019-05-19 Thread Rick Womer
Shooting today, the battery gauge dropped unusually quickly from full to 1 bar. Well, I thought, it’s an old battery, and must be wearing out. Then I switched lenses to the 10-17. Full battery again! Switched back to the 17-70: 1 bar. Hmmm. Tried the 50-200; full battery. I cleaned the contacts