It happened to me with a new camera straight out of the box. It was replaced by the importers. It is/was quite a well known problem.
Don David J Brooks wrote: > Sounds like a problem. > > My D will show a depleated battery after a few pop up flash shots, > even when full AA liths. > My problem is the flash flashes, but out of 10 shots, i';ll get 2-3 > pictures, the rest are blank screens. > > Dave > > Quoting Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> My brother just got an ist-D (from Ebay) and has a flash/battery problem. >> >> When you pops out the flash it will show a low battery alarm and fire >> anyway but without any flash. I tried to swap everything with my own D >> (swap batteries, CF, lens) and nothing beter. >> Tried batteries were fully charged 2000Nimh, 2500Nimh and AA Lithiums. >> They do all fail but only in its body, mine works fine. >> >> Its serial number is: 5752412. I understood there are comon problem >> with the flash circuitry. Is that such a case? >> * Can it be repaired easily or should my brother return it immediately >> to the seller? >> * If it is a known issue, would Pentax repair it even outside warranty scope? >> >> Thanks for your much appreciated help. >> -- >> ---------------------- >> Thibault Massart aka Thibouille >> ---------------------- >> *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > > > Equine Photography in York Region > -- Dr E D F Williams www.kolumbus.fi/mimosa/ http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/ 41660 TOIVAKKA – Finland - +358400706616 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
