They been in there several months (lithium AA's). I'll try that too. Thanks.
Tom C. "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered." >From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: *ist D Losing it's Mind >Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:57:26 -0400 > >How old are your batteries? I've found most *istD weird behavior is >due to old batteries. Doesn't matter if they're not dead. If they're >almost dead, the camera freaks out. >Paul >On Aug 25, 2006, at 5:32 PM, Tom C wrote: > > > I suspect I'll need to send it in for a repair soon. In the last > > couple of > > weeks it has, intermittently upon power up, started acting > > strangely. Any > > push of any button or turn of any wheel will actuate the shutter, even > > though no exposure is recorded. > > > > Turning it on/off does not help. Removing the batteries and > > reinserting > > them does not help. The only thing that corrects it is to get into > > the menu > > and scroll down to the Contrast setting. Once there, exiting the menu > > clears it up and it acts normally for the rest of the shooting > > session and > > responds normally during subsequent power off/on cycles. > > > > Any one else experience this behavior? > > > > Oh well, it may be my chance to use up the Velvia and Provia in the > > refrigerator. > > > > Tom C. > > > > "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or > > numbered." > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
