Bruce: Thanks! This was great advice. I did what you suggested and both the grip and camera controls work perfectly. Now I can approach the Thanksgiving day family pictures with great confidence!
Thanks again, and cheers, Micah On Nov 22, 2006, at 5:10 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > No, the D grip is finicky. Basically if either wheel on the grip is > between detents, then the body wheels don't work quite right. This is > a known behavior for us who have had these beasts for a long time. > > The fix is to make sure that both wheels on the grip cleanly click > into place. After that, setting the other things will work fine. > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > > Wednesday, November 22, 2006, 1:57:21 PM, you wrote: > > AM> Micah Kleit wrote: >>> Dear All: >>> >>> While I am jealous of everyone who's getting his or her K10D, it'll >>> be a while before I am able to afford one (or hide it from my wife). >>> >>> I have an *istD with the grip. I've noticed that if the grip >>> shutter >>> is on, I can't control the dial that sets white balance or aperture >>> setting; so if I want to take a vertical shot in hyperprogram, I >>> have >>> to turn the grip off, set my aperture, then turn it back on. Is >>> this >>> a quirk of the way the grip takes control of certain settings of the >>> camera, or is this something I should worry about? >>> >>> The almost uncontrollable impulse to buy the K10D notwithstanding, I >>> have to say that after taking over 15,000 shots with the *istD, I'm >>> still impressed with and am learning new things about it all the >>> time. >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Micah >>> >>> > > AM> The controls on the grip should work exactly the same as they > AM> do on the main body. Sounds like you've either got dirty contacts > AM> between the grip and body, or a malfunctioning grip. > > AM> -Adam > > > > > > -- > 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
