Is this with the K10D Bob. I was hoping Pentax had that problem fixed.No problem with that, yet here.
Dave On 2/4/07, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I guess I must be doing too much chimping... :-) > > My batteries don't last to long. > I do like the K10D review function better than the *istDS. > I can actually get a pretty good idea of sharpness with the zoom function. > And of course, I'm still reading the instruction manual and looking at > functions. > All this burns battery juice. > > A word of warning... > I still don't like how the battery indicator works. > It can go from 'Powered up with 2 black halves" to "full empty" in one shot. > If your like me, turning on and off frequently, this is problematic. > As the last battery ran out of juice, I could see 'half empty' at > times on the display. > This was never at "TurnOn/Power Up", but after writing a picture to the card. > When the battery finally goes, the camera locks up and shows a warning screen. > I've gotten several extra shots, one at a time, by cycling off and on again. > Gives you a last chance to get that shot... > > Regards, Bob S. > > On 2/4/07, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > FWIW, the battery life on the D200 was supposed to be around 800-900 > > shots, according to the reviews. > > > > At first, i was lucky to get 150 shots per battery. Now after a number > > of cycles, i'm up to something like 300 shots per. > > > > Maybe the Pentax battery needs a few charges to get up to speed as well. > > > > Of course, i look at every shot during my horse shows and use AF and > > VR, so that eats it up . > > > > Dave > > > > On 2/3/07, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 616 shots and the 2nd battery needs a recharge... > > > I think the first one got 350 shots, so ~275 on the second. > > > Regards, Bob S. > > > > > > On 2/3/07, Sandra Hermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Not sure why, but I was sure I had to have one. So now I do. I added > > > > it to > > > > my collection of 4 other pentax slr bodies and 3 med format bodies. > > > > Now > > > > why would a single person need that many camera's not counting the 3 > > > > point > > > > and shoot pentax camera's I have. > > > > On a different note. I love it. It is probably the best Camera I have > > > > ever > > > > shot with. > > > > I have a few questions, Since I wasn't planning this I didn't keep up > > > > with > > > > all the talk about it. > > > > How long is the expected battery life? > > > > And Raw? Raw kindof scares me... > > > > I have read the first manuel once. The actual operating manual. I > > > > find it > > > > funny though. For some reason this camera takes pictures of everything. > > > > Sami, doorknobs, tv's, Curious George stuffed dolls. I dont' think I > > > > have > > > > had a camera that took that many pictures of that many different things > > > > since my first pentax in 1995. I hope that with this one I can learn a > > > > lot > > > > more than I learned with my last ones. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > -- > > Equine Photography > > www.caughtinmotion.com > > Ontario Canada > > > > -- > > 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 > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
