Happened to me as well. I charged both of my k-5 batteries -- grip and camera -- last week. I usually charge just one, and then get the other next time. I left each of them on the charger for a couple of hours after they were fully charged. Right after charging the second battery, I tried to use the camera, I experienced the mirror-flop disorder. At least that's what I assume it was. The camera kept making a clicking noise when the shutter was pushed and wouldn't function. I switched off the trip, and the camera started working intermittently, so I turned on preview and left it on for a few minutes. After that it worked fin, and I was able to switch the grip back on. I'm going to go back to charging only one battery at a time and taking care not to overcharge. Or if I do charge both at once, which I have to do for big jobs, I'm going to make sure they don' t spend too much time on the charger, and I'm going to leave the grip turned off until I've logged a few shots.
Paul On Jun 1, 2012, at 7:31 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: > I have two third-party, and two pentax, batteries... they seem to work > the same. > > Once upon a time, my k-5 had mirror-flop disorder... in which the > mirror would randomly and repeatedly actuate, rendering picture-taking > impossible. (It was almost like blowing up!) There is some > speculation that could be initiated by an over-charged battery > disturbing the electrical ecosystem in the camera... I have no idea. > It was never a problem in the k-7. But, I'd caution against > over-charging the batteries... > > :) > -c > > On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 6:58 PM, Brian Walters <[email protected]> > wrote: >> I'm sure this has been discussed before but my memory isn't what it used to >> be.... >> >> Is anyone using third party batteries in their K-7/K-5? The prices are >> "considerably* lower than the Pentax branded ones but I don't want to blow >> up my new camera. >> >> >> >> -- >> Cheers >> >> Brian >> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> Brian Walters >> Western Sydney Australia >> http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
