Argh, sorry to hear that, Paul. I think I had over-charged by placing an already charged battery back on the charger... whoops. But, I would keep an eye on it & not hesitate to send it in for repair -- my camera started out with a few random issues like you describe, which then quickly degenerated into full-on non-functionality. I also found, like you, that a somewhat drained battery was less likely to create problems. I thought it was interesting that putting a "problematic" battery - the one that was in the k-5 when it was flopping -- into the k-7 did not produce the flops in that camera. That's when the k-5 went in for service. Luckily, it was a quick trip to Arizona & back -- they knew exactly what the problem was, had seen it before, I gather... Since then, I have used the same batteries in the k-5 without issue. Also, I don't worry too much about leaving the batteries on the charger beyond the charging time... maybe I should... but I haven't had any recurrence of the flops since getting it back from service.
Good luck -- :) -c On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 8:31 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. -- 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.
