You'll know soon. If it repeats, something is wrong. But chances are good that it's a one time thing.
On Sep 23, 2012, at 11:12 PM, Christine Nielsen <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Paul. > > I hope it's not the same issue as the mirror flop. I'd feel better if > it were "user error"... more easily fixed, and it would make shelling > out for a new k-5II easier... > > :) > -c > > On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 10:51 PM, Paul Stenquist > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Nice shot. Great job on the lighting. >> >> Don't know what could be plaguing your camera, although it sounds like the >> same mirror motor problem. Hopefully, it was just a one-time glitch. >> >> Paul >> On Sep 23, 2012, at 10:38 PM, Christine Nielsen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello all, >>> >>> Here's a head-scratcher: >>> >>> Tonight, I was shooting senior portraits of my son. We had gone out >>> to the track at the high school, a place he holds quite dear, for the >>> occasion. As the evening grew darker, I had my flash (540) set up on >>> a stand & softbox, firing with the camera's wireless remote system. >>> All was fine, more or less, for several minutes. Until the camera >>> stopped shooting. I would press the shutter, and I'd get a flicker of >>> light (focus assist or pop up flash signalling the 540? not sure..), >>> but the shutter wouldn't fire. Several times I would re-focus and try >>> again, but nothing. I tried the following: >>> >>> - turning the whole thing off & on again >>> - turning off the focus assist light >>> - setting the AF to release priority, instead of focus priority >>> - using manual focus >>> - turning off flash, shooting manual exposure mode >>> - shooting in Av, Tv, Tav, P and AUTO >>> >>> None of these got the shutter to fire. >>> >>> We packed it in for the day, and when I got home, 20 minutes later, I >>> tried the camera again. Worked fine, in Av, M, Tav, etc... though I >>> didn't try it with the wireless flash again... Mind you, this whole >>> shutter mechanism was recently replaced (6 months ago) at CRIS. So, >>> I'm thinking I must be doing something wrong, or at least missing >>> something. What do you make of this? Any thoughts? >>> >>> Lastly, just for fun -- a peso. My son, Nick, from tonight. Looking >>> as bad as he is able... >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/8018036378/in/photostream/ >>> >>> Thanks in advance-- >>> :) >>> -c >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> - >>> >>> -- >>> 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.
