It happened at a bad time, too. We flew to North Carolina for the National High School Outdoor Track meet this weekend... After the first 400 meters of the 4 x 800 meter relay championship race... in which my son & his team were competing .. The camera stopped working. I had shot a couple dozen frames at the meet already, no problem. But, then, it just stopped. Wouldn't focus, wouldn't shoot, no matter the on/off, in/out/switch of battery, lens switch, shooting mode change, etc. it turns on, but when you press the shutter, it freezes, and the LCD says "battery depleted" (though it is not). Then, it won't do anything. That was yesterday, same story this morning.
So. Stuff happens, I get that. Still, I'm finding it hard to imagine a worse betrayal of gear right now. I have been shooting these guys all year, they have had a great run, so to speak, since the winter season. This was their last race together. This was a big deal. They ran their best time ever, finished in the top 10. And I have no photos. Not sure if this is a warranty repair or not... Especially since the mirror flop fix of last year... Will check my paperwork when I get home. Wondering if I have reached the point of throwing good money after bad, at least on this camera. Maybe you'll be hearing from me again on for sale Friday.... (For the record, my "back-up camera", the K-01, also made the trip, my husband was shooting video with it at the time. Glad we have that, anyway.) :( -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.
