Damn, Christine. Sorry to hear about that.
Sure makes me glad I have the K20D to fall back on. I always take it
with me, even though it rarely comes out of the bag. Still, I can't help
being a bit paranoid about what fate will befall my K-5. I've really
grown attached to it.
I hope whatever fix is required turns out to be feasible.
-- Walt
On 6/16/2013 9:26 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote:
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
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