Thanks, Walt. I recommend keeping the k20 in the bag. And keeping the bag with you.
;) -c On Jun 16, 2013, at 1:44 PM, Walt Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: 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 -- 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.

