Never had any luck with AAs in the battery grip. The K-5 needs the 9 volt lithium. Buy some aftermarket ones. Regards, Bob S.
On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 9:50 PM, Kevin Thornsberry <[email protected]> wrote: > (Repost in plain text. Sorry if this generates a duplicate) > > I’m having problems with my K-5/BG-4 combo. Even with a fully charged > battery in the camera and brand new AAs in the grip, the camera reports near > or full depletion, however it appears to remain usable if I select “Body > First.” I reports depleted and dies rapidly if I set the camera to “Grip > First.” > > I have tested the grip on my K-7 with no problems so I assume it is the > camera. > > The problem started suddenly on a recent trip where I had used the > camera/grip combo for several days with no issues. > > Sadly Eric Hendrickson doesn’t do digital bodies and CRIS no longer services > Pentax. Having read recent reports of extended repair delays and mixed > results at Precision Camera, I am hesitant to go that route as long as my > camera is usable. > > Any advice on my K-5/BG-4 issues, other repair options or additional > experience with Precision Camera would be greatly appreciated. > > Kevin > > > -- > 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.
