I wouldn't worry about precision too much. MY last experience with CRIS was awful, so I can only hope my next repair goes smoother. The people that are unhappy are usually the loudest...
On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 2:09 AM, Kevin Thornsberry <[email protected]> wrote: > Serendipity Rocks!!! > > This is funny. I already have an extra 7.2v battery. For some reason, I > thought the BG-4 needed 2 x 7.2v batteries so I always used it with AAs. > > I got the BG-4 several years ago to use with my K-7. At that time I used it > with AAs and didn't have a problem. A few yrs later, I bought a K-5 with > intent of selling the K-7 but never could bring myself to part with it even > though I never use it. I've been charging both batteries and carrying one > in my pocket while still using AAs in the grip. Why the grip stopped > working so suddenly with AAs I don't understand but I just tested it and it > seems to work just fine with the extra 7.2v Li-ion in the grip. > Fortunately, I had kept the box for the grip and the 7.2v carrier was still > in the plastic. Also, when I pulled out the 7.2 carrier I was pleasantly > reminded that it has a place for an extra sd card. > > If I hadn't read all the bad reviews of Precision Camera, the K-5 and grip > would already be en route to their repair facility. > > Thanks. > > -- > Kevin > > -----Original Message----- > From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Francis > Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:06 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: K-5/BG-4 Grip Repair > > My advice - don't mix-and-match AAs with the regular in-camera battery. > If you're going to use AAs in the grip, then take the other battery out of > the camera. If you want to be able to switch between the camera and grip > battery, then get another 7.2V lithium battery to use in the grip. > > > On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 09:50:44PM -0500, Kevin Thornsberry 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. > > > -- > 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.
