Hi, I noticed that noise too...I attributed to 2 possible causes, 1-the batteries in their compartment 2-the metal rod on the Grip (BG-10) where you fasten the strap to...(I seem to hear it mainly with the grip on).
--- P�l_Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, the MZ-S makes a noise when shaking it. It > sounds like a small metal ball that moves when > shaking the camera. It's located somewhere in the > prism according to my ears. Interestingly, according > to the Pentax Image stabilization patent, the > camera, not the lenses, have vibration sensors. > Could this be what makes a noise when shaking the > camera? Most likely it's something entirely > different, though; maybe its just a sensor for > determining whether the camera is held vertically of > horizontally used for metering. > I believe my former MZ-S also had the same "noise". > > > > P�l > __________________________________________________ Yahoo! - We Remember 9-11: A tribute to the more than 3,000 lives lost http://dir.remember.yahoo.com/tribute

