Re: New stupid trick
Don't forget to check with KEH. They also have a repair department ... might be worth talking to them (based on what I remember from your last experience with the Authorized repair shop). On 6/23/2022 4:51 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jun 23, 2022, at 3:26 AM, Bill wrote: Are you by chance using off brand batteries? I tried multiple batteries, they work fine in my other bodies. I also tried a different lens. I once misdiagnosed a body because I didn’t check the lens on another camera. Kinda clutching at straws, and you've probably already tried, but toss a different battery in. I suspect you are looking at a main board replacement. That’s my prognosis. God is telling you to buy a K3III. That had crossed my mind too. B has a used one for $1400, the question being whether a warranty is worth $300. There’s also one on ebay for $1300. I do still have a working K-1 and K-3, and a K-x with a slightly wonky shutter button. I also haven’t had a lot of chance to play with cameras lately, so I’m in no hurry. If I run across an amazing deal on one, then I’ve got a good excuse. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New stupid trick
> On Jun 23, 2022, at 3:26 AM, Bill wrote: > > Are you by chance using off brand batteries? I tried multiple batteries, they work fine in my other bodies. I also tried a different lens. I once misdiagnosed a body because I didn’t check the lens on another camera. > > Kinda clutching at straws, and you've probably already tried, but toss a > different battery in. > I suspect you are looking at a main board replacement. That’s my prognosis. > God is telling you to buy a K3III. That had crossed my mind too. B has a used one for $1400, the question being whether a warranty is worth $300. There’s also one on ebay for $1300. I do still have a working K-1 and K-3, and a K-x with a slightly wonky shutter button. I also haven’t had a lot of chance to play with cameras lately, so I’m in no hurry. If I run across an amazing deal on one, then I’ve got a good excuse. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New stupid trick
Are you by chance using off brand batteries? Kinda clutching at straws, and you've probably already tried, but toss a different battery in. I suspect you are looking at a main board replacement. God is telling you to buy a K3III. bill On Wed., Jun. 22, 2022, 9:37 p.m. Larry Colen, wrote: > > > > On Jun 22, 2022, at 8:17 PM, Bill wrote: > > > > Try doing a factory reset. It’s a pain because you lose your user > settings, > > but it might straighten out your camera. > > No joy. I didn’t really have anything to lose, but it didn’t work > > > -- > Larry Colen > l...@red4est.com > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New stupid trick
> On Jun 22, 2022, at 8:17 PM, Bill wrote: > > Try doing a factory reset. It’s a pain because you lose your user settings, > but it might straighten out your camera. No joy. I didn’t really have anything to lose, but it didn’t work -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New stupid trick
Try doing a factory reset. It’s a pain because you lose your user settings, but it might straighten out your camera. bill On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 8:35 PM Larry Colen wrote: > There was a bird in my front yard, I went to photograph it, and it didn’t > fly away. However my K3-II developed a new stupid trick. > > In normal TTL mode, when I press the shutter it will seem to be fine for a > moment, then it’ll lift the mirror, open the shutter and freeze up, > refusing to do anything, even power off, until I remove the battery. Once > the battery has been removed, replaced and the power switch turned on, > it’ll reset to being able to see through the lens, until I next press the > shutter. > > If I put it in live view or video mode, it locks up directly. > > sigh. > > I suppose that I could try reinstalling the firmware. > > -- > Larry Colen > l...@red4est.com > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
New stupid trick
There was a bird in my front yard, I went to photograph it, and it didn’t fly away. However my K3-II developed a new stupid trick. In normal TTL mode, when I press the shutter it will seem to be fine for a moment, then it’ll lift the mirror, open the shutter and freeze up, refusing to do anything, even power off, until I remove the battery. Once the battery has been removed, replaced and the power switch turned on, it’ll reset to being able to see through the lens, until I next press the shutter. If I put it in live view or video mode, it locks up directly. sigh. I suppose that I could try reinstalling the firmware. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
