Sounds like a problem. My D will show a depleated battery after a few pop up flash shots, even when full AA liths. My problem is the flash flashes, but out of 10 shots, i';ll get 2-3 pictures, the rest are blank screens.
Dave Quoting Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > My brother just got an ist-D (from Ebay) and has a flash/battery problem. > > When you pops out the flash it will show a low battery alarm and fire > anyway but without any flash. I tried to swap everything with my own D > (swap batteries, CF, lens) and nothing beter. > Tried batteries were fully charged 2000Nimh, 2500Nimh and AA Lithiums. > They do all fail but only in its body, mine works fine. > > Its serial number is: 5752412. I understood there are comon problem > with the flash circuitry. Is that such a case? > * Can it be repaired easily or should my brother return it immediately > to the seller? > * If it is a known issue, would Pentax repair it even outside warranty scope? > > Thanks for your much appreciated help. > -- > ---------------------- > Thibault Massart aka Thibouille > ---------------------- > *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > Equine Photography in York Region -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
