I bought my Battery grip when I bought the MZ-10. Didn't use the camera without it, until last summer when I needed to minimize space. It won't be coming off the camera again, the MZ-10 is too small for me without the grip.
Point is, the grip gives you a completely different feel for the camera in your hands. (Oh yeah, using AA batteries is a nice benefit of it too). dk --- Vic Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Howdy, > > I have a two year old Pentax MZ-10. It has a cronic problem that is > very > frustrating, and I though I'd turn to usenet for help. > > I got some good tips on usenet, and one chap referred me here. > > Ever since I got it (new), it has had the annoying habit of eating > batteries. Two weeks after purchase, I needed new batteries. I always > seem > to need batteries. The most I've ever gotten out of a pair of > batteries is > 7 rolls of film (24 exp). Usually 3 or 4 rolls is the max. When I > bought > it, they said I should expect 10 rolls (24 exp) full flash & AF per > set of > batteries. NOT! > > I've had it back to where I bought it many, many times, and they've > sent it > off to Pentax for a warranty claim twice, but each time it comes back > 'clean'. > > Now, the battery indicator sometimes shows a low battery that tests > fine, > and sometimes it doesn't show a weak battery. It's like there's a > combination of a slow leak, and a wonky circuit board or something. > > Has anyone had a similar experience? Can anyone give me any > suggestions as > to how to proceed. I don't really want to have to buy a new camera, > but it > seems to be either that, or take up watercolour painting. > > From usenet, I found out about the AA Battery Grip FG. I went online > > shopping, but the FG is listed as fitting the ZX camera. Anyone > familiar > with the MZ-10 and Battery Grip? > > Thanks, > > Vic > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > ===== Dave Kennedy Arnprior, Ont. Canada. Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
