Battery Issue Long Exposure K5II

dougfrey · 09-06-2015, 07:02 PM

I am just now trying my hand at long exposure. With a fully charged battery I shot one 2 min. exposure and then on the second one the battery was depleted. This can't be normal. Also, after finishing a two min. exposure ,is it normal for the camera to take about a minute to process. I noticed for the first time a count down on the top LCD panel, is this normal?

Thanks for any input you can offer.

pixie · 09-06-2015, 09:15 PM

A fully charged battery shouldn't die after a couple of 2 minute shots. Something is wrong there. I've taken 45 minute exposures with no problems. When it comes to the wait after a shot is taken, you probably have the DFS enabled. Read more here:https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/6-pentax-dslr-discussion/209584-dark-frame-subtraction.html

dougfrey · 09-07-2015, 06:17 PM

Originally posted by Pentaxpixie

A fully charged battery shouldn't die after a couple of 2 minute shots. Something is wrong there. I've taken 45 minute exposures with no problems. When it comes to the wait after a shot is taken, you probably have the DFS enabled. Read more here:https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/6-pentax-dslr-discussion/209584-dark-frame-subtraction.html

Thanks, had not idea about the DFS, that sure speeds things up. As far as battery issue, I think the batter is bad (old). I tried a different fully charged battery with no issues.

Thanks again for the input.

09-06-2015, 07:02 PM	#1
dougfrey Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Algonquin, IL Posts: 26	Battery Issue Long Exposure K5II I am just now trying my hand at long exposure. With a fully charged battery I shot one 2 min. exposure and then on the second one the battery was depleted. This can't be normal. Also, after finishing a two min. exposure ,is it normal for the camera to take about a minute to process. I noticed for the first time a count down on the top LCD panel, is this normal? Thanks for any input you can offer.

09-06-2015, 09:15 PM	#2
pixie Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: California Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 873	A fully charged battery shouldn't die after a couple of 2 minute shots. Something is wrong there. I've taken 45 minute exposures with no problems. When it comes to the wait after a shot is taken, you probably have the DFS enabled. Read more here:https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/6-pentax-dslr-discussion/209584-dark-frame-subtraction.html Last edited by pixie; 09-06-2015 at 09:26 PM.

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09-07-2015, 06:17 PM	#3
dougfrey Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Algonquin, IL Posts: 26 Original Poster	Originally posted by Pentaxpixie A fully charged battery shouldn't die after a couple of 2 minute shots. Something is wrong there. I've taken 45 minute exposures with no problems. When it comes to the wait after a shot is taken, you probably have the DFS enabled. Read more here:https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/6-pentax-dslr-discussion/209584-dark-frame-subtraction.html Thanks, had not idea about the DFS, that sure speeds things up. As far as battery issue, I think the batter is bad (old). I tried a different fully charged battery with no issues. Thanks again for the input.