Originally posted by Boc Hello all!
I have bought the BG-5 for my K-3 and had a total of 4 original Pentax batteries. The controls on the grip functioned perfectly, but it did not recognize any Li-Ion battery and with any fully charged NiMHs the camera just showed 'depleted'. I have lent the grip to someone for a couple of weeks and it worked flawlessly on their camera.
I was on the point of returning the camera when I tried it again and magic: it worked perfectly with any battery, with battery in the grip only, in grip first mode...
Did anyone experience something similar or do you have have any thoughts how this could have happened?
Yes, me....
This week in fact...all very strange....I took the grip off then ut it back on and it works...for now.
Will keep an eye on it though, both body and grip are about a week old (for me)