Hello from Sergeac, Aquitaine, France

johnain · 01-16-2010, 04:26 AM

Hi everybody.

I am afraid that I am a reluctant member!

I had to get a camera to put some photos onto a website - I have no other reason to have one. So I went to a supermarket and bought the Optio E-80 for 70 EUR. , relying on the Pentax name for quality. When I got it home and opened the box I was astonished to see that it had no charger. When I turened it on I discovered that the batteries were about 24% charged. I saw that it has a USB connector and assumed that it would charge as well as connect. I also spent 10 EUR on rechargeable batteries. The USB doesn' charge fronp the PC.

It also has a car cigar lighter connector. Not much use to me, I use my car connector for my GPS.

So I looked on the web for a mains charger because the manual tells me without apology that I have to buy Mains charger AC-62.

AC-62E can be found on the web, but not AC-62. Are they the same thing? The AC-62E will cost me 50 EUR.

So my 70 EUR camera is going to cost me a total of 130 EUR. I think that this is sharp practice.

**Ash** · 01-16-2010, 10:48 PM

Welcome to the forum.
Well congrats on going for a Pentax.

Hope you enjoy your time here with us.

**Rense** · 01-17-2010, 12:18 PM

Hi Welcome. Photography can be a money consuming hobby for sure!
Feel free to post some of your first photos with the Optio in the
Picture of the Week I am hosting this week! And I hope you will
forget the costs in time. Have a good time here...

**Iris** · 01-17-2010, 02:17 PM

Welcome to this forum,
I hope you will enjoy it!

I hope the bad feeling disappears and joy will come!

01-16-2010, 04:26 AM	#1
johnain Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sergeac, Aquitaine Posts: 1	Hello from Sergeac, Aquitaine, France Hi everybody. I am afraid that I am a reluctant member! I had to get a camera to put some photos onto a website - I have no other reason to have one. So I went to a supermarket and bought the Optio E-80 for 70 EUR. , relying on the Pentax name for quality. When I got it home and opened the box I was astonished to see that it had no charger. When I turened it on I discovered that the batteries were about 24% charged. I saw that it has a USB connector and assumed that it would charge as well as connect. I also spent 10 EUR on rechargeable batteries. The USB doesn' charge fronp the PC. It also has a car cigar lighter connector. Not much use to me, I use my car connector for my GPS. So I looked on the web for a mains charger because the manual tells me without apology that I have to buy Mains charger AC-62. AC-62E can be found on the web, but not AC-62. Are they the same thing? The AC-62E will cost me 50 EUR. So my 70 EUR camera is going to cost me a total of 130 EUR. I think that this is sharp practice.

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01-16-2010, 10:48 PM	#2
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Welcome to the forum. Well congrats on going for a Pentax. Hope you enjoy your time here with us.

01-17-2010, 12:18 PM	#3
Rense Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zetten - The Netherlands Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,050	Hi Welcome. Photography can be a money consuming hobby for sure! Feel free to post some of your first photos with the Optio in the Picture of the Week I am hosting this week! And I hope you will forget the costs in time. Have a good time here...

01-17-2010, 02:17 PM	#4
Iris Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bennekom, The Netherlands Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,369	Welcome to this forum, I hope you will enjoy it! I hope the bad feeling disappears and joy will come!