New 645z not turning off

**LaurenOE** · 05-09-2019, 09:33 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by jberry

Hello Lauren,

I recently visited Ricoh Imaging Square in mid April in Shinjuku, and did maintenance on my 645Z. I hope they can fix your issue on site, it took about 3 hours for them to do maintenance on my 645Z and 2 lenses. I did make a youtube video about this, I too had a photoshoot the same day! Haha. I also say you should try a different SD card. It has happen to different camera brands were the SD card will actually drain the camera battery over night, or even cause the camera not to shut off. Also make sure to always format your SD cards in the camera, and dont just pull it out of the computer, for example if you do, the 645Z will say corrupted SD card, you gotta formally "eject" it from the menu system on the computer, Good Luck!

Thanks Jberry! All techniques you mentioned were tried, to no avail. Good news is that the folks at Samy's in San Francisco gave me a loaner while they return my poor 645z and get me a new one. Such is the relationship of a pro to a local camera store!

Although I *was* looking forward to making the trek to the Pentax/Ricoh repair center, its one less *less-creative* thing I will have to do before working in Japan.

Thanks to everyone here that sympathized, but I had a lemon...it happens.

Sunday starts this years Japan adventure...enjoy what I did last year...all my footage/work.

texandrews · 05-11-2019, 11:47 AM

Originally posted by LaurenOE

Thanks Jberry! All techniques you mentioned were tried, to no avail. Good news is that the folks at Samy's in San Francisco gave me a loaner while they return my poor 645z and get me a new one. Such is the relationship of a pro to a local camera store!

Although I *was* looking forward to making the trek to the Pentax/Ricoh repair center, its one less *less-creative* thing I will have to do before working in Japan.

Thanks to everyone here that sympathized, but I had a lemon...it happens.

Sunday starts this years Japan adventure...enjoy what I did last year...all my footage/work.

Samy's is one of the good'uns for sure. Yes, this is why it pays to have a relationship with your local pro shop. Too bad mine doesn't do Pentax! They were all Canon-Nikon (plus a little Leica) while I was Oly and Sony, then as soon as I moved to Pentax they got hot into Sony! I like 'em anyway.

leekil · 05-11-2019, 10:38 PM

Originally posted by LaurenOE

Sunday starts this years Japan adventure...enjoy what I did last year...all my footage/work.

How did you get the job? Was it related to your motorcycle experience, or was that just a coincidence?

**LaurenOE** · 05-12-2019, 05:41 AM

Originally posted by leekil

How did you get the job? Was it related to your motorcycle experience, or was that just a coincidence?

Its just a small portion of my responsibilities as a multimedia architect. One of these days I will probably do a talk about how to go from being a hobbyist, to an entire career in media.

Nothing I do professionally is a coincidence, and listening to talking "pros" on the web will only get you so far...but then I would be a talking "pro" on the web too!

L.

05-09-2019, 09:33 PM - 2 Likes	#16
LaurenOE Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Back in Florida, but worldwide gigs! Photos: Albums Posts: 3,690 Original Poster	Originally posted by jberry Hello Lauren, I recently visited Ricoh Imaging Square in mid April in Shinjuku, and did maintenance on my 645Z. I hope they can fix your issue on site, it took about 3 hours for them to do maintenance on my 645Z and 2 lenses. I did make a youtube video about this, I too had a photoshoot the same day! Haha. I also say you should try a different SD card. It has happen to different camera brands were the SD card will actually drain the camera battery over night, or even cause the camera not to shut off. Also make sure to always format your SD cards in the camera, and dont just pull it out of the computer, for example if you do, the 645Z will say corrupted SD card, you gotta formally "eject" it from the menu system on the computer, Good Luck! Thanks Jberry! All techniques you mentioned were tried, to no avail. Good news is that the folks at Samy's in San Francisco gave me a loaner while they return my poor 645z and get me a new one. Such is the relationship of a pro to a local camera store! Although I was looking forward to making the trek to the Pentax/Ricoh repair center, its one less less-creative thing I will have to do before working in Japan. Thanks to everyone here that sympathized, but I had a lemon...it happens. Sunday starts this years Japan adventure...enjoy what I did last year...all my footage/work. Vimeo

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05-11-2019, 11:47 AM	#17
texandrews Moderator Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Baltimore Photos: Albums Posts: 3,390	Originally posted by LaurenOE Thanks Jberry! All techniques you mentioned were tried, to no avail. Good news is that the folks at Samy's in San Francisco gave me a loaner while they return my poor 645z and get me a new one. Such is the relationship of a pro to a local camera store! Although I was looking forward to making the trek to the Pentax/Ricoh repair center, its one less less-creative thing I will have to do before working in Japan. Thanks to everyone here that sympathized, but I had a lemon...it happens. Sunday starts this years Japan adventure...enjoy what I did last year...all my footage/work. Samy's is one of the good'uns for sure. Yes, this is why it pays to have a relationship with your local pro shop. Too bad mine doesn't do Pentax! They were all Canon-Nikon (plus a little Leica) while I was Oly and Sony, then as soon as I moved to Pentax they got hot into Sony! I like 'em anyway.

05-11-2019, 10:38 PM	#18
leekil Pentaxian Join Date: May 2016 Photos: Albums Posts: 2,003	Originally posted by LaurenOE Sunday starts this years Japan adventure...enjoy what I did last year...all my footage/work. How did you get the job? Was it related to your motorcycle experience, or was that just a coincidence?

05-12-2019, 05:41 AM	#19
LaurenOE Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Back in Florida, but worldwide gigs! Photos: Albums Posts: 3,690 Original Poster	Originally posted by leekil How did you get the job? Was it related to your motorcycle experience, or was that just a coincidence? Its just a small portion of my responsibilities as a multimedia architect. One of these days I will probably do a talk about how to go from being a hobbyist, to an entire career in media. Nothing I do professionally is a coincidence, and listening to talking "pros" on the web will only get you so far...but then I would be a talking "pro" on the web too! L.