K-m mishap

newf6401 · 06-20-2010, 12:51 PM

Hi there, just recently new to the whole photography thing. I drive a truck for a living. I was moving my personal effects out of the truck when my Pentax km took a tumble out of the truck from the passenger seat down to the pavement. Luckily I had it in a padded pentax case designed for that camera. I checked the camera out with no apparent damage and everything seems to work fine except for a slight rattle inside of the camera. Just wondering if the rattling in the camera is normal.....thx

Ole · 06-20-2010, 01:09 PM

The rattle could be the shake reduction mechanism. The sensor assembly rattles on all Pentax'es with SR when turned off.

newf6401 · 09-23-2010, 02:43 PM

It got a hold of me haha....thx

aleonx3 · 09-23-2010, 02:54 PM

never know that in-body VR is designed to work this way...(cushion the blow for accidental spill)

06-20-2010, 12:51 PM	#1
newf6401 New Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Cambridge Ontario Posts: 7	K-m mishap Hi there, just recently new to the whole photography thing. I drive a truck for a living. I was moving my personal effects out of the truck when my Pentax km took a tumble out of the truck from the passenger seat down to the pavement. Luckily I had it in a padded pentax case designed for that camera. I checked the camera out with no apparent damage and everything seems to work fine except for a slight rattle inside of the camera. Just wondering if the rattling in the camera is normal.....thx

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06-20-2010, 01:09 PM	#2
Ole Administrator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,409	The rattle could be the shake reduction mechanism. The sensor assembly rattles on all Pentax'es with SR when turned off.

09-23-2010, 02:43 PM	#3
newf6401 New Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Cambridge Ontario Posts: 7 Original Poster	It got a hold of me haha....thx

09-23-2010, 02:54 PM	#4
aleonx3 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Brampton, Ontario Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,996	never know that in-body VR is designed to work this way...(cushion the blow for accidental spill)