Originally posted by Na Horuk I'm not quite sure what you mean.
a) the clang you hear when the camera is shaken is the SR. SR is floating free when camera is off, so you will hear it move around if you shake. This is normal for pretty much all Pentax DSLRs. Doing things like walking or running will not damage this mechanism, but shaking the camera on purpose, rattling it, is not a good idea in general (goes for other brands as well). If you turn on live view, you can hear the SR as a faint buzzing sound, as the magnets are holding the sensor in place. You will hear both of these sounds even if you disable the SR function.
b) If you use 2 sec timer, the camera will automatically lock up the mirror when you press the shutter, then take the exposure. MLU is normal here. 12 sec timer is different, without MLU.
The camera "freezing" after a photo might actually be the slow frame NR (dark frame noise reduction). If the shutter speed is slow enough, if the exposure is long enough, the camera will then take a second frame with the shutter closed. During this time, the camera is frozen as if it is taking a photo. This exposure can be long, depending on the shutter speed. This type of NR is useful,as the dark frame's noise info is then used to reduce the noise in the actual photo.
However, after the photo is taken, the camera should write it to card and quickly be ready to take another photo. Especially a K-3 camera. Now, if the card is slow, the write speed might take some time. Or if the contacts of the SD card are damaged, if there are particles or dust there, then it might cause some problems as well. A damaged battery could also cause problems, this has been found on previous models as well. Can you try another battery?
But if the camera consistently locks up, I would try to get it exchanged. Not repaired, but exchanged, as that is faster. Just claim the camera came defective (as opposed to "became defective"), as that makes a difference in some countries' warranty rules.
A)
I am aware of SR and the sound it makes. This was not the sound of Pentax K-3 or any camera makes, when it is ok. When I tilted the camera from left to right and front to back, it was a
loud sound like something moving really loose from side to side. Not a shake reduction mechanism! And I have used live view my share. I am aware of its sounds too.
The only possible part inside a camera able to keep a sound like that is a mirror if it is not working properly.
B) I did not use a timer (this time) I am aware with its effect too. And I don't think this time having a problem with my card buffer either. There was not anything different in my photo shooting, that I wouldn't have done many times before, except a total freezing of a camera and this sound.
After this happened, I immediately checked a camera through: All the shooting options and that there was not anything loose particles inside.
About the battery: Like I wrote I had two batteries, the original one and a Hahnel copy, Both fully charged. Thsi happened with both of them.
Having used the camera for six months now, I won't ever get it replaced in here. No way!
Like I told, if this happens one more time, I am going to send my camera and the lens to Pentax care in Sweden for to inspected.
This thread may as well be closed. Thank You!