Originally posted by stevebrot For future reference, your Nikon has the same vulnerability. Always start with a fully charged, known-good battery when doing a firmware update. Do not trust the indicator on the LCD. The battery technology that drives the display presents a "perfect world" estimate at best and is not reliable. As for the Pentax battery dying after a year, the dealer is on crack. While lithium ion batteries do generally have a limited life span, three years is a reasonable expectation with a quality battery and reasonable care. FWIW, the original battery on my K10D was still going strong when I sold it last year, seven years after purchase.
Steve
It was a Pentax dealer who claimed that the batteries only lasted one year ....
I do not know ?? How long has the K-3 have been sold in the US and Sweden ??
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Originally posted by jpzk What ???
What??? What why not read the msg above my slightly confusing answer
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Originally posted by audiobomber 1. I have read two Pentax forums daily for the past seven years and I've never heard of a battery failing after a year.
2. The firmware instructions say quite clearly to start with a fully charged battery. One can't ignore the instructions and still blame Pentax.
I do not blame anyone, I just tell us what Pentax guy told my brother.
I was going to see if there were any shortcut for a restart from the death camera to a living ditto ...
Should not have had named the Nikon, it is like swearing in church
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Originally posted by Nakedgun You helped him, alright!
(or was this payback?)
nope I was .............................
He did the payback himself when he get the k-3
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The K-3 is on the way to the Pentax dudes in .se
Thanks for all your answers!!!!!