double exposure problem on K-70

**joelbolden** · 03-27-2018, 11:32 AM

I just received a pentax 50-200mm WR lens this morning I bought from someone on this forum. It happened to be raining(light rain) and cold(35F) but I figured I'd take the camera/lens on a short walk with my dog. Snapped some pics as we were walking along for about 20 minutes, and they seemed fine at first. As I got back to the house I noticed I was getting double exposures. Went inside and switched to a new lens...same problem. Tried a new SD card...no change. Re-formatted my original card with negative results. I noticed when I went to download the pics, my folder Number stayed the same....100_2703....regardless of whether I deleted it or not. I went into the menu and re-set the folder and file number; again no change. Here are some pics:

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Never mind......did a reset and that solved the problem.

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Canid · 03-27-2018, 11:43 AM

The most likely answer is that you've accidentally switched on multiple exposures. This is one of the drive modes and accessed with the > arrow from standby mode (check page 65 in your manual)

**joelbolden** · 03-27-2018, 11:43 AM

Originally posted by joelbolden

I just received a pentax 50-200mm WR lens this morning I bought from someone on this forum. It happened to be raining(light rain) and cold(35F) but I figured I'd take the camera/lens on a short walk with my dog. Snapped some pics as we were walking along for about 20 minutes, and they seemed fine at first. As I got back to the house I noticed I was getting double exposures. Went inside and switched to a new lens...same problem. Tried a new SD card...no change. Re-formatted my original card with negative results. I noticed when I went to download the pics, my folder Number stayed the same....100_2703....regardless of whether I deleted it or not. I went into the menu and re-set the folder and file number; again no change. Here are some pics:

---------- Post added 03-27-18 at 02:42 PM ----------

Never mind......did a reset and that solved the problem.

Did a reset, that solved the problem.

Canid · 03-27-2018, 11:44 AM - **1 Like**

It's good to know what caused it though, so you can just turn it off next time rather han losing your custom settings.

jhankins · 03-29-2018, 02:09 PM

FWIW, If the double exposures were happening because of the drive mode being changed as Canid suggested (likely), doing a full reset would have set the drive mode back to single frame.

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03-27-2018, 11:43 AM	#2
Canid Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 98	The most likely answer is that you've accidentally switched on multiple exposures. This is one of the drive modes and accessed with the > arrow from standby mode (check page 65 in your manual)

03-27-2018, 11:43 AM	#3
joelbolden Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Stormstown, Pennsylvania Photos: Gallery Posts: 605 Original Poster	Originally posted by joelbolden I just received a pentax 50-200mm WR lens this morning I bought from someone on this forum. It happened to be raining(light rain) and cold(35F) but I figured I'd take the camera/lens on a short walk with my dog. Snapped some pics as we were walking along for about 20 minutes, and they seemed fine at first. As I got back to the house I noticed I was getting double exposures. Went inside and switched to a new lens...same problem. Tried a new SD card...no change. Re-formatted my original card with negative results. I noticed when I went to download the pics, my folder Number stayed the same....100_2703....regardless of whether I deleted it or not. I went into the menu and re-set the folder and file number; again no change. Here are some pics: ---------- Post added 03-27-18 at 02:42 PM ---------- Never mind......did a reset and that solved the problem. Did a reset, that solved the problem.

03-27-2018, 11:44 AM - 1 Like	#4
Canid Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 98	It's good to know what caused it though, so you can just turn it off next time rather han losing your custom settings.

03-29-2018, 02:09 PM	#5
jhankins Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 84	FWIW, If the double exposures were happening because of the drive mode being changed as Canid suggested (likely), doing a full reset would have set the drive mode back to single frame.