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07-10-2018, 08:48 AM - 1 Like   #1
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K70 Problems

I have a Pentax K70. Yesterday, while photographing birds, after about 30 shots, I began having a problem.


In AE mode, when I press the shutter button, it sounds as if the shutter opens. Then it starts beeping one time a second for 50 seconds and then releases back to where it acts like normal until you press the shutter button again, when it goes through the same process.. I have tried changing lens, changing to different modes such as SV, landscape, etc, but with no change.

Has anyone else had this problem and/or does anyone have an answer to the problem?

Thanks in advance, for any help you may have.

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What drive mode is it in? Timer, interval, B? The beeping would suggest it's in a timer mode of some sort
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Check the drive mode (right on the four way dail) you may have inadvertently activated the self timer.
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I have a Pentax K70. Yesterday, while photographing birds, after about 30 shots, I began having a problem.


In AE mode, when I press the shutter button, it sounds as if the shutter opens. Then it starts beeping one time a second for 50 seconds and then releases back to where it acts like normal until you press the shutter button again, when it goes through the same process.. I have tried changing lens, changing to different modes such as SV, landscape, etc, but with no change.

Has anyone else had this problem and/or does anyone have an answer to the problem?

Thanks in advance, for any help you may have.
It is in the single frame shooting mode.

---------- Post added 07-10-18 at 12:22 PM ----------

I went back into the drive mode, changed from the single frame mode and then changed back to the single frame mode again and now it seems to be shooting correctly. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this holds.

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QuoteOriginally posted by D1N0 Quote
Check the drive mode (right on the four way dail) you may have inadvertently activated the self timer.
This happened to me, 2 sec timer. Have no idea what i did.
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It's really easy to inadvertently change the drive mode, especially when you're looking through the VF. Sounds like that's what happened here.

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