Stupid me :-)

bertwert · 01-06-2016, 11:23 AM

Yesterday I went to turn on my K-50. I pulled the power switch and nothing happend...
I thought the battery was dead so I popped it out and put it in the charger. Put in a fresh set of AAs in the adapter and still nothing.
Now I'm getting worried. It turns out I had switched the display off last shooting session and the startup dust removal was somehow disabled. Stupid me

**luftfluss** · 01-06-2016, 11:43 AM

Not nearly as bad as the half-dozen or so times I banged myself in the forehead the first month I owned my K-01.

Na Horuk · 01-06-2016, 11:59 AM

Originally posted by luftfluss

Not nearly as bad as the half-dozen or so times I banged myself in the forehead the first month I owned my K-01.

Happened to me a couple times as well

Originally posted by bertwert

It turns out I had switched the display off last shooting session and the startup dust removal was somehow disabled.

At least its a happy ending

pericombobulation · 01-06-2016, 12:26 PM

Luftluss, thank you for bringing a little humor to my day! I'm still chuckling! :-)

**THoog** · 01-06-2016, 12:49 PM

Originally posted by luftfluss

Not nearly as bad as the half-dozen or so times I banged myself in the forehead the first month I owned my K-01.

That's the approved technique for learning to love the K-01! (After the swelling goes down, and you stop seeing random spots before your eyes, of course.)

**luftfluss** · 01-06-2016, 01:05 PM

You Tube

**pacerr** · 01-06-2016, 03:40 PM

Aw, if it'll make ya feal better -- in 50+ years of shootin' with film I don't recall EVER shooting without film in the camera (finger on the rewind knob thing); but with digital I seem to try to shoot without an SD card inserted about one time in seven!

bertwert · 01-06-2016, 03:43 PM

Originally posted by pacerr

but with digital I seem to try to shoot without an SD card inserted about one time in seven!

At least you don't try to pry off the LCD to load an SD card...

**pacerr** · 01-06-2016, 03:55 PM

Originally posted by bertwert

At least you don't try to pry off the LCD to load an SD card...

Yeah, maybe so, but the vocabulary involved ain't for public consumption in any case!

apete · 01-06-2016, 04:08 PM

Originally posted by pacerr

Aw, if it'll make ya feal better -- in 50+ years of shootin' with film I don't recall EVER shooting without film in the camera (finger on the rewind knob thing); but with digital I seem to try to shoot without an SD card inserted about one time in seven!

I remember once I lost set of photos when my parents and their friends visited me. I took some 20+ snapshots without SD card inserted. Funny thing is I found that out as soon as they left... For me there shall be some special blinking red LCD screen when starting the cam with no SD! :-)

Sagitta · 01-06-2016, 04:11 PM

One thing I've come to love about the K-3 is the dual slots.

Not for the extra storage, but for the no longer seeing a shot, digging the camera out and realizing I left the card at home in the computer.

bertwert · 01-06-2016, 04:11 PM

Originally posted by apete

For me there shall be some special blinking red LCD screen when starting the cam with no SD

On my K-50 an LED blinks if there is an SD card and doesn't blink when there is no SD card in the camera.
Red blinking = SD card in camera...

bertwert · 01-06-2016, 04:12 PM

Originally posted by Sagitta

One thing I've come to love about the K-3 is the dual slots.

Not for the extra storage, but for the no longer seeing a shot, digging the camera out and realizing I left the card at home in the computer.

If I had two card slots I'd shoot JPEG+RAW, RAW in one JPEG in the other.

apete · 01-06-2016, 04:37 PM

Originally posted by bertwert

On my K-50 an LED blinks if there is an SD card and doesn't blink when there is no SD card in the camera.
Red blinking = SD card in camera...

That time I had K-X (or was that older K100?). Now I have K-5ii and I am still not aware of anything like that. Need to verify. Thanks for tip.

mee · 01-06-2016, 07:15 PM

Originally posted by pacerr

Aw, if it'll make ya feal better -- in 50+ years of shootin' with film I don't recall EVER shooting without film in the camera (finger on the rewind knob thing); but with digital I seem to try to shoot without an SD card inserted about one time in seven!

I've done that too! Checked to ensure I had camera, lenses, filters, lenspen, tripod, tripod adapter, charged battery, tank of gasoline... drive to the scenic spot.. only to discover the SD card is in the reader connected to the desktop at home.

I wish cameras came with a bit of storage space built in for such occasions.

01-06-2016, 11:23 AM	#1
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Stupid me :-) Yesterday I went to turn on my K-50. I pulled the power switch and nothing happend... I thought the battery was dead so I popped it out and put it in the charger. Put in a fresh set of AAs in the adapter and still nothing. Now I'm getting worried. It turns out I had switched the display off last shooting session and the startup dust removal was somehow disabled. Stupid me

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luftfluss Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,618	Not nearly as bad as the half-dozen or so times I banged myself in the forehead the first month I owned my K-01.

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Na Horuk Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Slovenia, probably Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,186	Originally posted by luftfluss Not nearly as bad as the half-dozen or so times I banged myself in the forehead the first month I owned my K-01. Happened to me a couple times as well Originally posted by bertwert It turns out I had switched the display off last shooting session and the startup dust removal was somehow disabled. At least its a happy ending

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pericombobulation Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 103	Luftluss, thank you for bringing a little humor to my day! I'm still chuckling! :-)

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THoog Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,685	Originally posted by luftfluss Not nearly as bad as the half-dozen or so times I banged myself in the forehead the first month I owned my K-01. That's the approved technique for learning to love the K-01! (After the swelling goes down, and you stop seeing random spots before your eyes, of course.)

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pacerr Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Paris, TN Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,349	Aw, if it'll make ya feal better -- in 50+ years of shootin' with film I don't recall EVER shooting without film in the camera (finger on the rewind knob thing); but with digital I seem to try to shoot without an SD card inserted about one time in seven!

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bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173 Original Poster	Originally posted by pacerr but with digital I seem to try to shoot without an SD card inserted about one time in seven! At least you don't try to pry off the LCD to load an SD card...

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pacerr Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Paris, TN Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,349	Originally posted by bertwert At least you don't try to pry off the LCD to load an SD card... Yeah, maybe so, but the vocabulary involved ain't for public consumption in any case!

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apete Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 249	Originally posted by pacerr Aw, if it'll make ya feal better -- in 50+ years of shootin' with film I don't recall EVER shooting without film in the camera (finger on the rewind knob thing); but with digital I seem to try to shoot without an SD card inserted about one time in seven! I remember once I lost set of photos when my parents and their friends visited me. I took some 20+ snapshots without SD card inserted. Funny thing is I found that out as soon as they left... For me there shall be some special blinking red LCD screen when starting the cam with no SD! :-)

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Sagitta Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maine Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,081	One thing I've come to love about the K-3 is the dual slots. Not for the extra storage, but for the no longer seeing a shot, digging the camera out and realizing I left the card at home in the computer.

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bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173 Original Poster	Originally posted by apete For me there shall be some special blinking red LCD screen when starting the cam with no SD On my K-50 an LED blinks if there is an SD card and doesn't blink when there is no SD card in the camera. Red blinking = SD card in camera...

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01-06-2016, 04:12 PM	#13
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173 Original Poster	Originally posted by Sagitta One thing I've come to love about the K-3 is the dual slots. Not for the extra storage, but for the no longer seeing a shot, digging the camera out and realizing I left the card at home in the computer. If I had two card slots I'd shoot JPEG+RAW, RAW in one JPEG in the other.

01-06-2016, 04:37 PM	#14
apete Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 249	Originally posted by bertwert On my K-50 an LED blinks if there is an SD card and doesn't blink when there is no SD card in the camera. Red blinking = SD card in camera... That time I had K-X (or was that older K100?). Now I have K-5ii and I am still not aware of anything like that. Need to verify. Thanks for tip.

01-06-2016, 07:15 PM	#15
mee Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,403	Originally posted by pacerr Aw, if it'll make ya feal better -- in 50+ years of shootin' with film I don't recall EVER shooting without film in the camera (finger on the rewind knob thing); but with digital I seem to try to shoot without an SD card inserted about one time in seven! I've done that too! Checked to ensure I had camera, lenses, filters, lenspen, tripod, tripod adapter, charged battery, tank of gasoline... drive to the scenic spot.. only to discover the SD card is in the reader connected to the desktop at home. I wish cameras came with a bit of storage space built in for such occasions.