KS-2 problem - Ghost Images on LCD?

Sean Hamilton · 09-06-2016, 11:12 AM

Hey all,

So I just got back from vacation where I was lucky enough to get some great shots. Unfortunately on my last night the KS-2 started acting up in a strange way. Whenever I take a photo, the ghost of the photo remains on the screen in the background when I try to take another shot. I can get rid of it by turning the camera off and on again, but as soon as I take one photo it happens again - the silhouette of the last image is floating around the screen, almost like a negative of the last shot. I double checked with a different lens - but same problem:

Here's one I took of a bottle of hot sauce just now to illustrate. I then pointed the camera out the window and the hot sauce is still in the picture:

Any idea what's going on with it?

Thanks!

Last edited by Sean Hamilton; 01-01-2017 at 10:22 AM.

Adam · 09-06-2016, 11:20 AM - **1 Like**

That's multiple exposure mode- check your drive mode menu

Sean Hamilton · 09-06-2016, 11:42 AM

Originally posted by Adam

That's multiple exposure mode- check your drive mode menu

Will do Adam, as soon as my battery is charged up (my spares are with my luggage, which unfortunately did not arrive with me

)

stevebrot · 09-06-2016, 12:39 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Adam

That's multiple exposure mode- check your drive mode menu

I vote for poltergeist...

Just kidding...As Adam noted, having the camera in multiple exposure mode is the usual cause. I will confess to having accidentally done this at least once.

Steve

Sean Hamilton · 09-08-2016, 11:53 AM

Originally posted by stevebrot

I vote for poltergeist...

Just kidding...As Adam noted, having the camera in multiple exposure mode is the usual cause. I will confess to having accidentally done this at least once.

Steve

Of all the ghosts that might come back to haunt me, a bottle of hot sauce is fairly low down on the worry list

09-06-2016, 11:12 AM	#1
Sean Hamilton Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 58	KS-2 problem - Ghost Images on LCD? Hey all, So I just got back from vacation where I was lucky enough to get some great shots. Unfortunately on my last night the KS-2 started acting up in a strange way. Whenever I take a photo, the ghost of the photo remains on the screen in the background when I try to take another shot. I can get rid of it by turning the camera off and on again, but as soon as I take one photo it happens again - the silhouette of the last image is floating around the screen, almost like a negative of the last shot. I double checked with a different lens - but same problem: Here's one I took of a bottle of hot sauce just now to illustrate. I then pointed the camera out the window and the hot sauce is still in the picture: Any idea what's going on with it? Thanks! Last edited by Sean Hamilton; 01-01-2017 at 10:22 AM.

09-06-2016, 11:20 AM - 1 Like	#2
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09-06-2016, 11:42 AM	#3
Sean Hamilton Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 58 Original Poster	Originally posted by Adam That's multiple exposure mode- check your drive mode menu Will do Adam, as soon as my battery is charged up (my spares are with my luggage, which unfortunately did not arrive with me )

09-06-2016, 12:39 PM - 1 Like	#4
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by Adam That's multiple exposure mode- check your drive mode menu I vote for poltergeist... Just kidding...As Adam noted, having the camera in multiple exposure mode is the usual cause. I will confess to having accidentally done this at least once. Steve

09-08-2016, 11:53 AM	#5
Sean Hamilton Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 58 Original Poster	Originally posted by stevebrot I vote for poltergeist... Just kidding...As Adam noted, having the camera in multiple exposure mode is the usual cause. I will confess to having accidentally done this at least once. Steve Of all the ghosts that might come back to haunt me, a bottle of hot sauce is fairly low down on the worry list