er... I'm not mediating -
both Marc Sabatella and Alfisti are right.
Pentax dSLRs using AA batteries have a long reputation of being
very battery fussy - this family trait dates all the way back to the *ist D.
Which as Alfisti points out is very unfortunate as a lot of people will just expect the Pentax dSLR to "work" by dropping in any old AA battery.
But as Marc points out if one does that then there is likely to be problems - since as we mostly know here Pentax dSLRs using AA batteries are very battery fussy....
Yes, that came full circle.
So the only thing we can do on this forum whenever AA battery problems come up
- first, is to be patient
- since not everyone is aware of the battery fussiness of Pentax dSLRs.
- then advise to use
LSD (Low Self-Discharge) NiMH batteries such as eneloops
or lithium AA batteries** like the ones that come with the camera (in the USA)
Also we have to remember that this forum is international - and even if eneloops are relatively easy to get in the USA - it may not be so elsewhere - as we found earlier in this thread.
** slight caveat - up to recently I would have said lithium AA batteries such as the Energizer Ultimate Lithiums that come with the camera were the best - if cost were
not a consideration - but this thread:
Defective Camara or Battery Problem K200D??
has me scratching my head.