Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
11-10-2009, 08:02 AM
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Hi,
I just sent my K200D in for repair because the MIMH batteries would show 1 bar or dead with only a couple photos shot after a full recharge. I bought a $40 charger and bought good Sanyo 2700 mah batteries. I also tried a brand new set of AA Alkaline and they show as dead. I used to get days of photos without having to recharge the batteries. After showing dead I sent it in and the pentax repair shop (now 3rd party) and they had it for 2 months and said they adjusted the board. the same exact problem when I inserted NIMH batteries or Alkaline after I got it back. I put in some Lithium and it showed full charge, but didnt test to see how long they would last. I told pentax one of the reasons I bought the 200D was because I could use NIMH recharables and save the money of buying lithium. They basically told me I have to use Lithium. I told them they should change all there manuals and literature and state you can only use Lithium batteries. Has anyone elase had this problem, and if so have you come up with any other solutions?
Thanks
Dave
**UPDATE** I just ordered a charger and batteries for the newer NiZn AA's from Amazon, so we will see if these work better than my Sanyo nimh's. They are suppose to have 1.6 volts vs the 1.2 of the nimh. Hopefully this will solve the problem.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
05-14-2009, 12:18 PM
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Hi,
I have a friend selling a Radio Slave 4i Sender and Remote. Does anyone know if this will work on the K200D pentax dslr for remote flash use?
Thanks,
david
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
01-18-2009, 05:52 PM
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I have a K200D also and am still learning all the functions etc. In the setup I have the beep turned off. you can set it to only beep on certain functions also. Are you sure the beep is turned on?
Dave
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
01-16-2009, 08:46 AM
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Hi,
I was taking photos with my new 18-250 pentax lens and had a Kenko Teleplus MC-7 "DG" 2x AF Teleconverter shooting the moon. It seems like no mater how hard I try to focus, the moon photos are blury. The lens is all the way out at 250mm. The aperture was at f6.5. Is this normal due to the doubler? I also tried to use the auto focus and it still didnt come out clear. If you pull back to around 150-200mm then the photos seem nice and clear. Would using a smaller aperture help? Thanks for any advice. Using K200D body.
david
P.S. Sorry I didnt mention it, but I am using a heavy duty tripod and also a cable release. Also the aperture on the lens was set at F8.0 and the shutter speed was 1/45 sec. in Manual mode on the best shots at 250mm., but still were blurry.
thanks
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