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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
02-14-2009, 08:17 AM
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Interesting thread! I've had the same problem with my K20 for the past few months.
The camera locks and only shows remaining exposure digits, until the battery is removed and re-inserted.
I have only ever experienced the freeze when using the camera outside. This has led me to wonder if it is anything to do with the temperature as I've never had the problem in the studio. Although, I have never braved sub-zero temperatures outside, so it really shouldn't be an issue.
I originally thought it may be the 8gb SDHC Transcend cards I was using as I've seen other forums mention this problem in connection with them. However, I still had the problem when I switched to SanDisk Extreme IIIs.
I replaced the factory-installed 1.01 firmware with the 1.01 firmware downloaded from Pentax's website this morning. Took 120 shots in pretty cold midlands snow without a single problem. Too early to tell if the problems fixed, but it's quite promising.
Out of interest, is anyone else with this problem using the battery grip? I am and don't know if this may be a factor.
I'm also interested in the post mentioning a serial commencing "29". My serial starts with "30". Coincidence...?
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