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Forum: Pentax Forums Giveaways
12-15-2014, 08:49 AM
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Forum: Pentax Forums Giveaways
12-09-2014, 08:17 AM
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
03-13-2014, 07:07 AM
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This is the issue I originally reported in another thread and on DPreview. Furthermore, about a week after experiencing this phenomena, the camera would randomly "freeze" while scrolling through the menu system. It would be completely stuck. I couldn't take pictures, it wouldn't auto-focus, etc. I had to turn the camera off/on to wake it up.
I've since returned it. I'm now on my third K-3. First one had auto-focus issues that I could replicate on any lens. The second one had the issues I just described. The third one has been good so far.
I hope Ricoh is listening. If the K-5 had similar problems (as stated by the Ricoh tech), they should have enough data to get to the root cause. Not sure If I still have the serial # but I'll check tonight.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
03-05-2014, 02:27 PM
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I'd like to see a 10-20ish limited WR zoom. I'm very happy with my 20-40 limited. It would fit nicely into "my" lens roadmap!
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
03-03-2014, 11:28 AM
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I had the machine gun syndrome kick in after 30 minutes of shooting in -12c weather. It lasted 8 seconds. The following weekend, I started experiencing what some have described in this thread. The camera simply froze. I had to power it on/off to be able to use it again.
Since the camera was just over a month old, the store I bought it from exchanged it for a new one. I can report that the new camera feels more responsive. It powers on/off quicker, I can scrool through menus quicker. Overall, it's just better. I must have been dealing with buggy software in the previous one. Both cameras were on the latest firmware.
I wouldn't be surprised if we saw another firmware upgrade this spring. These issues sure sound like something's gone awry in the software. I wish we had log files we could send Ricoh. I'm sure it would expedite the resolution to these problems.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
02-24-2014, 06:58 AM
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A quick update on my situation outlined in the quote above. This weekend while shooting my daughter's volleyball tournament, the camera started acting up on me. I would turn the camera back on from the off position and it was unresponsive. It would turn on but I wasn't able shoot or access the menus. I had to turn it off and on again for it to work.
That was the last straw for me. I went to the store yesterday. The camera was a little over a month old and I didn't want to put up with constant issues going forward. The gentleman at the store had no hesitation. He exchanged it for a new K-3.
I'm not an extended warranty kinda guy but I'm glad I initially bought one for this camera. It was fairly cheap and they dropped the price of the camera to sweeten the deal a bit. This is the 3rd K-3 I've had since January. The first one had a back focus problem that was easy to replicate on any lens and not fixable by the in-camera lens tweak. I didn't even have to convince the sales person to give me a new one. Now this one had the problems I've described in this thread. Let's hope the 3rd one is flawless.
I can say that I already notice a difference with the new one. It powers on/off quicker than the one I just returned. Overall, I'd say it's just a bit more responsive. Sounds like I might have been dealing with buggy software.
Fingers crossed!
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
02-20-2014, 05:22 PM
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I posted this on DPR as well over the weekend. I figured I'd update this thread with my version of the problem. Just in case someone at Ricoh is "listening".
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
02-20-2014, 01:45 PM
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I had a similar situation over the weekend but I wasn't doing any time lapse shooting. I pressed a couple buttons after taking an image and off it went. It lasted between 6-8 seconds and no images were recorded. It finally stopped when I hit the button that switches between SD cards (I think that's what stopped it).
I called Ricoh this morning and the person I spoke with said the issue was new to him on the K-3. He had "heard" of this happening on the K-5. I mentioned that it was something that was picking-up steam on the forums. I'm not sure how valuable my phone call was but I figured it couldn't hurt. I'm guessing they have an internal system to keep track of these issues and are trained to play dumb (to a certain extent) when they are reported.
Since the camera is a month old, he suggested I mention this to my local camera store and consider exchanging the product, or have Ricoh look at it.
Other than that, it's a great camera.
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