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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
02-28-2018, 06:38 PM
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So I just checked the battery compartment and I can safely say it's not corrosion -- it looks clean. I swapped a new battery into my Pentax and found that the light meter started working again. Then, I switched my old battery into my Pentax (again), and my light meter was still working (again).
I am very confused.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
02-28-2018, 06:09 PM
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I keep the lens cap on whenever I'm not using the camera, so I'm not sure that's it. How would corrosion around the battery compartment affect the battery life? Sorry for my lack of knowledge -- how would I be able to tell if this were the case? I thought this was an otherwise fully mechanical camera?
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
02-28-2018, 05:44 PM
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Hi all!
I got my Pentax K1000 about a month ago, and I put a new Duracell 303/357 battery in it at that time as well. I've taken my Pentax on a few cold weather hikes, and I've left it in the car for around a day when the temperature was around freezing.
Basically, the light meter stopped working a few days ago (it was fixed in the center) and I realized the battery had gone bad already. Is this normal? Why did the battery die so fast? It only was subject to the cold maybe two/three times.
Thanks in advance!
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