Does YOUR screen have the blinks? ... If so, what do you do about it?
Feb 8, 2019 14:19:59 #
Chris T wrote:
Yes, Gene … I know what it's FOR! … My a77II also has zebras, too, btw … neat!!!!
The problem is - it never ever goes OFF! … Each time I come back to it, and turn on PB - there it is!!!!
I can understand it happening in Review Mode, but, it happens - now - continuously …
The problem is - it never ever goes OFF! … Each time I come back to it, and turn on PB - there it is!!!!
I can understand it happening in Review Mode, but, it happens - now - continuously …
Then you need to stop overexposing. Simple. If it still happens, then you need to have it repaired. Simple, but more expensive.
Feb 8, 2019 14:54:12 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
Chris T wrote:
If it were a Nikon, Larry … I'd already have done it. Problem is - it's a Pentax, and they really don't have Customer Service, like Canon and Nikon and Sony. First off - who would you call? … Ricoh? … Fat lot they care about a problem you're having on a Pentax!!! … Although, they market them, they don't service them!
Sorry. Didn't realize that this was a problem with a Pentax. Just saw your Nikons in your signature and stopped reading, I guess.
Hopefully you can find someone who can fix it.
Feb 8, 2019 15:22:18 #
larryepage wrote:
Sorry. Didn't realize that this was a problem with a Pentax. Just saw your Nikons in your signature and stopped reading, I guess.
Hopefully you can find someone who can fix it.
Hopefully you can find someone who can fix it.
As you can see from the Signature - I have backups for all my Nikons, Canons, and Sonys, Larry …
But, as you can also see - I only have the one Pentax DSLR - and it's the only one great in Low Light, too!
Yes, I hope I can find someone who can help me with it, too ….
Thanks ….
Feb 8, 2019 15:23:57 #
Gene51 wrote:
Then you need to stop overexposing. Simple. If it still happens, then you need to have it repaired. Simple, but more expensive.
Gene - know anyone in the Tri-State area (CT, NY, NJ) who repairs Pentax cameras?
Feb 8, 2019 15:33:38 #
Chris T wrote:
I did try that, Scotty … right after the drop. Actually, I was just checking to see if the lens mount had been damaged. It hadn't, but it didn't change things, with the blink. So, it's Repair City for me, then - is it?
If it happens with a different lens, send the body for repair. If not, send the lens.
Feb 8, 2019 15:39:45 #
selmslie wrote:
If it happens with a different lens, send the body for repair. If not, send the lens.
Interesting … I could do that, Scotty … have a 50-200 I bought for my used K-3. The K-3 went back, but the lens didn't. I'll try it. But, tell me - why do you think that might make a difference, Scotty?
Later: Scotty - problem solved!!! … So, it's the lens, then - which was damaged in the drop, and that then somehow caused the screen to blink on and off, interminably. I guess I need to do some lens shopping, then … or - just use the 50-200 from now on. Thanks, awfully, Scotty … now, my fave camera is back on the line, so-to-speak !!!!!
Feb 8, 2019 15:59:56 #
Chris T wrote:
… So, it's the lens, then - which was damaged in the drop, and that then somehow caused the screen to blink on and off, interminably. ...
The lens would not stop down when the camera told it to. So your images were overexposed.
Feb 8, 2019 16:10:35 #
selmslie wrote:
The lens would not stop down when the camera told it to. So your images were overexposed.
I suppose that's a logical argument. But, it doesn't explain why the blinking started, after the camera was turned on, cold … would it?
Feb 8, 2019 16:22:35 #
Chris T wrote:
I suppose that's a logical argument. But, it doesn't explain why the blinking started, after the camera was turned on, cold … would it?
It does if you were looking at an image taken after you dropped.
My Nikons only blink after the image is captured. To reduce the blinkies I have to lower the exposure or ISO and take another shot.
I can see my Sony's Zebra warnings before I trip the shutter. That's more convenient. The lens is already stopped down because I am using only Leica and Zeiss M lenses.
Feb 8, 2019 16:35:28 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
Chris T wrote:
Interesting … I could do that, Scotty … have a 50-... (show quote)
Cool. Wouldn't have expected that. Perhaps the lens can be fixed...should be quite a bit less expensive than a camera repair.
Feb 8, 2019 17:10:37 #
larryepage wrote:
Cool. Wouldn't have expected that. Perhaps the lens can be fixed...should be quite a bit less expensive than a camera repair.
The camera was two hundred bucks, and the lens I bought with it, was another two hundred.
The used lens I bought later was another hundred. So, now, Larry - instead of having an exotic cheap camera with a priceless fancy lens (which is no longer made) worth $400 new, I now have a cheap camera with a cheap used lens - made by the same manufacturer who made the camera, worth about $300 ….
Isn't it wonderful how things work out, sometimes???
Feb 8, 2019 17:15:02 #
selmslie wrote:
It does if you were looking at an image taken after you dropped.
My Nikons only blink after the image is captured. To reduce the blinkies I have to lower the exposure or ISO and take another shot.
I can see my Sony's Zebra warnings before I trip the shutter. That's more convenient. The lens is already stopped down because I am using only Leica and Zeiss M lenses.
My Nikons only blink after the image is captured. To reduce the blinkies I have to lower the exposure or ISO and take another shot.
I can see my Sony's Zebra warnings before I trip the shutter. That's more convenient. The lens is already stopped down because I am using only Leica and Zeiss M lenses.
Oh, I see … but, no … because if I advance too far - I'm back to the beginning again, on the first pic I took, when the camera was brand new, Scotty … and with the other lens - even THAT shot blinked. … Like I say, I blinked back - but it took no notice of me!!!!
Feb 8, 2019 23:34:27 #
Chris T wrote:
Gene - know anyone in the Tri-State area (CT, NY, NJ) who repairs Pentax cameras?
https://us.ricoh-imaging.com/index.php/repairs
Feb 9, 2019 02:07:22 #
Gene51 wrote:
https://us.ricoh-imaging.com/index.php/repairs
Thanks, Gene … it's okay, though … I don't need it, now … the camera's fine … it was the lens!!!
Feb 9, 2019 02:23:01 #
Chris T wrote:
Review mode, Playback Mode, etc. … drives me NUTS! … Any ideas?
Get yourself a film camera.
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