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I have a pentax digital SLR and it does not recognize new batteries when I install them. It acts as if I've instaled a dead battery or does so within a couple of shots.
Tried that, thanks for the suggestion, but no luck. With the new batteries in (I confirmed they're good), a little symbol shows up displaying the empty battery icon.Tried that, thanks for the suggestion, but no luck. With the new batteries in (I confirmed they're good), a little symbol shows up displaying the empty battery icon.
Did the on/off thing a few times and I managed to get a half-full battery symbol and the viewfinder came alive. As soon as I touched the capture button, the viewfinder went off, leaving a message "battery depleted".Did the on/off thing a few times and I managed to get a half-full battery symbol and the viewfinder came alive. As soon as I touched the capture button, the viewfinder went off, leaving a message "battery depleted".
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I have an istD that does the same thing. Purchasers of the new Pentax Kx are complaining about the same problem. We all have found that if you turn it off and on several times, the battery full indicator comes on. Just yesterday, Pentax issued a firmware update for the Kx owners to fix the problem...I don't think they ever did one for our cameras.I have an istD that does the same thing. Purchasers of the new Pentax Kx are complaining about the same problem. We all have found that if you turn it off and on several times, the battery full indicator comes on. Just yesterday, Pentax issued a firmware update for the Kx owners to fix the problem...I don't think they ever did one for our cameras.
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I gave up on using rechargeable AA batteries altogether and switched to non-rechargeable CR-V3 lithium-ion, as recommended by Pentax. They are not cheap (about $30 Cdn for 2) but last me anywhere from 6 months to a year. No more battery issues with them at all.
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In theory, yes. You'd have to strip out the film mechanism, then design, build, and install the electronics. Kodak spent millions of dollars in research and development doing just that to convert some Canon and Nikon film SLRs to digital, then sold those cameras for more than $10,000 dollars apiece.
In practice, it would be much easier and much, much cheaper to just buy a new digital camera.
First off, did you store it with batteries installed? If so, check the compartment to be sure there's no corrosion on the contacts. If there is, a pencil eraser works well to clean it off - I don't recommend using any sort of liquid since it can seep into the inside.
If that's not the issue, I can't remember if the ME Super is a mechanical or electronic shutter. Does the shutter function, without any batteries installed? If so, it's mechanical and will not depend on batteries, and therefore there is really no way to narrow down the cause of the issue beyond a good cleaning.
If on the other hand it will not function without batteries, but is with them, you know the power system is working, and the meter itself is the issue. It'll require a technican to open the camera and hunt down the exact cause. Cost for an estimate most places is around $35, if you don't have a local shop, KEH Camera which has a website is very good,
You can of course just use the camera without a working meter. Handheld meters can be picked up from $10-400 online (ebay and others), or you can guesstimate your exposures if using print film using the tried and tested "sunny-16" rule of exposure.
The battery charge indicator is temperature sensitive. If you switch off and on again, do you still get the low battery warning? Have you tried with a second set of batteries - either rechargeable, or lithium or alkaline. I would do this in a warm room, and try it with new alkaline cells. You lose some of the functions, but if the indicator say charged, and you can take a shot, then the body is OK. Call me old-fashioned, but I use a multimeter on all NEW batteries to make sure they are functional - I bought a card of cheap LR44s and the first three were either dead or low on voltage.
clean the battery cover and contact with a pencil eraser making sure the cap threads are also clean.
this is a fairly expensive repair if the meter or circuit board needs replacing ( no new parts are available ).
if the meter still does not work, and the K1000 is in good working order buy a inexpensive hand held light meter.
Hello davidpritchie, As I recall, this was Pentax's way of mating electronics with mechanical cameras and the success rate was quite good. The only problem with the Pentax Super Program was the rather complex electronic circuit board. Your canera could have a short, bad condensers, bad on-off switch, etc. You would need to do a circuit check from batteries to every electronic component using battery power. Wow - really expensive and time-consuming = complete stripdown and repair. The camera is over approximately 30 years old making it a classic. It is no longer in production meaning parts need to be cannabalized from another old non-working Pentax Super Program. The cost of repair would exceed the value of the camera. Look for another good used model or move on to a Pentax DSLR (digital SLR) camera as your tool. Sorry I couldn't give you a better answer on how to fix your problem.
Depending on which series (screwmount, K, M, etc) you have, you'll get different levels of functionality, but yes -- all Pentax lenses for 35mm and DSLR (except for the medium-format digitals) will work with your K200D. Read the manual.
If your battery is dead, just put in a new battery.
Go into somewhere that is completely dark and open the back of the camera and remove the film. Or go Costco, WalMart and Kmart and they will do it for free.
Tried that, thanks for the suggestion, but no luck. With the new batteries in (I confirmed they're good), a little symbol shows up displaying the empty battery icon.
Did the on/off thing a few times and I managed to get a half-full battery symbol and the viewfinder came alive. As soon as I touched the capture button, the viewfinder went off, leaving a message "battery depleted".
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