New Pentax K200D, no beep when focusing My new just out of the box K200D has no beep tone, even though the settings are correct and it is turned on. The rectangular in-focus indicator in the view lights to "white" when the picture is focused. This is strange to me. Anyone else out there able to shed some "light" on this "white" and no beep? Been the Pentax help route. No response. New Pentax K200D, no beep when focusing My new just out of the box K200D has no beep tone, even though the settings are correct and it is turned on. The rectangular in-focus indicator in the view... » Read More New Pentax K200D, no beep when focusing My new just out of the box K200D has no beep tone, even though the settings are correct and it is turned on. The rectangular in-focus indicator in the view lights to "white" when the picture is focused. This is strange to me. Anyone else out there able to shed some "light" on this "white" and no beep? Been the Pentax help route. No response. « Show Less
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What was the solution? I have the same problem with mine (sort of). It beeps, but so faintly that you have to put your ear right up next to the camera body to hear it. I did figure out where it eminates from; I took the lens off and set it to timed shutter release (so that I could here it beeping continuosly, and it comes from inside the camera behind the mirror. Is yours audible now, or just barely faintly beeping?
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I did the same thing you did and it beeped continuously. Then, when I fussed around with the diopter adjustment, it began to beep in focus, but so faintly you can barely hear it. It will only beep when the diopter is in a certain position, otherwise it will not. It doesn't have any effect on the quality of the pictures though; the focus is dead on. Just a faint beeper!! I suspect the diopter adjustment merely allowed the little beep to be heard more clearly.
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Not familiar with the K200D model but are you sure you don't have the camera set to AF.C/continuous auto-focus mode or set to sports mode? When in continuous focus/sports mode there's no beep or red light.
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Today's deal is the $742 and in addition to the body, you get a Pentax Optio (a slightly hidden offer on the electronics' page--it doesn't come up if you select the K20 directly). I already have an Optio in my briefcase. I rather have the price of the Optio discounted from the K20.
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Why are you replacing your KN-COSM-B with this one? What's the difference between them? I have the KN-COSM-B and I swear it's beeping and acting funny (without the voice alarm).
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Hi Ben, I just ordered this camera, but currently have the k100d. I did use an older lens with my k100d a while back and I had to press the a/e button for about a second to get it to stop down, the camera won't know what the aperature is set at, but it is still usable. I find dpreview.com is really helpful for those sort of questions. Just type in your query in the 'search' area and any discussion about it will come up. Good luck.
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I just received my SD970 and noticed that it does make a chattering/hunting noise when in full-Auto mode. It seems to do this for 3-4 seconds until the camera and the scene are stable.For whatever reason, it doesn't do this in "P" mode even though I set it to AI-Servo Auto-Focus. So it must be more than just the focus causing the sound.There is a very slight reference to this in the owners manual -- but wanted to verify this is normal operation.
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I have the same problem and mine miss focuses too. I have contacted Nikon, but I'm still waiting for a reply. I'm curious if this lens is a waste of money? Did you guys ever find out what was wrong?
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I think that is just your auto focus. I get the same sounds from my Nikon D3100 in the video mode. But, only when it is focusing. These are primarily still picture cameras. Video is just a nice option and as yet not quite perfected yet, I guess. The more you use the video function, the better you will get at focusing and you can kinda work through it. I personally don't use it that much, but it's nice to have if you do need it.
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I have used the old K1000 lenses (pentax 50mm lens it came with and an off brand telephoto) on my pentax k-3 with no issue. It is all manual, so I have to take a guess at metering, and of course no auto focus, but it works, it mounts and produces nice results. You will have to have knowledge of manual metering to produce the results you want.
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Michele: Mine doesn't beep when I make copies. There is probably something else going on. You may have something in the manual for that, or call the support personnel at the company and ask.
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Hi Harry - I have a Pentax K2000 and a K5, but I use it on the K2000, I think it should be compatible with any pentax. Hope this helps!
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It depends. I'd check SN#. I still think Richoh has left the Pentax site as it was. It shouldn't be too hard to discover the cut off date for the motor issues that effected the early units. Mine is fine, but surprisingly my 60-250 2.8 has developed the AF lag. Go figure
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It's probably working fine but you have to realize two things, it's designed for close work so if you have it too far away from whatever you're trying to view you're going to get the out of focus white circle. The second is if you have it close to or on top of whatever you were trying to look at you need to focus with the ring on the bottom. I thought mine was broken for a while until I figured out how to get it to focus. Finally you can also shift the focus when adjusting the magnification ring on top. If you change the magnification you will also need to refocus. Hope this helps
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I have to return mine, 'cause there was this "shifting" of the image in the viewfinder when pressing the shutter half-way down. I've learned that it is the autofocus locking-in on the target or subject and maybe that is the "clicking" sound that your hearing. I have a Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 VC and 70-200mm f/2.8 VC in Nikon mount and I dont have this issue. Anyway I decided to return it because the "shifting" of the image is too visible for me and feel like the QC is subpar on this lens.Hope this help.
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Inside the "fake pentaprisim hump", the part where the viewfinder is, is where the image stabilization housing sits. I have had no problems and have heard the noise that you are talking about since day one. I've had mine for about 3 weeks, taken +-5k photos, and shot a beautiful wedding professionally with this camera and at no time did anything malfunction. want to see the pictures? Check them out here: http://www.roberthammphotography.com/Gallery/Moriah-and-Erics-Wedding
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Bad one. Should just work smoothly. You should not notice it - except having to focus manually. ;)
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Hi Ben,I just ordered this camera, but currently have the k100d. I did use an older lens with my k100d a while back and I had to press the a/e button for about a second to get it to stop down, the camera won't know what the aperature is set at, but it is still usable. I find dpreview.com is really helpful for those sort of questions. Just type in your query in the 'search' area and any discussion about it will come up. Good luck.
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Also... be sure you allow the camera to autofocus before taking the picture, it does this with a partial (light) press of the shutter button.... you will know it has auto focused as it will beep and show a green target in the display, once you see the green target press the rest of the way on the shutter button and the camera will take the picture.