I thought my K7 was broken. Nope.

So the other day, I found out that my K7 was stuck on center-spot metering. Stuck, I tell you. I could change the switch to evaluative, the little symbol on the lcd would confirm that I had changed metering modes, yet the camera would still meter as if it were in spot metering! I find this out last night, and I have an engagement shoot tonight! Gah! (my style of shooting people is to use full-screen evaluative metering, but with adjustments to the exposure compensation - much more efficient shooting that way). My backup camera is a (perfectly working) K10, which is a wonderful camera, but I'm spoiled my my K7.

So I call up my local camera shop (I'm friends with the owner) and I sheepishly ask to borrow his display K7. He heartily agrees "Of COURSE you can borrow it! Have it back by Monday". So I go pick it up and bring it home.

Then I get the idea; "There's nothing physically wrong with my K7, and the lcd shows I'm changing modes, though it's actually not. This must be a software error. What if I just replace all the software? Reinstall the firmware! Of course!"

So I do that, and it works! Now my K7 is operating as it should. Well now I have two K7s and a K10 in my possession until Monday. What should I do? Take a picture!




From left to right: K7 with 35mm Macro, K7 with 50-135, K10 with Sigma 10-20
Probably the best possible setup I could wish for. If only I had a couple grand more.

I like a story with a Happy Ending!

Good news - and with what did you take the picture?!
Andy

According to Photome with a K10D - I do not know how he managed that!

Archie

nice carpet, is it 18% grey?

You caught me! What I did was put the K10 on a tripod, composed my shot with the two K7s on the ground and then set the self timer on the k10. I then pressed the shutter release, quickly took it off the tripod and placed in on the ground beside the other two cameras. That's how I got all three cameras in the shot.

Dan

AMAZING!!