O-RC1 Remote not working with K5 or K7
Posted 06/12/2012 - 14:55
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Sounds as though it's incompatible with both these cameras, Andrew. Either that, or the battery in the remote has gone flat.
Posted 06/12/2012 - 15:20
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I think it's probably the battery. It is compatible with the K-7 and K-5.
Posted 06/12/2012 - 15:24
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Andrew, I was thinking along the lines of you having accidentally pressed the RC button with a heavy object when it was stored away.
Does the manual for both cameras suggest compatibility?
Does the manual for both cameras suggest compatibility?
Posted 06/12/2012 - 15:31
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FWIW, to test IR remotes, just point a cheap digital camera at it.
Most phone cameras are IR sensitive, and pressing the button should show up nice and bright in the phone image
Matt
Most phone cameras are IR sensitive, and pressing the button should show up nice and bright in the phone image
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Posted 06/12/2012 - 16:33
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You have set them to fire remotely using the four-way button I assume?
Posted 06/12/2012 - 17:54
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The battery on mine has just expired, a mere 17 years. I'll complain to Pentax
Ken
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
Posted 06/12/2012 - 17:57
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gartmore wrote:
The battery on mine has just expired, a mere 17 years. I'll complain to Pentax
The battery on mine has just expired, a mere 17 years. I'll complain to Pentax
That must be the F though not the o-rc1.
Posted 06/12/2012 - 18:20
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Gwyn wrote:
You have set them to fire remotely using the four-way button I assume?
Yep indeedy!You have set them to fire remotely using the four-way button I assume?
But what I have just noticed is the red light on the body starts flashing as soon as I select remote as the shooting mode....
Posted 06/12/2012 - 21:33
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AndrewA wrote:
But what I have just noticed is the red light on the body starts flashing as soon as I select remote as the shooting mode....
Yes that's right - it's to remind you it is in that mode.
But what I have just noticed is the red light on the body starts flashing as soon as I select remote as the shooting mode....
Posted 06/12/2012 - 22:26
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Gwyn wrote:
Still not working though
AndrewA wrote:
But what I have just noticed is the red light on the body starts flashing as soon as I select remote as the shooting mode....
Yes that's right - it's to remind you it is in that mode.But what I have just noticed is the red light on the body starts flashing as soon as I select remote as the shooting mode....
Posted 07/12/2012 - 10:02
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Then I think it is the remote which is broken. I have heard of others of that sort just giving up the ghost, and after only a few uses too.
I don't know how old yours is but it may be worth seeing if you can get it checked under guarantee/sales of goods act.
I don't know how old yours is but it may be worth seeing if you can get it checked under guarantee/sales of goods act.
Posted 07/12/2012 - 13:35
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Could it have been pressing against something in your bag and flattened the battery?
Ken
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
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I last used it before the summer both with my Kr and K200d - but today it has no interest in either of my cameras.
Any thoughts?
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