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In that case I'm guessing that the listings I have seen are using a template on listings that they use for Canon and Nikon batteries as well (I know my P7100 is fussy about having a coded battery)

Example:
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To be honest, at this price I'm prepared to gamble.

Hi Guys, long time since I've posted here but I have a question.

I note that generic batteries can be either "coded" or "decoded" - what's the difference in the real world (apart from about 50p)

If I've read this correctly, "coded" batteries behave exactly like the OEM battery, "decoded" batteries don't need to so - but isn't that the same thing anyway.

There plenty of threads on Can/Nik forums but they just sidetrack into OEM vs generic arguments within two posts !

Can anyone clarify.

TIA

I can see old posts on the subject of Ni - Zn batteries but is there an up to date view?

Did they catch on? Useable in a K-30? Any users out there?

TIA

I have a Tamron 18-200 on my K-30 as an all-purpose lens. Although I have no complaints for the money it cost, I can now afford to do better !

The £300-£350 price point has a few options:

The Pentax 18-135WR is available at SRS unboxed at £325, I can keep my superzoom range (and extend it) with the Sigma 18-250 at £319 or I can get a faster lens in the Sigma 17-70 at £349 if I give up some reach (and buy a 55-300 later).

Apart from the obvious gains in IQ with any of the lenses above, the biggest problem with the Tamron is the noise and fuss it makes when focussing - and any of the choices above cover that one happily.

Advice so far points to the Pentax 18-135 - but any thoughts or comments from knowledgeable people here ?

TIA

Gents,

Thanks for your responses - and sorry for the delay in acknowledging them
but I've been away on business.

I cured it with the normal answer to everything these days "have you tried turning it off and on again".

A little bit of thought told me that the problem was straightforward - the camera and flash weren't communicating properly. The camera thought the flash wasn't there so exposed for the ambient light - and the flash wasn't receiving any information from the camera so it fired at full power.

It was correctly mounted (or presumably it wouldn't have fired at all).

It took a couple of tries before it sorted itself out - it had failed during an event I was photographing (fortunately the K-30's high ISO performance means that I did get some usable images without flash)and was still playing up when I got home (during which time the flash had been removed and both switched off) - hence my post here.

A subsequent check of the exif data (which I should have checked first)showed that the camera thought that the flash had not fired.

A couple of on/off cycles later it just sorted itself out.

But I'll be watching out for it to do it again.

I think I'll update the camera firmware now "Improved stability for general performance" .!

Hi Everyone

Has anyone experienced this, sudden massive over exposure with a Metz 48 AF-1 ?

I haven't used the camera for a few weeks and today I suffered massive over exposure with the Metz.

The camera exposes correctly with flash off and with the internal flash. There is no flash exposure compensation set.

I have reset the Metz (press and hold "mode" button for 5 seconds - display shows reset).

Still over exposes massively. Before I assume a failure of the flash, could I have missed something or made some newbie error ?

TIA

Terry

My K-30 done with no issues.

Now in my hot sticky mits !

A very nice camera - obviously well cared for by its previous owner.

Many thanks

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