k5's died! Third party grip & YN560mk2

Both of these items arrived today, i eagerly fitted the grip and tried that flash, all sound for the first half an hour!

with the flash, i get the dreaded "any button will shoot" and the grip wont accept double a batterys, but when i try the actual battery tray, it works?

also, my k5 screen is flickering, even without any attachments and the oem battery inside it, any one else have this?


i know i put the kiss of death on it buying these, but as a young person, i dont have the kind of money for the OEM stuff!


Cheers for any help you guys can offer me!

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17 years old with 3 years pentax use!

"If In Doubt; Flat Out!"

SOLVED IT

with the grip, i didnt realise the battery compartment needed 6 batterys! i just thought the contact springs werent long enough!

And the flash just seemed to have a fit on its first try, works perfectly now!


Owen.

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17 years old with 3 years pentax use!

"If In Doubt; Flat Out!"

Pleased you are all sorted out

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Regards
Stan

To My Snaps...

PPG

The moral is , of course , don't try two new things at the same time

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let the education continue

proud owner of a couple of cameras and a few bits and bobs

Thanks stan! so am i


Its true. ive learnt my lesson, i was just so excited, it was like my birthday come early!

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17 years old with 3 years pentax use!

"If In Doubt; Flat Out!"

The Yongnuo YN560mk2 is a superb flash - in great demand here and everywhere else it seems.

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http://frogfish.smugmug.com/ Pentax. Pentax DA*300/4, Cosina 55/1.2, Lens Baby Composer Pro & Edge 80, AFA x1.7, Metz 50 af1.
Nikon. D800. D600. Sigma 500/4.5, Nikon 300/2.8 VRII, Sigma 120-300/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 21/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 35/2.0, Sigma 50/1.4, Nikkor 85/1.8, Nikon TC20EIII, Nikon TC14EII, Kenko x1.4, Sigma 2.0

From what ive seen so far, it really does seem to be brilliant! cant wait to get it down to the local gig venue in a few weeks time.

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17 years old with 3 years pentax use!

"If In Doubt; Flat Out!"

Have you tried it off-camera?

I've just got one too, but the only way I can get it to trigger in sync with the K-5 is by setting the K-5 for regular flash (as opposed to, say, wireless) and then setting the flash to S2 mode.

All other combinations, the flash goes off but not in sync.

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~Pentax K-5, DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL WR, DA 35mm f/2.4 AL, DA 55-300mm f4.0-5.8 ED, FA 50mm f/1.4, M 50mm f/1.8 - flickr

mine seems to work perfectly in my mode, when mounted and off camera with a wireless kit! just all the regular settings too.

So im unsure whats happening with yours.. maybe youve got the shutter speed past 1/180? because thats the limit it can work at.

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17 years old with 3 years pentax use!

"If In Doubt; Flat Out!"