Edward Bussa
Member
There have been some noise banding complaints by regarding the Pentax K10D. However, I've been aware of a different, horizontal banding (see pictures bottom), on my camera and was getting ready to send it to Pentax for service tomorrow.
As it turns out, this banding only happens WHEN THE BATTERY GRIP IS INSTALLED! It does not matter if I select Body First, Grip First or Auto. It does not matter whether the grip is turned on or off. All that matters is that the grip is installed on the camera.
I recently started "converting" my K10 for street outings and had been out tonight, so the battery grip was not attached to the camera. I was getting ready to box my camera up and send it off to Pentax for them to repair this very problem. So, when I went to take the test shots and could not reproduce the banding, I was surprised.
Then it dawned on me - no grip!
Now I don't know how to proceed with Pentax, I think I'll call them tomorrow because I really don't want to part with my camera...
K10D + BATTERY GRIP, ISO 1600, 1/10 sec.:
K10D + BATTERY GRIP, ISO 1600, 1/10 sec., LIGHTENED:
K10D + NO BATTERY GRIP, ISO 1600, 1/10 sec.
As it turns out, this banding only happens WHEN THE BATTERY GRIP IS INSTALLED! It does not matter if I select Body First, Grip First or Auto. It does not matter whether the grip is turned on or off. All that matters is that the grip is installed on the camera.
I recently started "converting" my K10 for street outings and had been out tonight, so the battery grip was not attached to the camera. I was getting ready to box my camera up and send it off to Pentax for them to repair this very problem. So, when I went to take the test shots and could not reproduce the banding, I was surprised.
Then it dawned on me - no grip!
Now I don't know how to proceed with Pentax, I think I'll call them tomorrow because I really don't want to part with my camera...
K10D + BATTERY GRIP, ISO 1600, 1/10 sec.:
K10D + BATTERY GRIP, ISO 1600, 1/10 sec., LIGHTENED:
K10D + NO BATTERY GRIP, ISO 1600, 1/10 sec.
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