When you say "batteries" are you referring to BOTH the batteries. There is the one you are used to recharging and then there is the little date/time battery. I suspect the date/time battery may be the culprit.
I'd follow this guys' recipe and while you are at it replace that little booger with a fresh one. http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1031&message=9598105 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

