On Apr 4, 2011, at 2:29 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > >> 2011/4/4 Ralf R. Radermacher <fotor...@gmx.de>: >>> The OK button of my, or rather Michael's, K10D has stopped working. Just >>> got the cost estimate for the repair: 310,45 euros! >>> >>> My DS gave up after 4 years (rear thumbwheel erratic, repair too >>> expensive), the K10D, 4 1/2 years old, is now beyond economical repair, >>> my K-7 had been exchanged by the dealer and #2 needed a new trigger >>> button after less than a year, and I'm at my 4th K-5 and counting... >>> >>> Is this just a strain of bad luck or is Pentax' quality really going >>> down the drain? Or is an average economic lifetime of a mere 4 1/2 years >>> for a DSLR a normal thing nowadays? >>> >>> Ralf >> > I hate to repeat myself, but I've owned six Pentax DSLRs, with well over > 100,000 exposures total and have yet to experience a failure of any kind. > Perhaps it is bad luck, although i see plenty of complaints.
I'm on my fourth, with a combined total of about 150,000, with no problems on the bodies that weren't due to my fault (or at least the asphalt). My AF540 on the other hand.... -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
