My *ist-D (2004) has only one problem, the review won't go to magnifying more than 1.2 fold, other than that everything is perfect. My MZ-S had a CLA last year, the first since I bought it in ?2001?, when it failed to switch on, otherwise everything works as designed. My SV is like a Swiss watch! Bought it second-hand in 1999 - provenance known to be from a careful owner. My first SV never needed attention in seven years - then it was stolen.
I think you have either had very bad luck or work your cameras beyond their design life! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -----Original Message----- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ralf R. Radermacher Sent: Tuesday, 5 April 2011 5:03 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: More Pentax quality grief 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 -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- 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. -- 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.
