I doubt the problem rate is that high. Remember, you usually do not hear
from those who have had no problems, unless they respond gloatingly to
someone elses post of misery <grin>. The warrenty failure rate is
probaby in the order of 1 to 2%, beyond that Pentax would be losing too
much money, it would be cheaper to do a final testing and inspection
before shipping.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
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mike wilson wrote:
William Robb wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "mike wilson"
Subject: Re: Another firm believe shattered
I have to say that I am suprised by the number of people on here who
have had a similar experience to you. Maybe list members are more
exploratory of their camera's capabilities than other users and find
these things out. Certainly, if I had wavered in my belief that the
present range of DSLRs does not fit my requirements, I would have
been quite put off purchase by the number of failure tales that have
arisen.
Most of the camera failures I have read about could have been caused
by one bad battery cell. The istD is twitchy about battery power, but
seems reliable enough otherwise.
I would agree that many of the _problems_ seem to be associated with
power supply. But the _failures_, necessitating camera return/repair,
seem to be quite high.
My _impression_ (which is what most of us have - if I was really anal
about it I would have logged this) is that out of, say, sixty users,
there have been about six (at least) return/repairs. That seems quite
high to me. Anyone care to poll on the matter?
Mine has proven itself more reliable than two of my LX's on time
between service, and has proven more reliable than all three combined
on number of exposures between service.
William Robb
