Boris Liberman wrote: > Hi! > > >>I had the same problem with my *istD, and it turned out -- as was >>posted a few months back, I think -- that some of the earlier >>assemblies had problems with the a wire burning out or some element >>essentially breaking. You'll have to send the camera in for repair >>or replacement to fix this problem. If you can live without the >>built-in flash, nothing else is really affected by this problem. >> >>I bought my camera at B&H, and it happened within three weeks of the >>purchase. The first person I talked with said they'd replace the >>camera, although it turned out that if I had gotten anyone else on >>the phone they would have told me to deal with Pentax directly. So >>instead of waiting a few weeks for a repair, I got a new camera in >>two days. > > > Thanks, Micah, for your response. > > You see, my camera is 2 years old and it was brought to me by a friend > from US. Most probably the cost of repair in Israel will be prohibited > because of the lack of Pentax presence here. > > Well, if this indeed affects only the built-in flash, I can definitely > live without it. > > This is rather strange though, because my camera was bought at least a > year after it was introduced, which possibly means that it is not of the > earlier assemblies... > > Anyway, at least I can rest assured that nothing else is damaged. > > Thanks again!
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