Hopefully it this will turn out well, Michael. And yes, anything can brake, even a Pentax camera. I gues your problem is caused by a shortcut or bad wire somewhere close to the flash. Only twice in more than 25 years, I have experienced that a Pentax cames broke - except for the times when I caused it to fail by dropping the camera or similar. Last time was the button for pushing out the battery in my D got loose - it still is - and fals out occationally. Of course, the cameras was not alwasy assembled in the Philiphines or Vietnam :-) In general I believe Pentax cameras are very well made. Regards
Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Michael Chan Sendt: 29. marts 2007 21:47 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: K10D defect and repair My K10D malfunctioned and required factory repair. I'll document the problem here in case other people have a similar issue and will know what they might expect regarding turnaround, mitigation, and results. When the built-in flash was raised, AF ceased functioning and the shutter would not release, even in MF with confirmation of focus. Using different lenses did not matter. The flash did not appear to charge, as the indicator was showing not ready (bad cap, maybe). Burst flash AF assist did not function either. Battery tested as okay. No other problems were apparent, and the camera functioned properly in non-flash mode or with an external flash. To the best of my knowledge, the malfunction is not impact/fluid-related. The body has been in use since December 2006. I'm not sure about the number of exposures so far, but I'd guess ~5000. I paid for 2nd day shipping each way to Pentax (Colorado?) from Oregon on March 23rd; Pentax does not cover shipping. Bob at the camera shop (Citizen's Photo of Portland; nice guys, good shop) said this is the first manufacturer's defect he has had on a K10D to date. In his recent experience, he said Pentax has been requiring approximately 10 business days turnaround. I'm glad I never got around to selling my DL. Best regards, Michael Chan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.22/739 - Release Date: 03/29/2007 13:36 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.22/739 - Release Date: 03/29/2007 13:36 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
