---- Joseph McAllister <[email protected]> wrote: > On Aug 3, 2009, at 11:22 , AlunFoto wrote: > > > So Pentax USA has outsourced its service too, then. They did the same > > in Europe, to a sorry effect so far. > > > > Jostein > > > > 2009/8/3 Christine Aguila <[email protected]>: > >> FYI: > >> > >>> From Earth Times: > >> > >> > >> "GOLDEN, Colo. - (Business Wire) PENTAX Imaging Company, an > >> innovator in the > >> production of digital SLR and compact cameras, lenses, flash units, > >> binoculars, scopes, and eyepieces, announced today that Camera Repair > >> Instrument Service (CRIS), a leading provider of camera repair and > >> imaging > >> device maintenance, will partner with PENTAX to provide factory > >> repair > >> service for the PENTAX brand cameras and sport optics consumer > >> products. In > >> this agreement, CRIS will act as the "factory service facility" for > >> dealers, > >> and consumers in the United States. " > >> > >> http://tiny.cc/5NNkp > > > "About CRIS > > Camera Repair Instrument Service (CRIS) is one of the top photographic > and digital imaging equipment repair facilities in the United States. > The company started in 1984 as the exclusive U.S. distributor for > Kyoritsu Electric Co., a Japanese manufacturer of precision camera > test and calibration equipment. CRIS provides repair for camera > manufacturers including Pentax, Canon, Nikon, Ricoh, Sigma, Fuji, > Olympus, Sony, Kodak, Casio, and Panasonic. Located in Chandler, > Arizona, CRIS is also the exclusive North American camera service > center for Ricoh Corporation." > > I hope they realize that people who live in the mountains of Colorado > (Pentax experienced repairpersons) will not look forward to working in > Chandler, Arizona, outside of Phoenix. It does not bode well for us > USA Pentaxians. Wait and see.
With all the Pentax warranty work I've seen here, they are going to need a second facility. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
