Ken, bad news indeed. I'd second Ecke's idea - the K-x is rather close in $$ and you'd get the best high ISO performance this side of the k-mount frontier.
I'm not suggesting the K-x would be THE replacement for the K20, but all the same, it's not that bad. Paying $400 for the repair seems a tough option. Good luck. Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://www.techmit.com.br/luizfelipe -- 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.
