On 4/4/2011 22:02, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote:
The OK button of my, or rather Michael's, K10D has stopped working. Just
got the cost estimate for the repair: 310,45 euros!
My DS gave up after 4 years (rear thumbwheel erratic, repair too
expensive), the K10D, 4 1/2 years old, is now beyond economical repair,
my K-7 had been exchanged by the dealer and #2 needed a new trigger
button after less than a year, and I'm at my 4th K-5 and counting...
Is this just a strain of bad luck or is Pentax' quality really going
down the drain? Or is an average economic lifetime of a mere 4 1/2 years
for a DSLR a normal thing nowadays?
Ralf
Ralf, without going into your financial situation I should point out
that 4+ years for a DSLR is a lot. I cannot possibly know how much
Michael is shooting with his K10D, but I think that half the declared
guaranteed number of shutter actuations is not bad at all on my book.
My K10D has 23,000+ clicks and doing as good as it was when I bought it
back in 2006. I hope it will do as many clicks more before it finally
expires.
I cannot possibly disagree that QC does not appear improving over the
years, but then so does the complexity of the cameras. I don't think you
could outright deny that other manufacturers are completely trouble free
too.
Yet I certainly can relate to your frustration. These things are
certainly not peanuts.
Boris
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