I don't think I'll be getting it back and haven't asked. I wouldn't be surprised if it became a loaner in the pro assistance program. The repair charge was going to be $135. I'll have to keep an eye out and see if my credit card is charged. Either way, I'm good.
Paul On Aug 1, 2012, at 2:12 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > GREAT! Now, will your "old" camera be repaired and sent to you (with a bill)? > Would be nice to have two 5's and a 7. :-) > > Jack Davis________________________________ > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis > http://www.photolightimages.com/ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Cc: > Sent: Wednesday, August 1, 2012 11:03 AM > Subject: A happy ending to my K-5 tale of woe > > Some of you may recall my bemoaning the fact that my K-5 has been languishing > at CRIS, with the parts necessary to repair it unavailable. The CRIS folks > advised me to talk to Pentax, and I did, explaining that I shoot for a number > of pubs and have a three-day dawn-to-dusk assignment coming up that I am > loathe to attempt with a single body. I begged for a loaner, and they hemmed > and hawed about how one had to be enrolled in their pro program to get a > loaner. I said I would enroll right that minute, but they countered that it > would take three weeks to approve my application. I worked my way up through > several levels of Pentax employees to no avail. A few days later, while I was > out of the office, someone called and said they were going to resolve the > problem one way or another. I got a name but had nothing with which to write > it down, so I can't say who it was. The number on my phone from which the > call came was a Colorado area code.. Today, I called CRIS > again, and they told me that Pentax was sending a replacement camera. Half an > hour later, a new K-5 arrived at my front door. Witth 35,000 exposures and a > dozen or so movies on my old one, this is a blessing in more ways than one. > > Thank you Pentax. > > Paul > -- > 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. > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
