Sometimes I feel like the flower pot in Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
My K-5 II, purchased about a year ago, is showing signs of a flakey power board. Several times in the past week, I've been taking pictures and it would just lock up and the only way to reset it would be to pull the battery.
My first K-5 started with intermittent problems, then finally died. I sent it in to KRIS, and waited through the long delay while they repaired it, and it died again a while later. I tried having it repaired down in San Diego and it was converted to IR, but that repair did not last and they weren't able to re-repair it.
I do have a K-x for backup, but the shutter button on it is having issues, and it would cost more to repair than it would to replace with a used one.
My K100s, had the viewfinder delaminate or something. Both of my K-5s have now had power board issues. My K-x is having issues with the shutter button. My first K-20 was dropped so I can't blame all of it's troubles on manufacturing, and at this point I don't remember if I had to send my replacement K20 in. My AF-540 was an unmitigated piece of shit that I lost count of the number of times I had to send it in for repairs.
There are a lot of things that I love about my Pentax gear, but reliability isn't one of them. It's almost like owning a FIAT with a viewfinder.
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