----- Original Message ----- From: P�l Jensen Subject: Re: Loyalties (was: Re: SMC Pentax F* Zoom 5,6/250-600)
> Are you telling me they don't do that in North America? Have you actually asked Pentax about their pro services? I personally loaned a 120 film insert for free from one of their loaner cameras for two months. They got it around here ,and as far as I know, in the rest of the world as well. In Japan, registered pros can rent any Pentax gear for free while theirs are at service or repair. Anything is available for rent. For all I know, North America may be an exception. Pentax doesn't have a "professional" division in Canada, and AFAIK, not in the USA either. No pro division in the company translates into no pro support from the company. In Canada, this includes a repair and service department that is at the playdough stage of product support. Pentax Canada has been entirely unable to keep my LX bodies operating for more than 3 years and 30 rolls of film at a time. Every time I send an LX to the repair depot, it costs me at least 300 dollars. That works out to a real equipment cost to me of $0.40 EVERY TIME I PUSH THE SHUTTER BUTTON. Disposable cameras have a better perfomance/cost ratio than that. William Robb This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
