I had the same response (no ETA for parts) when I sent my k-7 in for repair about a year ago. It needed a new circuit board, too, iirc... In the end, it took about 6 weeks. (Longer than the length of time I had owned the camera at that point.) I hope you have better luck.
-c On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 2:12 PM, Igor Roshchin <s...@komkon.org> wrote: > > Earlier this month, I sent my 17-70/4 zoom for repair (while it was still > under warranty, - before the end of the 1st year). > It had problems focusing on the long end of the focal length, - > AF (and I couldn't get the focus confirmation when focusing manually). > > I just spoke with the service center, and they told me that > they are waiting for the parts (the circuit board), and Pentax > has no ETA for its arrival. > I also spoke with the Pentax Support, but they haven't given any > estimates either. > > 1. I wonder what is happening with PEntax that they don't have even ETA > for their parts. > > 2. I wonder if this problem (or more likely, - the absence of the > circuit boards) can be related to the infamous SDM problem. > > Igor > > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.