Update: they missed the Easter deadline. :-( Fingers crossed it materialise next week. Pretty addictive, that camera. Jostein
2011/4/16 AlunFoto <alunf...@gmail.com>: > My 645D is currently in Belgium for realignment of the mirror and/or > matte screen position. There was a mismatch between viewfinder focus > and AF focus. The AF was correct, so it took me a while to realise > there actually was a problem. It was negligable at normal focal > lenghts, noticeable at 300mm, and a true nightmare for macro focusing. > > According to the repair guy, mirror/matte misalignment is one of the > most common problems with both Nikon and Pentax in general (those are > the only brands he repairs), and that it is an easy fix on most > cameras. However, he said, he was not allowed to do his magic on the > 645D. The camera had to go to a contracted repair shop authorised by > Pentax. Since I really trust the skills of our local repair guy, > that's a downer. The good news is that he told me he has a special > padded suitcase with prearranged express delivery reserved for the > 645D. There is apparently also a policy to keep workshop time down to > max 3 days. > > To me this sounds like the kind of pro-grade service arrangement that > we have often lamented the lack of. I guess Pentax would really shoot > themselves in the foot if no such thing was arranged for the 645D, but > it can't hurt to spread the rumor of its actual excistence either. > > If the camera is back in my hands before Easter, I may even resort to > being impressed. :-) > > Jostein > > -- > http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ > http://alunfoto.blogspot.com > -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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.
