Ah...yikes. Well, I would think you still have a good case... I hope it all works out in your favor.
On Jun 16, 2013, at 9:04 PM, Paul Ewins <paulew...@optusnet.com.au> wrote: No, according to the tech I took it to first (assuming it to be a less serious issue) took one look at it and told me the shutter has collapsed and must be replaced. Basically the shutter doesn't retract fully so you are left with a black stripe across the top of all of the images. If you go through the sensor clean routine you can see the shutter blades blocking the bottom of the sensor. In all other respects it still works normally. Apparently it is the usual way that shutters fail when they have been heavily used, except that mine has only done 8% of it's rated life. Paul On 17/06/2013, at 10:49 AM, Christine Nielsen <ch...@inielsen.net> wrote: > Shutter failed? As in "mirror flop"? Google that, if you haven't already... > It's a well known problem, mine had it, was repaired with a new > mirror/shutter assembly, as I recall... They should fix it, free, IMHO. > > Good luck! > > > > > On Jun 16, 2013, at 8:12 PM, Paul Ewins <paulew...@optusnet.com.au> wrote: > > My K5 is waiting for repair at the local Pentax importer. The shutter failed > after only 8000 shots so I am hoping to get it fixed free under our consumer > protection laws even though it is out of warranty. > > Paul > > > On 17/06/2013, at 9:07 AM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > >> On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 12:26:21PM -0400, Christine Nielsen wrote: >>> >>> It happened at a bad time, too. We flew to North Carolina for the National >>> High School Outdoor Track meet this weekend... After the first 400 meters >>> of the 4 x 800 meter relay championship race... in which my son & his team >>> were competing .. The camera stopped working. I had shot a couple dozen >>> frames at the meet already, no problem. But, then, it just stopped. >>> Wouldn't focus, wouldn't shoot, no matter the on/off, in/out/switch of >>> battery, lens switch, shooting mode change, etc. it turns on, but when you >>> press the shutter, it freezes, and the LCD says "battery depleted" (though >>> it is not). Then, it won't do anything. That was yesterday, same story >>> this morning. >> >> That might have been the same thing I went through with mine when the power >> board died. It happened a couple of times, then once when I was on a >> paid gig. Fortunately, I had my K-x as a backup. >> >> >>> >>> Not sure if this is a warranty repair or not... Especially since the mirror >>> flop fix of last year... Will check my paperwork when I get home. >>> Wondering if I have reached the point of throwing good money after bad, at >>> least on this camera. >>> >>> Maybe you'll be hearing from me again on for sale Friday.... >> >> So, Boris and I are both sending K-5s in to CRIS for repair. >> One thing that we are considering is that if they both need >> different expensive parts, then take the best of each to make >> a good "frankenfive". If one of them does get parted out, and >> yours doesn't need the same part as the other, we might be able to >> all three team up for a good one. >> >>> >>> (For the record, my "back-up camera", the K-01, also made the trip, my >>> husband was shooting video with it at the time. Glad we have that, anyway.) >> >> I cannot tell you how many times I've had something go wrong at >> the racetrack, when I've had the spare part that I need, a >> couple hundred miles away at home. It just wasn't with the >> quarter ton of spares that I had with me at the track. >> >> >> -- >> Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc >> >> >> -- >> 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. > > -- > 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. -- 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.
