I hear what you are saying, and I know some have had success with that angle. Not sure I'm a prolific enough social media maven to pull that off. Plus, there's another wrinkle to that, as I see it. And maybe this is just me & my weird perspective, but... Shooting Pentax can be a lonely existence. It's an oddball choice among people who use cameras generally, and people who use cameras for money especially. Sometimes, I am called upon to defend that choice, or explain it, to those who are unfamiliar. Fine. But, that becomes harder to do when I start to publicly mouth off about the failings of my gear. I think when a CaNikon photographer grouses about their camera's latest failing, nobody questions why they were using that brand to begin with (aside from the usual brand wars/fanboys/girls). My social networks are intertwined with those of friends, family, customers, colleagues and I just don't feel like exposing myself to that line of questioning any more than I am already.
But, I'll bitch & moan with you guys all day. That's fine. :) -c On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 9:51 PM, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > I find these reports of premature K-5 issues a little disconcerting. I > don't know if any of you use Twitter (or other social media) but > making a little noise on there (and directing comments to Pentax Ricoh > Japan, as well as in your home country) could get you a little > expedited attention. > > On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 8:12 PM, Christine Nielsen <ch...@inielsen.net> wrote: >> 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. > > > > -- > "Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art" - > Peter Galassi > > -- > 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.
