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K5 Sensor Issues...
I got the impression it was contaminated Flourite coating on the cover glass? Vic.
Posted by xbow on 16/12/2010 - 11:21
K5 Sensor Issues...
As a newbie here I hope you won't mind me adding a comment regarding '% faulty'. Photographing a white sheet at f22 and then viewing it @ 100% is not something most owners of a new camera would naturally do. I certainly wouldn't have done, were it not for reading the two threads on this forum. It...
Posted by SmutjeUK on 16/12/2010 - 11:35
K5 Sensor Issues...
I got the impression it was contaminated Flourite coating on the cover glass? Vic. Until there will be an official statement from Pentax HQ, everyone's guess or what or what not has been heard, written or said is just guess work (even there is some very convincing pictures on the other site that ...
Posted by SmutjeUK on 16/12/2010 - 11:40
K5 Sensor Issues...
@SmutjeUK: I had certainly not intended to poo-poo the issue and hope it didn't come over that way. My point was simply that many K5 users may have sensor blemishes but be unaware. It depends how they use their camera and how large they print or view.
Posted by Jimbro66 on 16/12/2010 - 11:45
K5 Sensor Issues...
I agree with you Jim that most people won't notice the marks, most of the time. I am probably one of them. But I have spent a lot of money on the K-5 (well my husband did) and I have the right to expect that camera to be perfect from the get go. I tested mine after reading the problems, and found ...
Posted by Gwyn on 16/12/2010 - 11:56
K5 Sensor Issues...
is your new one OK? I assume it is, as you did not say it wasn't. I also use small apertures and print large up to A2+ and I use a macro lens, so this issue was important to me to get it right. I am 99.9% sure that mt new one, when it arrives, will be OK.
Posted by Monobod on 16/12/2010 - 12:12
K5 Sensor Issues...
...I have spent a lot of money on the K-5 (well my husband did) and I have the right to expect that camera to be perfect from the get go. I tested mine after reading the problems, and found the problem. I was in two minds about what to do, but opted to return it and have a new one. Entirely reasonab...
Posted by ChrisA on 16/12/2010 - 12:14
K5 Sensor Issues...
@SmutjeUK: I had certainly not intended to poo-poo the issue and hope it didn't come over that way. My point was simply that many K5 users may have sensor blemishes but be unaware. It depends how they use their camera and how large they print or view. You certainly DID NOT of coming over of poo-poo ...
Posted by SmutjeUK on 16/12/2010 - 12:20
K5 Sensor Issues...
Oh crikey, I seem to have managed to get myself completely misunderstood (not a good start on the forum). I'm not suggesting for one moment that sensor issues are, under any circumstances, acceptable and something that can be lived with. I want something done as much as all other disappointed K5 pur...
Posted by Jimbro66 on 16/12/2010 - 12:33
K5 Sensor Issues...
is your new one OK? I assume it is, as you did not say it wasn't. I also use small apertures and print large up to A2+ and I use a macro lens, so this issue was important to me to get it right. I am 99.9% sure that mt new one, when it arrives, will be OK. If you mean mine - it has yet to arri...
Posted by Gwyn on 16/12/2010 - 12:37
K5 Sensor Issues...
Conversely, a lot of people made to worry could send back cameras that are perfectly fine but have a bit of dust on the sensor. Then there will be some who find no problem, but insist on returning it to be checked anyway. If it isn't a large number of cameras, then causing a massive scare could b...
Posted by johnriley on 16/12/2010 - 12:37
K5 Sensor Issues...
Conversely, a lot of people made to worry could send back cameras that are perfectly fine but have a bit of dust on the sensor. Then there will be some who find no problem, but insist on returning it to be checked anyway. I suspect that the reality, though, is that the majority of those buying a K...
Posted by ChrisA on 16/12/2010 - 12:49
K5 Sensor Issues...
Oh crikey, I seem to have managed to get myself completely misunderstood (not a good start on the forum). I'm not suggesting for one moment that sensor issues are, under any circumstances, acceptable and something that can be lived with. I want something done as much as all other disappointed K5 pur...
Posted by SmutjeUK on 16/12/2010 - 12:54
K5 Sensor Issues...
Counterproductive for whom? For everyone, assuming that it's a single batch perhaps or part of a batch. The only point I'm making is that the action taken will depend on the actual problem and its extent, all information that we are not privy to. I'm not suggesting concealing the issue. For examp...
Posted by johnriley on 16/12/2010 - 13:34
K5 Sensor Issues...
Conversely, a lot of people made to worry could send back cameras that are perfectly fine but have a bit of dust on the sensor. Then there will be some who find no problem, but insist on returning it to be checked anyway. If it isn't a large number of cameras, then causing a massive scare could b...
Posted by Jimbro66 on 16/12/2010 - 13:45
K5 Sensor Issues...
In these situations, from a customer perspective, it seems to make much more sense for manufacturers to make an official announcement as soon as they have established a cause/solution. Certainly this would reduce the concerns of any potential buyers (me being one for the K5) and not affect sales as ...
Posted by simonkit on 16/12/2010 - 14:12
K5 Sensor Issues...
I've been mulling over this issue for over a week now...almost as long as the decision to purchase the K5 in the first place! "Go on...you want it" said my Dad, "What?? You've already got a camera?" said my wife! :lol: Have to say, I generally agree with SmutjeUK...the marks on my sensor just won'...
Posted by stopher on 16/12/2010 - 14:15
K5 Sensor Issues...
Pentax are dealing with it and as faulty cameras will be replaced it shouldn't be a problem. Returning non-faulty cameras en-masse would probably be a logistical nightmare, so lets wait and see what transpires. Well yes, I'd agree that a recall might be too extreme. The thing is, from what I've r...
Posted by ChrisA on 16/12/2010 - 14:19
K5 Sensor Issues...
In these situations, from a customer perspective, it seems to make much more sense for manufacturers to make an official announcement as soon as they have established a cause/solution. Certainly this would reduce the concerns of any potential buyers (me being one for the K5) and not affect sales as ...
Posted by Jimbro66 on 16/12/2010 - 16:58
K5 Sensor Issues...
Having spoken to my K5 retailer, he is following the same procedure as SRS which he says is the way he has been instructed by Pentax. He will collect my camera, send it to Johnsons for checking and if the sensor faults are verified a 'clean' replacement K5 will be sent from Belgium. He believes tota...
Posted by Mike-P on 16/12/2010 - 17:20
