SteveEveritt wrote:
I bought one off here for a workmate's daughter, a white stormtrooper. She loves it, I gave her a Pentax A 50mm f1.7 too and it's her fave lens.
However the dreaded shutter motor failure reared its ugly head and she was devastated. Her dad was none too pleased either. So he set about getting it fixed FOC and succeeded
While we are still part of Europe you have certain rights and goods are expected to last a period of time from purchase. Not sure how the girls dad worded his emails but he used this website to his advantage and Pentax fixed the motor for free.

http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/shopping/guarantees-returns/index...

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canoebeyond wrote:
I'd take a look at the just to be released K-70 (upgrade from the K-50 and K-S2). Some reviews should be out before long (maybe a week?).
Another VERY good choice would be the pro grade K-3 II (available now from Amazon for $730):

https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00WBIYADC/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new

McGregNi wrote:
Fingers crossed its just something easy to sort out with the screen ....

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There are even reports of k-s1 and 2 cameras experiencing the failure also.

McGregNi wrote:
AuraTodd, you've only been saying that the camera 'screen is black' ..... This could mean something as simple as the image review has been switched off. I'd suggest also confirming that the images are recorded on the SD card and if they can be seen on a computer.

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Do you have any lenses with a manual aperture ring?

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Alternatively, try shooting at a high f value, such as f22.

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I'm seeing lots of these occurring now. If you are out of warranty then ultimately you face the decision of paying for a costly repair

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Personally I think they are not fit for purpose if they fail so early on, but Pentax never issued a full recall on these to fix them.