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Comment by derekH posted on Pentax K5 repair at 28/10/2013 - 07:50
@Hammerlee, thanks for the idea, I'll contact them.
@SteveF; I was just glad to get the camera back as I was going on a longish holiday and I wanted it back. They had had it for at least four weeks. I just assumed that they had thrown the packaging into a pile and the camera had been on the workbench for a week or two until they were chased about it.
The only other Pentax repair I have had carried out was a Pentax lens which Pentax UK did under warranty. I think, (from the job sheet perhaps) that that work was carried out by Dixons, who did a good job.
Derek
@SteveF; I was just glad to get the camera back as I was going on a longish holiday and I wanted it back. They had had it for at least four weeks. I just assumed that they had thrown the packaging into a pile and the camera had been on the workbench for a week or two until they were chased about it.
The only other Pentax repair I have had carried out was a Pentax lens which Pentax UK did under warranty. I think, (from the job sheet perhaps) that that work was carried out by Dixons, who did a good job.
Derek
Comment by derekH posted on Pentax K5 repair at 21/10/2013 - 07:35
Hello
does any one know of any company which repairs Pentax cameras apart from Johnsons.
My K5 has a fault whereby when the shutter is pressed, the mirror moves up and stays there. There is a continuous whirring sound whilst the mirror is raised. It will only return to normal when the battery is removed and reinserted.
I'm not happy with Johnsons as the last time I sent the K5 in for repair with a shutter fault, it was dispatched by post.in its original packaging, complete with white shutter box disc and returned in a filthy state with no white disc and the only packing being bubblewrap.
Derek
does any one know of any company which repairs Pentax cameras apart from Johnsons.
My K5 has a fault whereby when the shutter is pressed, the mirror moves up and stays there. There is a continuous whirring sound whilst the mirror is raised. It will only return to normal when the battery is removed and reinserted.
I'm not happy with Johnsons as the last time I sent the K5 in for repair with a shutter fault, it was dispatched by post.in its original packaging, complete with white shutter box disc and returned in a filthy state with no white disc and the only packing being bubblewrap.
Derek
Comment by derekH posted on Pentax K5 repair at 20/10/2013 - 14:25
Hello
As well as Bouchards in Phillipsburg, there is Musicman as well. I've bought stuff from both in the past.
Some good news -- I bought a Pentax lens from the Musicman store several years ago. A few months after buying it the auto focus broke. It was repaired under warranty in GB by Pentax.
Have a good time and don't eat too much cake!
Derek
As well as Bouchards in Phillipsburg, there is Musicman as well. I've bought stuff from both in the past.
Some good news -- I bought a Pentax lens from the Musicman store several years ago. A few months after buying it the auto focus broke. It was repaired under warranty in GB by Pentax.
Have a good time and don't eat too much cake!
Derek
Comment by derekH posted on Duty free in the Caribbean??? at 20/10/2013 - 12:18
melvis wrote:
Had my K-5 lock up three times yesterday while shooting and today the mirror is flipping up multiple times when I turn the camera on. In addition to that any button I press will actuate the mirror up and down. Any advice?
My K5 has something similar, for the last 4 months or so it has made a rattling noise from time to time when the camera has been in capture mode. Could be the mirror slapping around. Switching the camera off/on got rid of the fault for a while. It's gradually got worse over the last few months and is now in for repair. I'm left with my more reliable, but technicality inferior K10 -- and the photos show it.Had my K-5 lock up three times yesterday while shooting and today the mirror is flipping up multiple times when I turn the camera on. In addition to that any button I press will actuate the mirror up and down. Any advice?
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Comment by derekH posted on Time for repairs? at 11/07/2011 - 16:42
I've just sent my iis back for a similar problem to Johnsons via SRS under warranty and I've received notification that a replacement camera is on its way.
It's been a nice but unreliable camera.
Derek