. . . but if it's the only chance of getting a new one . . .

No, the one I fixed today cost about 150€ about 4 or 5 years ago. They are much more expensive in this neck of the woods than in UK.

The one my wife wanted to replace it with would have cost a lot more. 3€ well spent I reckon. It gives me more money to spend on my gear

I fixed our microwave oven today.

The top door interlock microswitch blew up. I took the defunct switch to a local retailer and told him in my best spanglish what it was for and he said "leave it with me" (I think).

I went back today and he had found one.

Cost me 3€ instead of 300€ for a new microwave.

Result.

I think you should insist on a payment, however small. A free copy of the book is a normal gesture, but in Danish?

Excellent series, but I think they could use some attention to the noise in the dark areas.

#1 shows some banding in the sky too.

I think there are probably some longer established members here that might have liked the opportunity to buy this.

No offence to the new member, I just think it's unfair on those of us that have been here for years, or at least, longer than a day or two.

But, the post was made on the 01/4/2010 and no takers. I think that may be a fault of the site design more than anything. There are loads of posts that I just never see because they disappear too quickly.

The one could argue, what about information about their film cameras that are no longer made then ?

They really should move the information for obsolete products to a separate area. Then we can see at a glance what little they actually have to offer the semi pro/enthusiast at the moment.

I notice that they have resurrected a whole raft of 645 lenses. Unless I just haven't noticed them previously.

The mis-information on their site leads one to believe that it is still possible to buy a new K-m in either black or white finish, or a K20D. I doubt that it would be very easy to find a new copy of any of these.

Pentax UK website is a joke. Just look at the range of DSLR's they show. Admittedly, they do state that some are no longer available. So why list them?

Me too

Wipe the contacts on both camera and T/C (both ends) with a clean dry rag with 1 (one) drop of WD40 on it.

This will clean any oxidants that might be causing the issue and the WD40 will dry in time. One drop won't do any harm IMHO. Others will disagree, but it has always worked for me with no ill effects where camera contacts were the cause of my problem, which is actually very seldom.

I would not use any type of solvent cleaner, unless there were deposits on the mount that could only be removed by solvent cleaning. Even then, I'd be reluctant.