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Handcuff her to a railing and organise a snowball target-practice session for the local kids

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Snowman theft reported to police at 05/12/2010 - 21:51

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That makes sense.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on K5 owners at 05/12/2010 - 21:28

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I love the light-play and colour in shot 1. Simple but gorgeous.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Knaresborough at 05/12/2010 - 21:17

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Unlocker wrote:
Seems simple to me, take it back and swap it for a new one. It's a short enough time scale to demand that under the Sale of Goods act due to it not being free from defects. Simple.

Had an issue with the K-7, took it back, exchanged it, the replacement was also faulty so got a refund and bought again a few months later when the bugs had been ironed out.

For those of you stating here on the forum right now that you will wait and see, just remember that it may be interpreted as 'acceptance' so you may have problems trying to resolve it in the future. Just take them back. Now.
Surely you're good for a full 12/24 mths (depending on your warranty) - not everyone rushes to shoot f22 shots of a blank wall in their first week of ownership!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on K5 owners at 05/12/2010 - 21:11

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I had the M-28 f3.5, then the A-28 f2.8. The f3.5 has a much stronger reputation for sharpness, but I found both of them very sharp and with nice contrast and colour. The A-28 [has a tiny bit of purple fringing and is less sharp] wide open but this is improved as you stop down. However the f2.8 aperture is nice to have.

I sold both eventually as my Sigma 24mm Super-wideII is a more useful focal length for me and very sharp from f2.8.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Anyone use an A or FA 24mm/28mm with digital? at 05/12/2010 - 20:46

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If I had a mild case of this I'd probably put up with it until the cause / solution to the issue was established by Pentax / Sony (as applicable), and give them chance to revise their manufacturing process. I would certainly send it back within the warranty period though!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on K5 owners at 05/12/2010 - 20:05

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George Lazarette wrote:
Here it is, in full:

"Three months ago, I bought a new camera. The first pictures were dire, but I read and reread the manual, asked questions in some photography forums, read a couple of books, and now I think I'm producing some reasonably good pictures. It's been quite a learning curve, but I suppose Rome wasn't built in a day"
Presumably these people who annoy you so much are at the first stage of the story you describe in your post. Banning them but this isn't going to help them onwards with their journey now is it?

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on The post I would love to read. at 05/12/2010 - 18:23

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I have been hankering after one of these for quite a while!

If anyone is considering selling theirs, please drop me a PM and we'll take it from there!

Many thanks

Will

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on [WTB] DA 15mm Ltd at 05/12/2010 - 17:55

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That last one is a cracker. Great eye for composition!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on K10 RAW Files and Photoshop at 05/12/2010 - 17:31

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Clearly it's a fix-under-warranty issue. I would be stamping my feet for a replacement camera as well though, although there's not much chance of that happening. At least the cameras are usable so you can delay sending them back until a convenient time, by which point hopefully the problem, the responsible party (Pentax or Sony), and how to rectify the issue (complete new sensor?) will be clearly identified.

Ouch - I'm sure this is the last thing K-5 owners are worrying about, but this is going to dent Pentax's recent profits

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on K5 owners at 05/12/2010 - 14:31

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