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Monday, January 03, 2011

Amazon Germany Stopped Sale of All K-5 Units with Immediate Effect! :-o

See this notice:-

http://www.amazon.de/Pentax-K-5-SLR-Digitalkamera-Megapixel-Geh%C3%A4use/dp/B00439HH00/ref=sr_1_21?s=ce-de&ie=UTF8&qid=1293970617&sr=1-21

(in German, Babel Fish English Translation Here)



Quoted, "For the moment this article is not directly available over Amazon.de. Customers informed us that the received article deviates from the description on the website."

So, what is/are the important issue(s), which lead(s) to this suspension of sale of all the K-5 units via Amazon Germany? Are there yet too many stain sensors reported and too many units returned? Well, last time Ned Bunnell promised that Pentax would investigate but up till now we've seen no official statement from Pentax/Hoya of any about the K-5 sensor stains! :-(

Or, is it about the SAFOX IX+ (Plus) AF system used in the K-5 is still interfered much by the tungsten/yellow light and front focusing is yet resulted?

Maybe finally, for any other not yet known issue(s)?? >:-[ Anyone knows more?

Update (1-10):

The embargo at Amazon.de has been lifted up. There is no explanation of any on what has happened, though. But I guess it is something that is really significant, otherwise Amazon needed not to do so!

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"... Effect! :-o" so you are actually happy when Pentax has a problem?
1 reply · active less than 1 minute ago
This is not a happy face symbol! You dunno? :-o
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Michael A. · 743 weeks ago

K-5 in DE doesn't cook dinner, doesn't take dog out... bad camera...
Here is a new issue with my K5 : The internal flash is jammed and the release-button for the flash broke off.
Looks like some things were missing from the K5 "what's in the box" set.
2 replies · active less than 1 minute ago
As K5+kit lens set seems to be unaffected.
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Michael A. · 743 weeks ago

Erika's info makes only sense. Missing item, yes. Sensor, not really. If so, Amazon.de would have to stop selling D7000 because of focusing issues, hot pixels in video and also many other items what are not perfect. Are you for real?
This is an Amazon Standard Sentence. It's Pentax responsible action on the stained sensors, numnuts!
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Michael A. · 743 weeks ago

Ass-uming doesn't get much better, stains tuned into a manual...numnuts? - it depends.. :o)
I have Mitsubishi and couple of Mercedes cars, both are among the best and had several recalls, still good cars. The attitude here is still wrong. If there is production problems with high demand the issue will be solved soon. So far only one good post here is related to the SDM lens problem, but I use my lenses often, hopefully it is not hitting me. Pentax is doing good job with four perfect cameras 645D,K5,Kr,Kx and all of them are quite compareable in its segment.
Interesting how long they needed to realise that the article needs to be examined!
They either sold very small quantity of K-5s or they are not enough technically educated to realise the problem.
On the forums the problem is known for a month or even more.
@RiceHigh's

Du läst wohl keine gelegenheit aus die K-5 in den Dreck zu ziehen oder??
In a german forum http://forum.digitalfotonetz.de/viewtopic.php?p=1... theres a thread about an kind of inofficial statement from Pentax Germany. They seem to have located the problem in the production process (it boils down to insufficiently dried cleaning solvent of the AA-filter) and the probably affected lines. Exchange of affected units is offered and so help is on its way :-)
The FF under tungsten is still to be adressed, but thats another story.
Amazon Germany sold the K-5 with a printed french manual, which was not funny for many german customers.
THAT IS THE ONLY REASON why Amazon stopped sales of the k-5
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However, in the mean time Amazon Germany has completely delisted Pentax K-5 (body only and kit), only market place sales remain available. If there is just a shortage in delivery, they usually do not remove the product completely from their listings.

By the way, I got my K-r with a british AC plug and manual (and therefore had to return it, also because of severe FF-problems).

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