Someone has done an experiment recently and found out the possible root cause of the K-5 mirror flopping issue:-
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1036&thread=38904425
It is concluded that it is a design issue, i.e., problem may happen for freshly charged batteries with higher voltage. Do note that original batteries are used in the test.
Next, yet another K-5 user has reported that the e-dial of his K-5 has stopped working, just like some K-r users encountered before:-
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1036&thread=38937756
And then, a new K-5 user has had his K-5 AF malfunctioned only in 5 days and his unit now behaves in an erratic way, see his recently recorded video:-
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Endless K-5 Issues.. :-o
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Endless K-5 Issues.. :-o
2011-07-20T13:39:00+08:00
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Ying · 712 weeks ago
I myself have expereinced some alarmingly drop in QC in recent gears - my first copy of DA* 60-250 will not zoom to 250mm! The zoom ring is stuck past 200. The 2nd copy has started to devvelop SDM seizure symptoms.
HOWEVER, after said all that. If you pick a particular brand/ model of DSLR, you will find issues being reports. Remember the various issues suffered by Canon/ Nikon models?
I'm not saying Pentax should be content because the competitors are just as bad, but they are not alone in this.
Let us hope a new management style and corporate culture from Ricoh will bring back some of that lost quality standard.
masloff · 712 weeks ago
it`s either you keep worrying about any possible issue that might happen to your DSLR. or you fcuk it, and just shoot.
call is yours :)
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