It looks that way to me as well blwnhr, and I would think that a bad flash photo would blow out the smooth surfaces rather than gray out the rubber surfaces.
Pentaxtic, If you want a backup, along with a few (some of them nice "Sigma 135 - 400" ) lenses drop me a PM, my K100D is for sale but I haven't listed it yet.
Or better yet, just drop on by if your in Kelowna
