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(Good)News form Pentax Spain about the stains, and explanationof the problem [SIMILAR]
Jorgechu - 1 hour ago
First of all, this is my first post in pentax forums...i was in panasonic forums...but K5 have change this! i'm receiving mine this week..:-). So glad to meet you.
This is from Pentaxeros forum. It's like the spanish pentaxforums. The webmaster is the owner of the web shop too, with the distributors in Spain. This is information right for the manufacturer to the spanish distributor.
manchas en el sensor de la K5
Several things that they say here:
1-) Pentax declares that the problem is in the construction of the glass covering the sensor. It´s not something between the filter and the sensor, but a defect in the glass.
2-) They change, at least in Spain (and i think that in Europe too) all the cameras affected with no delay, just send and receive back, with no cost for the owner (I suppose no post cost...)
3-) As Pentax knows the problem, they are checking all their stock, and from now only sending good ones.
4-) the problem IS, or ISN´T. Pentax declares that once they know that the problem is in a defect of the construction of the glass, it's not something that can change with time, as sometimes we have supossed, due to heat or oil, or something like that.
At least this is what distributor in Spain says:
"Bueno, lo primero comentar, que desde hace un par de dias que se ha detectado el problema, se han tomado medidas a fin de que no ocurra.
Me informan desde Pentax España, que es un problema que afecta a pocas unidades, y que aquellas que tengan el problema serán sustituidas rapidamente en garantia sin ningún coste para el cliente.
Tambien me informan que están revisando todas las maquinas en que tienen en stock una a una, a fin de quitar todas aquellas que tengan este problema.
El problema como me informa el tecnico de Pentax, es que se trata de un defecto en el vidrio que cubre el sensor.
Aqui en España, Reflecta, Pentax España, reemplazara sin ningún problema aquellas cámaras que presenten dicho problema."
Translation (sorry for my grammar...:-)
"First of all, since the problem was detected two days ago, meassures have been taken in order not to happen again(...)Those units with the problem are going to be change quickly with no cost for customer.
They say to me that they are checking all the cameras in stock one by one, so not to send any other with the defect.
The problem, a Pentax Spain technical says, is a defect in the glass covering the sensor.
Here in Spain, Reflecta (Pentax Spain), is changing with no doubt all the cameras with the problem."
In the discution after, they afirm what i say about the problem IS or ISN't. If you've got a good one, problem is not coming with time. And Pentax Spain says that the firmaware for the issue with AF in low tungsten light will be ready in just days.
Hope this help you!
regards!
Jorge
Originally posted by dadipentak Gee, where would Pentax get glass? Let me think....