Originally posted by Verglace Compare that to the K-R. It can't focus in low light
I must be lucky, I've focused mine in very dim light without issue.
Quote: no official announcement of a fix. Can't take it back to the shop as all cameras are affected
This is just over-emotive hyperbole. I've already mentioned your statutory rights under Australian consumer law, if you're not happy go and get your refund. You are actually entitled to one! Besides, 'no official announcement of a fix' is an absolute myth. You've seen several Pentax distributors have acknowledged the problem and that it is being worked on. Your cynicism seems to prevent you from accepting the truth as it is, because it hasn't come from Hoya/Pentax Japan. For the record, I once worked as a CSR for many years and not everything is simply 'spin' just to shut customers up.
Quote: Can take it to be serviced for 4 weeks, but according to the ones that already had, it doesn't fix the issue. Its been 6 months since the camera was released to the public and the problem was identified earlier on.
Is your camera completely broken? No. If you chose to, you could actually photograph what you need, with perfect focus, either with live view, manual focus (you don't necessarily need an aftermarket screen) or with regular AF so long as it's not under tungsten light. For whatever reason, you seem hellbent on not using a camera that, despite it's minor FF issues, can actually do its job! Amazing.
If you really think Pentax would commit corporate suicide and not fix the issue at hand, you're kidding yourself. They've worked hard over recent years to claw back market share from CanNikon, and you think they'd toss it all away by ignoring a well documented issue?
Get your refund, get your CanNikon and be happy. Although you'll find they're not perfect either.