Originally posted by pinbalwyz This is why I refuse to purchase any more Pentax bodies. The company should have admitted the defect early on and recalled them all...still should. Someone needs to file a class action lawsuit against the manufacturer for deceptive business practices, just like Volkswagen.
I beg to differ with you. There is no evidence that the level of this problem meets such a standard. Pentax does fix problems within the warranty period (one year in the US standardly and three years with a 20 dollar extended warranty). Based on the isolated posts in this thread, it appears that electronic gear does eventually break, but once again, it doesn't appear to me that it is at a higher rate than would be expected from digital camera made by other brands.
A class action lawsuit would require a lot higher standard of fault than is suggested by the problems posted here and elsewhere on this forum.
But if you want to fund such a lawsuit this certainly is a country in which none of us can stand in your way.