Originally posted by marmitse OK, OK - I lost (I also noticed that the external light button next to the shutter stopped responding, even after drying the camera) and I have contacted our Nordic repair center. However I do put my hopes to what Tjompen1968 writes and that they will have a generous policy. I photograph the great outdoors all year around
Nature - Contextphoto and even if it is not action sports a given photo moment could be gone in seconds unless the camera is ready. I have a rain hood but it takes too long to open so a rarely use it. I have been on Pentax since my first MX in the 1980´s and I seriously considered to change to Sony mirrorless before buying the K-1. The final decision point was the superior weather sealing of the Pentax, which has proved itself on my previous Pentax DSLRs over and over again.
Stay safe - and dry out there
Worried I shipped my two precious ones, the K1 II and the K-3, for service last Monday. Without cameras, other than my mobile and a couple of compacts, I have been empty, hollow-eyed and downhearted
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Friday the technician from Pentax Nordic repair center (Kameraservice in Kungsör) called me saying that there was a small leak around the illumination button on top. He changed out the entire top part of the camera - at no cost! The K-3 with a smashed viewfinder and a broken program dial was also fixed in a breeze and at a very decent price. Turnaround time was less than five days, including shipping back and forth with regular mail service!
Now that is a real professional and customer minded service, and all of a sudden I have a new argument to stay on Pentax for many years to come!