Originally posted by texandrews Ed, I would also consider attaching your portfolio, or samples of it, plus your faithful and unerring championing of this camera to corporate Pentax. That's going to take a little work to find the right person....but really, you should be a 645Z ambassador (As should MikeSF, itshimitis, sculptormic, and several others...). Cutting you a break on the repair, or giving you some swag ---or the ambassadorship!---would be some pretty cheap marketing, if you ask me.
That's such a flattering thing to say - thank you indeed! I am not sure I entirely deserve it, but I appreciate it very much.
I have tried before to find the relevant people in corporate Pentax to offer to work with them on promotion/etc., but to no avail. It all seems to depend on having contacts, and having the Pacific between me and those people doesn't help... If anyone here can advise, of course I'd be most grateful.
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My amazingly positive experience of C.R. Kennedy (the repair representatives for Pentax in Australia) continues...
Today, I received this message from them:
"This repair will be completed on 8th June and will ship on 8th or 9th June."
Pretty swift repair and excellent communication. I am most grateful to the specific people who have been in contact with me, who have been extremely good. Just have to hope the shipping itself is fairly quick too.
Overall, I think the process has been smoother than I dared hope for, especially in current circumstances.