Originally posted by GWP Interesting.
Michael, for your claim of the 'commonly reported problem' I have not been over run with responses from people telling me of their experiences and the costs associated with any repairs.
Sorry to here of your misfortune.
Actually, I don't know if it is reported enough to be common, but there have been enough posts on various forums to indicate that the internal flash may be a weak point for Pentax DSLRs. I've heard of this happening across all of the models. One of my DS's failed. I have had no problems with the other DS, or my K10D, but I hardly ever raise the flash on either.
They had to replace the circuit board on the failed unit. Of, course they didn't say which board, so I don't know if the flash circuit is a separate board from the main board or integrated on the main board.
As to cost, I can't help there. Fortunately, my DS was still in warranty when it failed.