Has anyone had problems with the Pentax istDS dying? Good batteries, shooting fine and then it appears to focus but won't shoot. I had this happen last November before Thanksgiving. I had gotten an error message which unfortunately I don't remember what it was now. It basically locked up-wouldn't focus. Thankfully I had extended warranty and had Wolf Camera (where it was purchased) send it out for repair. I got it back like 2 days before Christmas . Well here it is May and it happened again. No error this time, it seemed to focus, but wouldn't shoot. Batteries fine again. I'm not a happy camper. I really like the camera, but I can't keep loosing 4-6 weeks while they try to figure it out. Wolf tells me they'll send it to a different repair center and the last time no parts were changed-it looked like only adjustments were done-maybe this time they'll fix it correctly.
I was told (incorrectly by another Wolf Store) when I was shopping for a camera-that their extended warranty was the best no questions asked they'll replace it if they can't fix it. Well, yes I'm told they will replace the body if it's beyond repair-like if you run it over-removing your lens first. Then you get another refurbished body and it might not be the mint body you had before. Should I care as long as it works? Yeah, for that kind of $$ I care-can't I have both? What about another NEW Camera? Isn't there any lemon laws for cameras-they aren't cheap! I've also purchased another lens & the Digital Flash accessory that of course only fits that camera or perhaps another Pentax. That was before it started acting up. Does anybody have any experiences with this type of BS? I'd appreciate hearing from you. Thanks!