Thanks to all who have replied to my original post. Here's an update: I made another call to a KM line that is being manned to deal with KM issues. A gentleman named Lou S. informed me that Sony did not exactly sign on to handle every aspect of KM's old business. They simply bought out the DSLR portion of the business, the anti-shake technology, and the camera's design. He said they were not exactly obligated to provide the full warranty service that KM would have provided had they not closed up shop. This certainly sheds some new light on the issue, and I think Sony is doing themselves and us a disservice by not clearly defining all of this for us KM customers, so we all know "where the lines are drawn" so to speak. He said that with Sony doing pro-rated buybacks like they offered to me, it's far more than they agreed to do when they took over KM's DSLR business. He was very nice, and after explaining it all, I felt better, but still a bit put out. After all, I feel that a camera company with the history and customer base of KM doesn't just go out of business like that every day, and I think it's incumbent on someone like Sony to "carry the torch", not just drop it wherever they feel like dropping it. Customer loyalty should mean something. So what if they have to spend a few extra bucks making people like me "whole" again with a situation like this? It could mean the difference between me Ebaying my KM gear and Sigma lenses and switching to another manufacturer, or plunking down $900 for one of their new Alphas (which, dammit, do not use the same batteries as my 5D, but gosh, they're such sweet cameras!). One of my longstanding complaints against anything Sony is that whole "proprietary" thing they have to try and snare you into their whole product line; proprietary batteries, memory sticks, tape formats, you name it. If you buy something Sony, you're almost certain to have to buy something ELSE from Sony or your stuff doesn't work! And I don't think that's exactly been the best business model for them, judging some of their problems lately. Anyway, I'm going to get my pro-rated refund from them, and I'll post the amount in this forum. I paid $300 for my 5600HSD, and I'm hoping they'll offer something close to that. If not, it will seriously sway how I feel about staying with Sony for the future. I may get a new Sony version of the flash, or I may prowl Ebay for a used Minolta. B&H has the Sonys for $350 now (they were $450 a month ago). I'll keep you all posted.