They have just published their official statement directly from themselves about the issue for the first time, ever:-http://www.pentax.jp/english/news/announce/20110126.htmlQuoted:- "To PENTAX K-5 Digital SLR Camera Users We would like to express our heartfelt appreciation for your patronage of PENTAX products. We deeply regret that the first shipment of our PENTAX K-5 digital SLR
