Will not power on, lens stuck, poor warranty

Oh boy says the camera tech, a free camera.

UTTER BS mate. This is an old trick to say you dropped it or got it wet. If a camera gets wet you can tell straight away and if you are adamant you haven't dropped it or given it swimming lessons then stand up for yourself and DEMAND it gets repaired. I'll guarantee it'll get repaired and sold very quickly if you leave it with them.

Many cameras suffer from a similar fault and OK many of do get droppped but just as many are faulty without being dropped.

Write letters to Pentax themselves and jump up and down.Make as much noise as you can. If you have a consumer affairs organization write to them as well. Threaten media notification and anything else you can think of. Even legal action. Any genuine Tech will stand up in court and say it's a common fault in many brands.

I did hear of one person who took a camera company to court because they refused to repair her camera because she carried it in her purse. She won because the darned thing was advertised to carried in a pocket of purse.

Honestly some of these shifty characters just love people like yourself. Go to the top and make NOISE and lots of it.

BMW

I had same problem, the camera was dropped by my daughter, I could tell by the dent!
Assuming the lens got misaligned so that it would not extend and open the shudder, I firmly placed my fingers on the inner silver ring of the lens (where the printing is)and with pressure, tried to force rotation counterclockwise. After doing this twice, VOILA! The camera is functioning again.

Solution of lens struck :
There is a very very easy way to fix this problem..

This can happen if...
1.) If the battery dies when the camera lens is open (and you close it manually, or sometimes, even if you dont.)
2.) If you used a AC adapter with too much voltage or not enough. (this can happen even if you used the correct voltage, refrain from using AC adapters at all)
... all together its ethier a voltage or camera lens problem...

TIPS:
1.)NEVER PUSH THE LENS IN AFTER CAMERA DIES, BUY A NEW BATTERY IMMEDIATLY AND TURN IT BACK ON, CLOSING THE LENS!

2.)NEVER USE AN AC ADAPTER, USE A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY OR A REGULAR BATTERY!

..to fix this...

Do as i say..

1.) Remove battery
2.) Remove front plate (screw driver may be needed)
3.) Check all gears, make sure they are correctly fitted in place)
4.) Move the gear manually to make the lens come out.
5.) keep it out, put the front plate back together.
6.) reinsert the battery, turn it on.


or...
1.) Remove the battery.
2.) Wait about 6-8 hours.
3.) Reinsert the battery.

or...
1.) Remove the battery.
2.) Try hooking it up through AC adapter, put correct voltage.
3.) Try turning it on.
4.) Remove AC adapter, reinsert battery.
5.) Turn it on.



Hopefully all this information helped,