Pentax Apologizes for K-5 Sensor Stains

The problem with being the first to get a new product is that the ins and outs haven't exactly been perfected yet. That's certainly the case with the Pentax K-5.

The original shipment of K-5 cameras included cameras with a stained image sensor that may create spots on your photos under certain conditions. Pentax says that the problem was caused during manufacturing and that the problem isn't something that consumers can fix themselves.

If you happen to have purchased one of these early K-5 cameras, the good news is that you'll be getting a free fix from Pentax. It's nice to see a problem acknowledged and then rectified.

Pentax says that they "apologize for any trouble and inconvenience this problem may have caused," and that they "promise to do all we can to achieve the highest level of quality control in the future."