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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fugl" data-source="post: 1665807" data-attributes="member: 816"><p>Me too, definitely.  I had a problem with a Pentax point-&-shoot a few years ago.  The camera cost about $400 & suddenly stopped functioning one day for no discernable reason after about 13 months of moderate use.  I duly shipped it off to Pentax for an estimate via the camera store where it was purchased, hoping since it was only 30 days out-of-warranty for a break on the cost of repair.  But no soap, the estimate coming back after a 4-week delay at $250.  In the end, I just walked away, tossing the returned camera in the trash on the way out of the store, & bought a Nikon Coolpix somewhere else.</p></blockquote><p></p>