Pentax themselves always plays things like this very close to the vest, so it is hard to find out what is going on at the top levels. However, note that cameras in the MZ/S range are usually produced in batches. They make some, when they are gone they make some more. They never truely go out of production until the dies are worn out, or sold. Remember the batch of LX that where made in 2000, for sale in Japan only.
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Tanya Mayer Photography wrote:
Graywolf, a salesman at Pentax Australia told me when i bought my *istD (Feb 04), that they weren't producing the MZ-S anymore. He and his colleagues actually fought over the last Australian shipment (which was December), because they were so desperate for them before they could get them no more. He managed to snag the special version with gold writing on it and was over the moon. I don't mean to contradict you at all, but I haven't seen them advertised, or in stores in Australia since the date he mentioned, and this guy has always been really genuine with me in the past.
tan.
-----Original Message----- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 19 June 2004 11:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Nikon to abandon film...
My friendly local Pentax Rep tells me that the MZ-S is still currently available from Pentax Imaging, formerly Pentax USA (I would think the name change says something about where they are heading though). He has no information about any plans to discontinue it, so I would say any store saying it is no longer available just does not want to order it.
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Cesar Matamoros II wrote:
-----Original Message----- From: Tom Reese [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 1:48 PM
Sylwester Pietrzyk replied to Keith Wheley's reply to my reply as follows:
KW >> ARE Pentax dropping the MZ-S?
SP >At least it disappeared from Pentax Germany price list and it is no longer
available at biggest German internet shop www.fotokoch.de that fully
suports
Pentax. Just *ist, MZ-60 and MZ-M left.
The new price list did not contain the MZ-S. Adorama has dropped it from their website. RitzCamera.com and CameraWorld.com both list the BG-10 but neither has the MZ-S. I think they're selling off the existing stock and that will be the end of them.
I'm thinking about buying another MZ-S before they disappear from the marketplace but I'm wondering if I should begin changing over to another system instead. I have so many cool Pentax toys that I'd hate to start
over
again. I'd also hate to sink more money into their products if they're
going
to drop the format.
Tom Reese
Tom,
I will have to check, but my photo store may have an MZ-S on their
shelves.
I know that they cannot keep the *ist D in stock, but the MZ-S is not that big a mover for them.
I will let you know,
César Panama City, Florida
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