Thanks for your thoughts on the matter ... I'm really getting frustrated with Pentax. The D2 was just recently released <sigh>
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Aaron Reynolds > On Feb 7, 2006, at 9:13 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > Last evening I visited three stores to check prices and to possibly > > order > > an istDS2. Buydig and Beach Camera, and another the name of which I've > > forgotten, didn't list the camera as being available. Some other > > stores - > > more expensive generally - did show the camera in stock. Odd ... I'll > > have > > to call Buydig a little later to see what's up. > > I purchased a DS2 last Monday (should arrive today or tomorrow) and it > was one of the last 10 that Pentax Canada had, not in stock at Pentax > Canada but factory stock in the Philippines. They had no more on hand > in Canada. > > So stock of DS2s in Canada is currently limited to what is on-hand in > stores. > > I don't know if it's discontinued or just between production runs. But > they were offering a $50 rebate in Canada if you bought one with a > lens, which is usually the sign that they're getting rid of the last > ones. > > -Aaron
