I think part of it is the DL2 -- I really don't know how they compare, but the DL2 is 'newer'.
I saw one press release that said the DS2 was "back by popular demand" -- meaning it's already been off the market once. I don't know what the sales numbers are like, but I'm sure there's no dedicated, full-time DS2 production line. My bet would be that they make a pile, sell them, make another pile, sell them, make a pile of something else for a while, then make some more DS2s. A camera's popularity or lack thereof is a really tricky thing to judge. -Aaron -----Original Message----- From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subj: Re: No istDS2 in some stores Date: Tue Feb 7, 2006 10:08 am Size: 1K To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net 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
