Agreed ... I've looked at the inventories of close to twenty five shops all over the US and in Canada seeking an istDS2, and could only find one shop in the US that had one listed in it's inventory. They all had the DL, though ... it bothers me that, if I want a camera that's in production, within a definite time frame, I can't buy locally, have to search across the US, and may end up buying from Canada.
Some have said it's the same for Nikon, or other brands ... well, I saw plenty of Nikons in these stores. If Canada can keep the DS2 in stock, why not Pentax USA? I'm sure there's an explanation that makes sense ... it would be nice to know what it is. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net> > Date: 2/16/2006 8:37:42 AM > Subject: Re: Pentax Pre PMA announcment. > > You can't sell cameras if they aren't available to sell. A potential buyer > will be easily swayed to another brand if the product is not available. > > That bodes ill, not well, as with less than 10% of the DSLR market, Pentax > really can't afford to lose sales. If Pentax can see a camera is selling > well and the volume of that model in the supply chain is shrinking, some > foresight dictates that they ramp up to keep the supply constant. A > customer purchasing another brand, will likely send more business the > non-Pentax direction in the way of lens purchases. > > I question why I don't see a single Pentax DSLR at my local Best Buy, > Circuit City, CompUSA, and Costco. Nikons, Canons, and even Minolta abound. > I don't think it's because they sold out.
