I believe I saw a new DS2 from a Canadian dealer on Ebay, if that's any help.
--- Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
