Last October, I've been told by Italian importers that they had no more film
*ist's in stock, and no more will come from Pentax. So I believe the *ist
was discontinued in 2005, if not in 2004, as remaining stocks are being sold
very very slowly.
Dario
----- Original Message -----
From: "Unca Mikey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "PDML" <pentax-discuss@pdml.net>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 6:31 PM
Subject: Status of *ist 35mm?
Has anyone read or heard anything about the status or future of the Pentax
*ist 35mm SLR? It's still shown on the Pentax USA site, but is no longer
in the catalog for B&H or Adorama. Amazon shows it as "not in stock" and
some other sites show the model as "discontinued." Is there any official
word? I emailed Pentax, but no answer yet.
I know the *ist is not highly regarded in PDML-land, but I love my *ist --
if they really are discontinued, I may have to buy one on closeout
somewhere or on ebay, just to have a backup.
*>UncaMikey
