I bought my MZ-S from my small local store for $959. Ten dollars less than
the B&H listed price for their out-of-stock MZ-S. No inflated shipping
charges. No hassle with UPS. Ready support if I ever need it.
I did buy my PZ-1p from B&H because the local guy did not stock it, and if
he ordered it from Pentax, he would have to pay Pentax about $200 more than
I would have to pay B&H. Go figure. While you are figuring, unless your
apparent savings approach 30-40%, shop with the local. It is worth it in the
long run. IMHO.
Stan
>> On Thu, 9 Aug 2001, Matamoros, Cesar A. wrote:
>>
>>> I am guessing that most local photo stores make the money in the
>>> developing of film and such.
>>
>> Very true.
>>
>>> Something I just thought about - the store does not stock primes of
>>> any sort to my recollection, and they deal in Nikon, Canon, and
>>> Minolta. I cannot fault them for that since that is stock that does
>>> not move much these days with most people going for zooms. They
>>> cannot afford to lay out that much money and not have it produce for
>>> them.
>>
>> And if no one ever buys any primes or Pentax stuff from them, there's no
>> motivation for them to order it, since they won't think it that popular.
>>
>> chris
>>
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