The *istD was only officially discontinued shortly before the K10D. It was effectively discontinued long before that(especially outside the US. I suspect Pentax US was sitting on a lot of stock that kept it available there). I bought mine in Sept '06 on discontinuation sale here in Canada.
-Adam On 1/8/08, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Then again they dumped the *ist D just after the K10d was announced. > You could get one with an FA 28-80 for less than the cost of a DL body > alone from a number of places. > > Joseph Tainter wrote: > > They are not manufactured anymore and Pentax US has probably only a > > couple left if any. > > > > Good luck to you ! > > > > http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/147966-post26.html > > > > ----- > > > > Some things never change. I recall when Pentax let the *ist DS go out of > > stock several months before they had the K100D and K10D to sell. All > > they had for a few months was the DL. > > > > Then there is the perennial underestimations of demand...lenses, > > cameras, filters, you name it. > > > > So far Hoya hasn't improved these problems. > > > > Joe > > > > > > > -- > I am personally a member of the Cream of the Illuminati. > A union with the Bavarian Illuminati is contemplated. > When it is complete the Bavarian Cream Illuminati will rule the world > -- Anonymous > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
