John,
The DS2 is/was available in North America, it's Europe that didn't get
it. I've held the DS2 in my hands, from an Authorized Pentax dealer, who
gets their stock direct from Pentax Canada. Nice little body.
Shel,
I'll duck into Henry's today and see if they have any DS2's. They're
Canada's equivalent to B&H and they're showing stock on the DS2 for
$818USD on their site. Check them out at http://www.henrys.ca they do
ship to the US (Half their site is set up to sell to the US)
-Adam
John Celio wrote:
However, if there is nothing coming soon to replace the DS2, and if
in fact
the DS2 is discontinued, then I will give serious consideration to
moving
away from Pentax. I ~never~ thought I'd say those words, but it's now
something that I am considering, or at least thinking about. I feel let
down by the comapny I've supported and boosted since before 1967.
Dude, Shel, calm down. The DS2 isn't even supposed to be available in
North America. The fact that none of your "trusted sites" have it
simply attests to the fact that they have to import it.
As far as I am concerned, with today's cut-throat digital camera
market (where'd Minolta go? oh right, they were bought out and then
quit making cameras altogether), as long as Pentax stays in business,
I'll be happy. I know they will eventually come out with a new dSLR
to replace my D, but in the meantime I'm very happy with my camera.
To stay alive, Pentax MUST stay successful. If that means making
small changes to their dSLR range every now and then to keep it fresh
in consumers' minds, so be it. I'm patient because I know Pentax is
worth the wait.
By the way, when the D2 comes out, I call dibs on naming mine R2.
John Celio
Future owner of R2 the D2
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