>Rick W said: > I believe I saw a new DS2 from a Canadian dealer on > Ebay, if that's any help.
Camera Canada dot com in London Ontario, lists 3 Pentax models. The DL and the Ds is listed as in stock and the istD is listed as special order. https://www.cameracanada.com/eNet-cart/Default.asp?cat=CAMSLR&type=1&mkt=&brand=Pentax I have contacted them about the istD earlier and they said they have a supplier that can get one should the need arise. They are the only Canadian dealer i have found still listing the D. I have bought several items from them,the DA 50-200, the 70-200 VR F2.8 and the Nikon 1.7 tele. No problem receiving items in a timely fhasion. Not sure how their x border shopping is, but they are good to deal with email or phone. (I have no affiliation with the store) Dave > > --- 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: <[email protected]> > > > 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 >
