On 10/16/06 3:03 PM, "Joseph Tainter", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It > arrived in the U.S. October. When the DA 40, shipped, the difference was > less--only a few weeks. Earlier this year, the DA 10-17 was being sold > in Canada several weeks before it was available in the U.S. But when the > DA 21 came out, it seemed that there was a lag of only a few days > between when it went on sale in Europe and here. Oh, I don't know about lenses. This world simultaneous launch thing is mostly for bodies only, I think (and not all the time). BTW, although this might be an old info, but there might be a reason why the lens delivery is the U.S. is later than other countries. Are Pentax lenses still assembled in Vietnam? I am pretty sure they are (I am getting a bit out of touch on these things :-). Because of some sort of trade embargo from Vietnam to the U.S. (and I do not know it still applies), Pentax had to create a separate distribution channel (thru Philippines or something?), that takes additional time. No such problem with Canada. My memory is vague. Just FYI only though. Ken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
