Also available at SRS Microsystems £379, I've used them before great service, Pentax Pro service
http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/ http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/1844/Pentax-smc-DA--55mm-F1-4-SDM-Lens----NOW-IN-STOCK.html John ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim King [[email protected]] Sent: 04 March 2009 05:30 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: DA 55/1.4 Stan Halpin wrote on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:10:15 -0800 > As I have noted before, the 55/1.4 shows on the Pentax USA site as > available, shipping within a day of order. B&H does not yet have a > listing for this lens, and I asked them why. This is the response: >> Hello, my name is Dan W: >> >> Thank you for contacting the Photography department at B&H Photo >> Video and Pro Audio. >> At this point in time we do not have a price or shipping date. >> Please contact the manufacturer directly for more information about >> this newly announced product: Web:http://www.pentaximaging.com/ > My reading between the lines: Pentax wants a reasonable profit. B&H > wants to have a low enough price to be able to dominate other > retailers. They haven't agreed yet. > Meanwhile, if you want one, buy at full-price directly from Pentax. Or do as I did, have a friend buy it in Europe and ship it to you here. The UK price is as low as £379 ($531) at Bristol Camera. Unfortunately they do not ship to the US... Regards, Jim -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

