Any Pentax Promotion?

[southernoise]

You talking about the DA40 pancake lens?
How much did they quote you?
CP quoted me $499. I'm very tempted too.
The only thing stopping me now is the knowledge that it's USD225 in US, and my wife's expected reaction... :sweat:

no no... the prices mentioned is for the DA50-200. The DA40 over at MS is cheaper than CP. In fact almost everything there is cheaper or slightly cheaper than CP.

 

[alanswan]

no no... the prices mentioned is for the DA50-200. The DA40 over at MS is cheaper than CP. In fact almost everything there is cheaper or slightly cheaper than CP.

Yeah. I know the $388 you mentioned was for the DA50-200.
Was asking how much MS quoted you for the DA40.
Wanna check out the local rate, while looking out for friends/relatives going to/returning from US/Japan.... ;p

 

[fengwei]

Yeah. I know the $388 you mentioned was for the DA50-200.
Was asking how much MS quoted you for the DA40.
Wanna check out the local rate, while looking out for friends/relatives going to/returning from US/Japan.... ;p

US price is cheaper, if you factor in the rebate there ;p I got my 43LE with the help of a friend in the States It's about S$100 cheaper

 

[southernoise]

Yeah. I know the $388 you mentioned was for the DA50-200.
Was asking how much MS quoted you for the DA40.
Wanna check out the local rate, while looking out for friends/relatives going to/returning from US/Japan.... ;p

If I remember correctly its $470.

 

[southernoise]

US price is cheaper, if you factor in the rebate there ;p I got my 43LE with the help of a friend in the States It's about S$100 cheaper

hmmm... too bad I don't have strong connections in the States... :cry:

 

[istDeS]

You talking about the DA40 pancake lens?
How much did they quote you?
CP quoted me $499. I'm very tempted too.
The only thing stopping me now is the knowledge that it's USD225 in US, and my wife's expected reaction... :sweat:

got quoted the same price at CP about 2 months ago....but weeks later went back asked again and got a lower quote. Bought it on the spot.

 

[istDeS]

no no... the prices mentioned is for the DA50-200. The DA40 over at MS is cheaper than CP. In fact almost everything there is cheaper or slightly cheaper than CP.

They have really stocks for the lens or need to pre-order.

 

[honda]

How is the da40? Will you bring just this lens and not any other lens for a shoot?

 

[honda]

I was very tempted to get it. In the end i got a voigtlander 40mm f2 for my canon 350d.
http://singaporephoto.blogspot.com

 

[southernoise]

I was very tempted to get it. In the end i got a voigtlander 40mm f2 for my canon 350d.
http://singaporephoto.blogspot.com

Where did you get your voigtlander pentax mount lense? Read that it is out of production.

I love the images that my Bessa rangefinder lenses make.

 

[honda]

Got the nikon ais mount at alex photo. Can get overseas also.

 

[honda]

Its supposed to be limited editon so only one production run. Some overseas website still selling it.

 

[southernoise]

thanks honda!

 

[canon5D]

Shiro quote 40/2.8 pancake at 600, CP only quote me 490.

 

[fengwei]

Shiro quote 40/2.8 pancake at 600, CP only quote me 490.

Check Alan Photo and MS Color. They might be cheaper if they got it instock

 

[alanswan]

Shiro quote 40/2.8 pancake at 600, CP only quote me 490.

OMG! :bigeyes:
That's a really inflated quote!
Either CP and MS not getting from Shriro, or Shriro is trying to cut some really big margin.

 

[Nikonnew]

OMG! :bigeyes:
That's a really inflated quote!
Either CP and MS not getting from Shriro, or Shriro is trying to cut some really big margin.

My guess is Shriro is the distributor, so inorder not to compete with retail shops that are getting stocks from them , they have to keep their price close to the RRP.

 

[alanswan]

My guess is Shriro is the distributor, so inorder not to compete with retail shops that are getting stocks from them , they have to keep their price close to the RRP.

That's a goood... thing....
I think........

 

[fengwei]

My guess is Shriro is the distributor, so inorder not to compete with retail shops that are getting stocks from them , they have to keep their price close to the RRP.

That is true. J&J asked higher prices too when they were the distributor