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regken · 12-19-2008, 03:23 PM

About a year ago there was a post referring to an order Pentax got from Ritz camera that was about the largest single order Pentax US had ever gotten. Pentax did not follow up on after sale service well enough so Ritz is now getting out of Pentax. In the New England market that leaves Hunt's Camera as the only Brick and Mortar stores that carry any Pentax. They have no K2000 cameras in their system and the only one they list as an item that can be ordered is the kit with the flash.

New England is about 5% of the US market and the only presence Pentax seems to have is Hunt's. That does not seem like a good record especially in light of Ned stating the specialty stores were the backbone of the Pentax strategy. Posts on this forum from people in the Euro market indicate the situation appears to be completely different there.

Your post seems to reflect the same amount of market presence in Baltimore as we have in New England. The only stocking stores I know of is one location in Rockford, Ill and the big guys in NYC. How about the rest of you around the country? What is the availability in your area?

12-19-2008, 03:23 PM	#4
regken Pentaxian Location: Bangor, Maine Gallery Photos: 1 Posts: 1,382	Nothing here either About a year ago there was a post referring to an order Pentax got from Ritz camera that was about the largest single order Pentax US had ever gotten. Pentax did not follow up on after sale service well enough so Ritz is now getting out of Pentax. In the New England market that leaves Hunt's Camera as the only Brick and Mortar stores that carry any Pentax. They have no K2000 cameras in their system and the only one they list as an item that can be ordered is the kit with the flash. New England is about 5% of the US market and the only presence Pentax seems to have is Hunt's. That does not seem like a good record especially in light of Ned stating the specialty stores were the backbone of the Pentax strategy. Posts on this forum from people in the Euro market indicate the situation appears to be completely different there. Your post seems to reflect the same amount of market presence in Baltimore as we have in New England. The only stocking stores I know of is one location in Rockford, Ill and the big guys in NYC. How about the rest of you around the country? What is the availability in your area? Last edited by regken; 12-19-2008 at 04:28 PM.