Originally posted by LeDave Should've bought from Amazon, they're good at shipping out of the store asap regardless of what shipping method you chose. I just talked with BHPhotovideo and asked them when it will ship out of the store, and they said it should be here within 8 business days as you chose standard shipping and if I would like them to ship out it out today and it would arrive by Friday, I can go ahead and pay 13 bucks more. I'm guessing they won't ship until it actually takes UPS to get here from within 8 days out that I placed my order.
I bought mine from Amazon since they had a slightly lower price at the time but they did a horrible job packing it. It was loose in the shipping box since it had inadequate padding and the air sacks it did have for padding were deflated. It was still in the Pentax box of course but that was flopping around inside the shipping box along with the DA*16-50 I bought at the same time. I was really disappointed and would have been more upset had it caused any damage to either of the lenses. Everything worked out fine though and I love the lens. The DA*50-135 is in a focal length I don't use a whole lot but I'm happy to have it in my bag since when I do use the lens it performs wonderfully. If were to ever have to part with it I would be quite torn up about the fact.
Congrats on your new acquisitions and happy shooting!