Originally posted by nulla I wonder how many K-R's are on back order... or maybe how many K-7's or K-x's are ... I had no trouble getting a K-7 when released, same for the K-X
When I went back to Vanbars 3 days after getting my K-5 to purchase something else they said all K-5's sold far quicker than they expected... so I would not be using backorder figures as a guideline as to how this camera is selling
Yep weird isn't it? Aside from the "standard canned excuse to hype interest" from Vanbar and other retailers, the per-state backorders data that others posted seem slightly more plausible considering our population size and the fact that, for once, our region prices are don't have the usual ridiculous premium.
Plus we're not in recession like EU and US so people here should be less cautious and happy to splurge a bit.
So I still think demand figures should be much higher, at those rates CRK would never shift a 20' container load of K-5 & K-r.
And like you say previous models were no hassles. Should we wonder if they're managing the initial supply to keep prices propped up this time? but maybe that's just the skeptic in me.
Nikon have been much worse than Pentax this time too, D7000s have only just started to seep through for majority B&Ms and backorder customers.
Jeez, why should a lousy camera have a long wait time for delivery like buying a bloody new car!
That is real bad shit if cam makers are manipulating world market supply. Consumers en masse need to complain to their ACCC equivalent for the matter to be investigated.
Yeah OK, I'm paranoid.
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