Originally posted by dcmsox2004 nice 12 month financing plan when buying a k-5, directly from amazon.... however, they won't disclose where the inventory if from.... (promised to be new, not returns of refurbished).... don't want to be the unlucky recipient of an older inventory piece sure to be a stain pain.....
has anyone purchased a new k-5 from amazon directly, recently???
(not from one of their participating retailers) fyi.. the 12 month financing is ONLY from amazon directly.... dave m
Mine came from Amazon in late january. After all the flap late last year I waited
until they had shown to be 'out of stock' a few days, and were then reported 'in stock---and ordered one. I consider it unlikely at this point that they have old inventory. though mine came with a 392nnnn serial number which was somewhawt lower than I expected, I have no complaints. I've found it to be radically better than the K10 which I previoiusly used.
The photo quality, profoundly in low light conditions, is much improved, and the vignetting associated with the pop up flash,with the also much maligned (but IMHO excellent 16-50 F2.8) is greatly reduced as compared to the K10.
I haven't owned a K20 or the K7, and though I liked the K10 reasonably well,
the difference between the K10 and the K5 is an 'Oh my Gawd' event on the positive side.