Originally posted by au22ru
Now with the K-r I reckon it will be out of power in half a day.
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Now back to 69 bucks. It's a rip off! And this rip off only available in Au.
And just want to point Pentax, that out of the box K-r is undersupplied
with power and fixing it costs some real bucks.
Good detailed post au22ru! It's about time these hidden issues were aired in public. Review sites never "review".
Did you dare enquire about the cost and availability of a spare D-LI109? I'm sure Pentax would gouge for a genuine of that too.
eBay dupes availability will depend on time, as well as sales popularity of the K-r too. Then people have to run the bloody treadmill of trying and find one from a safe source, plus the usual long drawn out shipping times from HK/CN can make watching a snail race seem like a speed event.
Might be another reason why many buyers seem to be seeing it as a poor $$ value upgrade and still seeking out the cheap'n'nasty old K-x instead? Pentax will probably have to dry up supplies and allow K-r prices to plunge, surely.
Maybe some clever CN company will come up with a snap-on K-r power-pack/grip for you.
.R.