Originally posted by DaveBlack The new pricing policy might help in the long run by protecting the world market and the local USA camera stores from grey market pricing from a few internet dealers. Still Pentax prices will have to drop down a little to compete with Canikon prices.
I fall into the camp one and camp 2. I am willing to wait and see where prices will fall. I had a DA40 Ltd in the B&H shopping cart but didn't get around to finalizing the purcphase before the price increase. The shopping cart is now empty. In the mean time I have a Olympus E-M5 on pre-order from my local dealer. This dealer use to be a Pentax dealer but 3 or 4 years ago dropped Pentax and picked up Olympus for their third brand. I was just going to use it with the kit lens for my caving and kayaking photos where size really matters. Then again with the new Penax prices I jsut might end up buying a few m-4/3 lenses.
Dave
Olympus bought their way into Pentax's spot a few years ago when Hoyas minimum order thing went in place (happened up here as well)
that move was the dumbest move Hoya made i think.
I have been saying the prices will settle to more sane prices (right now on the da* in particular you have the highest prices I've seen) I think you will see it settle down a fair bit with rebates to drive it further in key periods like christmas (and I'm betting a lot of dealers screw with the policy on black Friday
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This is one of those unfortunate things that really needed to happen and doing it now months from the prime season so it can be settled before then and dealers who are waffling on the edge can be closed so they are in full dealer mode by fall makes a lot of sense. If you bought in on price alone this does you no good. If you bought in for value and have patience then ultimately it will work out just not as low priced as before, but probably with better end services available
Just racing to the bottom on price has pretty much proven it is not the solution I think based on market share numbers. continuing on that path makes no sense in that light (given the more expensive markets actually have stronger share)