Pentax K-3 is (OLD MODEL) on amazon.

JPT · 11-12-2014, 05:49 PM

Originally posted by MarkJerling

Yes, you're right. I wish I had a K-5iiS actually!

Actually, I wonder just how cheap the K-5IIs will get now that you can get a K-3 for that kind of money. K-5IIs is now 58,000 yen.

"Outdated" high-end DSLRs have to be the best value for money in the camera world right now. I saw a Sony A77 with f2.8 standard zoom for about 75,000 yen a month ago.

BTW, sorry for Japanese prices. It's what I know. I think it's about 115 yen to a dollar, so knock two zeros of and you get the picture.

Daikokuya · 11-12-2014, 08:44 PM

It's a typo. There is no word like "OLD MODEL" on Amazon right now.

bobmaxja · 11-12-2014, 09:35 PM

Last Week , price is Canada from a CDN seller(Not a store) was $760 US back to $870 this week

**Nakedgun** · 11-12-2014, 10:04 PM

Originally posted by JPT

If I had to guess, I'd say Pentax were:
3) wishing that the K-5 IIs would just sell out (actually some shops in Japan no longer have it)

Maybe, but they're still being manufactured as of May 2014.

MarkJerling · 11-13-2014, 12:17 AM

Originally posted by JPT

Actually, I wonder just how cheap the K-5IIs will get now that you can get a K-3 for that kind of money. K-5IIs is now 58,000 yen.

"Outdated" high-end DSLRs have to be the best value for money in the camera world right now. I saw a Sony A77 with f2.8 standard zoom for about 75,000 yen a month ago.

BTW, sorry for Japanese prices. It's what I know. I think it's about 115 yen to a dollar, so knock two zeros of and you get the picture.

No worries with Yen - I convert quickly using xe.com. But you're right - hopefully they get even cheaper!

totsmuyco · 11-13-2014, 06:19 AM

Again, forgive my ignorance why does this Rice High guy hate Pentax so much?

**boriscleto** · 11-13-2014, 06:26 AM

Originally posted by totsmuyco

Again, forgive my ignorance why does this Rice High guy hate Pentax so much?

I think that is like asking why the sky is blue.

Parallax · 11-13-2014, 09:17 AM

Originally posted by jatrax

It keeps him busy and away from here so his poison does not infect this forum. At least I think it does, though sometimes I wonder.................

Wonder if he doesn't have a proxy here at PF?

JimmyDranox · 11-13-2014, 09:53 AM

Originally posted by Parallax

Wonder if he doesn't have a proxy here at PF?

''A proxy'', or several? I wonder too.

Jean Poitiers · 11-13-2014, 10:02 AM

Originally posted by Mr Bassie

I'd almost forgotten about old Rice Low. I will now try to forget about him again.

Ditto ...

And just FYI for France, we have now a 80€ cash-back like the UK on the K-3 and it's Internet "street" price just dropped 50€ as well as of last week.

mecrox · 11-13-2014, 11:29 AM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

Ditto ...

And just FYI for France, we have now a 80€ cash-back like the UK on the K-3 and it's Internet "street" price just dropped 50€ as well as of last week.

I've now noticed one Pentax dealer in the UK advertising 10 per cent off selected lens prices via an online coupon code and another now offering lower lens prices in the first place (without any coupon), so perhaps lowering lens prices is also part of Pentax's winter sales programme here but in this case done via deals with camera shops rather than cash-back claims direct to Pentax. There are around 30 selected lenses in the offer which is pretty good.

**monochrome** · 11-13-2014, 12:07 PM

Wasn't one of the organizing principles of the MAP pricing strategy the foreknowledge that from time to time there would be temporary price reductions?

vonBaloney · 11-13-2014, 12:18 PM

The Q7 on Amazon is also marked "OLD MODEL". I think someone is just trying to point out there are newer Pentaxes out there, not that there are any differences between new & old K-3s or Q7s...

**Belnan** · 11-13-2014, 12:33 PM

Originally posted by vonBaloney

The Q7 on Amazon is also marked "OLD MODEL". I think someone is just trying to point out there are newer Pentaxes out there, not that there are any differences between new & old K-3s or Q7s...

I think that they are just messing with us.

Mistral75 · 11-13-2014, 03:59 PM - **1 Like**

Amazon have hired RiceHigh, that's the reason for all these 'OLD MODEL" markings

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11-12-2014, 05:49 PM	#31
JPT Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Tokyo Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,821	Originally posted by MarkJerling Yes, you're right. I wish I had a K-5iiS actually! Actually, I wonder just how cheap the K-5IIs will get now that you can get a K-3 for that kind of money. K-5IIs is now 58,000 yen. "Outdated" high-end DSLRs have to be the best value for money in the camera world right now. I saw a Sony A77 with f2.8 standard zoom for about 75,000 yen a month ago. BTW, sorry for Japanese prices. It's what I know. I think it's about 115 yen to a dollar, so knock two zeros of and you get the picture.

11-12-2014, 08:44 PM	#32
Daikokuya Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 210	It's a typo. There is no word like "OLD MODEL" on Amazon right now.

11-12-2014, 09:35 PM	#33
bobmaxja Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Laval, Quebec Canada Posts: 2,171	Last Week , price is Canada from a CDN seller(Not a store) was $760 US back to $870 this week

11-12-2014, 10:04 PM	#34
Nakedgun Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Southwest Posts: 1,365	Originally posted by JPT If I had to guess, I'd say Pentax were: 3) wishing that the K-5 IIs would just sell out (actually some shops in Japan no longer have it) Maybe, but they're still being manufactured as of May 2014.

11-13-2014, 12:17 AM	#35
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,408	Originally posted by JPT Actually, I wonder just how cheap the K-5IIs will get now that you can get a K-3 for that kind of money. K-5IIs is now 58,000 yen. "Outdated" high-end DSLRs have to be the best value for money in the camera world right now. I saw a Sony A77 with f2.8 standard zoom for about 75,000 yen a month ago. BTW, sorry for Japanese prices. It's what I know. I think it's about 115 yen to a dollar, so knock two zeros of and you get the picture. No worries with Yen - I convert quickly using xe.com. But you're right - hopefully they get even cheaper!

11-13-2014, 06:19 AM	#36
totsmuyco Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Iloilo City Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,276	Again, forgive my ignorance why does this Rice High guy hate Pentax so much?

11-13-2014, 06:26 AM	#37
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Originally posted by totsmuyco Again, forgive my ignorance why does this Rice High guy hate Pentax so much? I think that is like asking why the sky is blue.

11-13-2014, 09:17 AM	#38
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	Originally posted by jatrax It keeps him busy and away from here so his poison does not infect this forum. At least I think it does, though sometimes I wonder................. Wonder if he doesn't have a proxy here at PF?

11-13-2014, 09:53 AM	#39
JimmyDranox Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Ploiesti, Romania Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,632	Originally posted by Parallax Wonder if he doesn't have a proxy here at PF? ''A proxy'', or several? I wonder too.

11-13-2014, 10:02 AM	#40
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by Mr Bassie I'd almost forgotten about old Rice Low. I will now try to forget about him again. Ditto ... And just FYI for France, we have now a 80€ cash-back like the UK on the K-3 and it's Internet "street" price just dropped 50€ as well as of last week.

11-13-2014, 11:29 AM	#41
mecrox Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oxford, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,375	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers Ditto ... And just FYI for France, we have now a 80€ cash-back like the UK on the K-3 and it's Internet "street" price just dropped 50€ as well as of last week. I've now noticed one Pentax dealer in the UK advertising 10 per cent off selected lens prices via an online coupon code and another now offering lower lens prices in the first place (without any coupon), so perhaps lowering lens prices is also part of Pentax's winter sales programme here but in this case done via deals with camera shops rather than cash-back claims direct to Pentax. There are around 30 selected lenses in the offer which is pretty good.

11-13-2014, 12:07 PM	#42
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Wasn't one of the organizing principles of the MAP pricing strategy the foreknowledge that from time to time there would be temporary price reductions?

11-13-2014, 12:18 PM	#43
vonBaloney Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 6,029	The Q7 on Amazon is also marked "OLD MODEL". I think someone is just trying to point out there are newer Pentaxes out there, not that there are any differences between new & old K-3s or Q7s...

11-13-2014, 12:33 PM	#44
Belnan Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Nova Scotia Photos: Albums Posts: 1,090	Originally posted by vonBaloney The Q7 on Amazon is also marked "OLD MODEL". I think someone is just trying to point out there are newer Pentaxes out there, not that there are any differences between new & old K-3s or Q7s... I think that they are just messing with us.

11-13-2014, 03:59 PM - 1 Like	#45
Mistral75 Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Paris, France Posts: 7,527	Amazon have hired RiceHigh, that's the reason for all these 'OLD MODEL" markings .