Originally posted by PePe We may well see the same thing happening also elsewhere...
I hope, for your sake, Pepe, that's not the case
Cheers,
Jack
---------- Post added 04-26-15 at 08:51 PM ----------
Originally posted by RGlasel I guarantee this is to slow down cross-border shopping. The yen to $Cdn exchange has tailed off from a slight spike at the beginning of this year and is down around where it has been since the end of 2012. It's all your fault.
I know R_G and what really annoys me is that I didn't take advantage of the strong
Canadian dollar for any trips to Europe
But, I am glad I picked up my K-50 when I did
Cheers,
Jack
---------- Post added 04-26-15 at 08:54 PM ----------
Originally posted by bobell69 This is probably in response to the drop in the Canadian dollar over the past few months. Jack do you have a Canadian retail as yet for the new K3II?
Hi Bob,
Tis indeed and I do, but, sadly, that's at work and I can't (precisely) remember
what our shops retail price will be for the K-3 II
But, I shall do my best to
make it enticing enough for a lad to make a trip from the island to Vancouver
Cheers,
Jack
---------- Post added 04-26-15 at 08:56 PM ----------
Originally posted by DeadJohn This leads me to agree with the above comments about the Canadian dollar. These 2 new FF lenses aren't even available yet, so it's unlikely that Pentax is raising worldwide prices so soon (unless some analyst back in Japan HQ made an Excel error when calculating the original prices).
Hi D_J,
You are spot-on regarding the Canadian dollar and, ditto, worldwide pricing
Cheers,
Jack
---------- Post added 04-26-15 at 08:59 PM ----------
Originally posted by panoguy To some degree, yes, but unfortunately for us, it's shoppers from down south. Canadians aren't buying from B&H or Adorama as much (see their "free shipping to Canada!" banners), due to the horrid exchange rate, but 'mericans have been picking up plenty of deals from our stores. The USD is really one of the only currencies doing well, thanks to the manipulation of oil prices and trade agreements. Can't blame my ex-countrymen, though... up here we were at (or over) par when the oil sands first hit big!
And, for a while,P_G, some of the big Obamaland stores wouldn't ship to Canada
and I imagine things will change
Cheers,
Jack
---------- Post added 04-26-15 at 09:01 PM ----------
Originally posted by mattt Damn petrol dollar.... Better keep the 2yr warranty on new bodies.
Indeed, Matt, and I'm hoping that's something else that doesn't change -- 2 year warranty
Cheers,
Jack
---------- Post added 04-26-15 at 09:02 PM ----------
Originally posted by jpzk That's what my daughter said last week when she bought her K3 at
The Camera Store in Calgary !
JP
Fingers crossed, JP
Jack
---------- Post added 04-26-15 at 09:03 PM ----------
Originally posted by derekkite Can you tell us who do we can buy from you?
HI Derek,
Sadly, it means making a trip to downtown Vancouver, as the shop where I work, doesn't ship
Sorry.
Jack