Originally posted by bigmackcam ...thanks for setting me straight....
CAREFUL, you might break the internet!!!!
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Originally posted by zoolander So the K-1 is on B&H for $1796.95USD, and the Nikon D750 on B&H is $1996.95USD.
Then in Australia the Pentax K-1 has started out at $3188AUD, next to the Nikon D810 retail price of $3191AUD.
Then Pentax/Ricoh Australia dropped the price to $2899AUD, and the Nikon D750 retails for $2297AUD in Australia....
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IMO, the answer is simple: the K-1 hasn't even hit shelves yet, and the D750 has been out for what, over a year and a half?
The stock and pace of shelf-flying-off is a known situation for the D750, so that price has stabilized at whatever the market dictates.
The K-1 hasn't even begun selling yet, or shipping. So who knows, maybe it was so popular in AUS that immediate pre-orders were through the roof, or at least sufficient to consume an entire first shipment, in which case, they can get away with waiting 6-12 months before dropping the price further.
So, if you want a K-1 but are simply miffed by the fact that it currently costs more than a D750, ...wait six months?