Pentax K-1 Officially Announced

**ffking** · 03-16-2016, 01:59 PM

Originally posted by Mistral75

Amazing French price for K-1: €1,264.31

looks to me like their buying price, give or take - oops!

Class A · 03-16-2016, 02:00 PM

Originally posted by Mistral75

Amazing French price for K-1: €1,264.31

C'est pas possible!?!

Nicolas06 · 03-16-2016, 02:11 PM

Originally posted by ffking

looks to me like their buying price, give or take - oops!

Just saw that... But if you add a SD card, it is 1999€... That's likely the best price ever for a K-1 but the worst price you could find for an SD card ! I guess one can't get the best price on everything

dabo · 03-16-2016, 02:33 PM

Originally posted by Mistral75

Amazing French price for K-1: €1,264.31

Reflex Pentax K-1 Boîtier Nu - Appareil photo numérique reflex - Acheter sur Fnac.com

Thank you Mistral...
I just preordered.
Trop beau pour être vrai ?
If it is too good to be true, I'll tell you.

Zygonyx · 03-16-2016, 02:34 PM

No order confirmation e-mail yet... That sounds weird...

D1N0 · 03-16-2016, 03:04 PM

What's the €31 doing there and what about the 0% interest stuff until april 3?

Mistral75 · 03-16-2016, 03:24 PM

Originally posted by D1N0

What's the €31 doing there and what about the 0% interest stuff until april 3?

It's ¢31, not €31: it's written 1264€31 in French; you would write €1,264.31.

There is a special offer: if you order before April 3rd and have a Fnac credit card, you benefit from a 0% interest rate on your purchase.

D1N0 · 03-16-2016, 03:56 PM - **1 Like**

The french way.. Can i be sure they won't charge €4621,13? :-P

Nicolas06 · 03-16-2016, 04:22 PM

Originally posted by D1N0

The french way.. Can i be sure they won't charge €4621,13? :-P

You don't buy it and let the fantastic offer for french people...

thibs · 03-16-2016, 11:30 PM

Obviously a mistake from Fnac but I'd try it too

Zygonyx · 03-17-2016, 01:00 AM

End of the game this morning around 8h00 local time. I guess a few tens of pre-orders have pourred during the night

gazonk · 03-17-2016, 04:42 AM

Originally posted by Zygonyx

End of the game this morning around 8h00 local time. I guess a few tens of pre-orders have pourred during the night

So - is the shop fnacked now or can they cancel the orders?

Zygonyx · 03-17-2016, 04:44 AM

No more K-1 for sale.
Orders confirmed, but wait and see... they happen to cancel sometimes, particularly when "abnormal tarifs" are made.
In our case, that's a -37% on public price, and they adverted up to -50% on the same page as a slogan, so i think they are in a bit of a juridic mess.

D1N0 · 03-17-2016, 05:01 AM

I am pretty sure profit margin aren't very big on the K-1. Who would sell camera's at a loss?

Simen1 · 03-17-2016, 05:19 AM

They don’t of course, but they also have to follow the laws. I don’t know French consumer laws but would not be surprised if its something similar as in Norway. Here, the shops can cancel orders or approve them quite freely. If they approve they have "signed a sale contract" with the customer and have a much harder time to cancel the order. Approved orders may only be cancelled if its something very wrong, to that degree that the customer should have known it was an error. That means small errors like 10% too low pricing must be completed. Large errors, like punching 200 in stead of 2000, is easy to cancel even after approval. I don't know what will be the outcome of -37% pricing on a camera, but I expect fnac to cancel all orders with wrong price, and prepare to take the legal battle with the few, if any, that wants to take it further. I also expect 99+% of the customers to understand the situation and let them cancel without any more trouble. Lets face it - it was too good to be true. Don’t make a difficult day for an fnac employee even more difficult. Wait for the official black Friday offers in stead.

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03-16-2016, 01:59 PM	#841
ffking Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Old South Wales Posts: 6,039	Originally posted by Mistral75 Amazing French price for K-1: €1,264.31 looks to me like their buying price, give or take - oops!

03-16-2016, 02:00 PM	#842
Class A Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 11,251	Originally posted by Mistral75 Amazing French price for K-1: €1,264.31 C'est pas possible!?!

03-16-2016, 02:11 PM	#843
Nicolas06 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 4,854	Originally posted by ffking looks to me like their buying price, give or take - oops! Just saw that... But if you add a SD card, it is 1999€... That's likely the best price ever for a K-1 but the worst price you could find for an SD card ! I guess one can't get the best price on everything

03-16-2016, 02:33 PM	#844
dabo New Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 6	Originally posted by Mistral75 Amazing French price for K-1: €1,264.31 Reflex Pentax K-1 Boîtier Nu - Appareil photo numérique reflex - Acheter sur Fnac.com Thank you Mistral... I just preordered. Trop beau pour être vrai ? If it is too good to be true, I'll tell you.

03-16-2016, 02:34 PM	#845
Zygonyx Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ile de France Posts: 4,033	No order confirmation e-mail yet... That sounds weird...

03-16-2016, 03:04 PM	#846
D1N0 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Location: --- Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,802	What's the €31 doing there and what about the 0% interest stuff until april 3?

03-16-2016, 03:24 PM	#847
Mistral75 Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Paris, France Posts: 7,527	Originally posted by D1N0 What's the €31 doing there and what about the 0% interest stuff until april 3? It's ¢31, not €31: it's written 1264€31 in French; you would write €1,264.31. There is a special offer: if you order before April 3rd and have a Fnac credit card, you benefit from a 0% interest rate on your purchase.

03-16-2016, 03:56 PM - 1 Like	#848
D1N0 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Location: --- Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,802	The french way.. Can i be sure they won't charge €4621,13? :-P

03-16-2016, 04:22 PM	#849
Nicolas06 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 4,854	Originally posted by D1N0 The french way.. Can i be sure they won't charge €4621,13? :-P You don't buy it and let the fantastic offer for french people...

03-16-2016, 11:30 PM	#850
thibs Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Belgium Photos: Albums Posts: 7,001	Obviously a mistake from Fnac but I'd try it too

03-17-2016, 01:00 AM	#851
Zygonyx Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ile de France Posts: 4,033	End of the game this morning around 8h00 local time. I guess a few tens of pre-orders have pourred during the night

03-17-2016, 04:42 AM	#852
gazonk Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oslo area, Norway Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,746	Originally posted by Zygonyx End of the game this morning around 8h00 local time. I guess a few tens of pre-orders have pourred during the night So - is the shop fnacked now or can they cancel the orders?

03-17-2016, 04:44 AM	#853
Zygonyx Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ile de France Posts: 4,033	No more K-1 for sale. Orders confirmed, but wait and see... they happen to cancel sometimes, particularly when "abnormal tarifs" are made. In our case, that's a -37% on public price, and they adverted up to -50% on the same page as a slogan, so i think they are in a bit of a juridic mess.

03-17-2016, 05:01 AM	#854
D1N0 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Location: --- Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,802	I am pretty sure profit margin aren't very big on the K-1. Who would sell camera's at a loss?

03-17-2016, 05:19 AM	#855
Simen1 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Tromsø, Norway Photos: Albums Posts: 1,031	They don’t of course, but they also have to follow the laws. I don’t know French consumer laws but would not be surprised if its something similar as in Norway. Here, the shops can cancel orders or approve them quite freely. If they approve they have "signed a sale contract" with the customer and have a much harder time to cancel the order. Approved orders may only be cancelled if its something very wrong, to that degree that the customer should have known it was an error. That means small errors like 10% too low pricing must be completed. Large errors, like punching 200 in stead of 2000, is easy to cancel even after approval. I don't know what will be the outcome of -37% pricing on a camera, but I expect fnac to cancel all orders with wrong price, and prepare to take the legal battle with the few, if any, that wants to take it further. I also expect 99+% of the customers to understand the situation and let them cancel without any more trouble. Lets face it - it was too good to be true. Don’t make a difficult day for an fnac employee even more difficult. Wait for the official black Friday offers in stead.