Originally posted by reh321 Which store are you thinking of??? {I haven't seen a Pentax camera in a store since Target dropped the K-50 a couple of years ago}
I'm in Toronto Canada, I live downtown, all 4 big stores downtown have Pentax stock (Henrys, Aden, Vistek and Downtown camera - Downtown provides the most support Henry's second - Henry's provides the most national support ) one thing that has helped B&M stores is our sales tax rules if i buy online from anywhere in the world i still end up paying the tax , any store in Canada has to charge my local sales tax rate and submit it (13%) anything coming form the Us needs to be brokered through customs. that will mean tax assessed on that days exchange rate plus a brokerage fee for doing it (so 13% on whatever they deem the canadian value....usually fair on the exchange rate applied and brokerage ....postal service is very fair couriers it varies wildly and can be $50 in the blink of an eye. You can self broker as well which requires a trip before it's arrival to get it clear and provide all info to the incoming courier, since the USD currently costs $1.33 + i don't look at US product often now. I have looked at used gear on here but unless it is in canada it's generally too expensive when all is said and done (I would pay yax if you shpped me a nice used K5ii for instance , but if someone in BC did I wouldn't because it would escape the scrutiny of the taxman so even if a price seems higher initially it's frequently cheaper
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Originally posted by Scintilla Wait, are you saying Pentax doesn't lend out pre-release cameras to reviewers?
I'm pretty certain they would to many sites, how many they allocate as loaners may vary