Originally posted by JPT That latter combination is attractive. Are they official kits from Ricoh, or a package put together by the retailer? I ask that because certain retailers here in Japan have been offering “sets” of those cameras with a lens (sometimes even Sigma) but anything official is called a “kit”. What is new here is official kits from Ricoh that should be available everywhere.
It’s an interesting way of extending the shelf life of cameras. It’s like they withhold the kit at first and offer it later as a stimulus. I wonder why they are not offering the KP with the DA20-40, which is what they show in most publicity shots.
I am pretty sure that they are not official kits, only bundled together by the seller (but have no evidence of it). They also sell the K1 II bundled with the DFA* 50 (1000€ extra, the lens alone is 1200€).
They are really smart, they sell new cameras as demo models with a small price reduction, and probably the same with lenses, just did not buy one yet (as a demo) to find out.