This is the dealer list for Munich, my city:
Quote: Dinkel Landwehrstraße 6
Foto Nürbauer Zweibrückenstr. 13
Foto-Video Sauter Sonnenstr. 26
Media Markt Einsteinstraße 130
Saturn Hanauer Str. 77
Saturn Neuhauser Str. 39
Saturn Willy-Brandt-Platz 5
Saturn Ollenhauer Str. 6
Saturn Schwanthaler Str. 115
The first three are serious camera shops, Dinkel is for professionals only.
Media Markt and Saturn are the market leaders for electronic consumer goods in Germany. Note that all Saturn shops carry Pentax while only one Media Markt (out of as many) carries Pentax.
From what I've heard, Pentax doesn't ship anymore to shops which don't meet certain quality criteria in selling the brand. The "selected shops only" policy is rather new with Pentax. The San Diego shop ("G...") would certainly fail to pass the criteria and get no products to sell even if they tried...
pentaximaging lists for San Diego:
Quote: NELSON PHOTO SUPPLIES 1909 India Street
GEORGE'S CAMERA EXCHANGE 3837 30Th Street
and if the shop with "G" happens to be GEORGE'S then they would not have been listed according to the Pentax policy here.
However, I doubt the retailer with "G" was GEORGE'S. Because of:
Georges Camera - Shop Online for camera gear and accessories
On the other hand, NELSON (
Products - Nelson Photo) doesn't list Pentax online, only Canikon and Leica.
So, 2 shops in San Diego vs. 9 shops in Munich. Both cities being roughly of equal size.
Attachment: snapshot from video on NELSON PHOTO SUPPLIES home page
UPDATE (as posted by Frank_B):
"That must be an old picture from Nelson's . . . they have not carried any Pentax gear for at least a year now"