Originally posted by bobmaxja If you read. Most peoples buy at B&H, that the real reason most store dont carry Pentax in the USA
I do read, thanks for asking!
But I personally know many people who have bought Canon, Nikon, and Sony DSLR/mirrorless cameras at big, local retailers. But if you're talking about Pentax specifically, then yeah, you kind of
have to buy online from stores like B&H since they're mostly not available in local stores in the US.
If Pentax could get their cameras into the big retailers, I think that would be a tremendous boost to their visibility. And I think they would sell, given their great ergonomics, and the way Pentax usually offers more features for less money in their bodies.
The only reason
I didn't buy a Pentax sooner is because I didn't even know about them. I just happened to come across a blurb about the colorful new K-x on a tech blog, and once I checked it out I ended up selling my brand-new Canon t2i, which was the hot camera at the time with its new 18MP sensor and HD video. But the K-x just blew it out of the water in terms of value.