Camera stores that carry the Pentax K1?

FV Notorious · 08-30-2016, 11:43 AM

I would like to get a feel for the size and weight of the K1 before I make my final decision to purchase it, does anyone know of a list of stores that carry it? I am currently in Seattle and will be making my way to Miami, I was hoping there might be a place along the way where I could stop and check it out. Unfortunately I do not plan and seeing New York anytime soon.

normhead · 08-30-2016, 11:49 AM - **1 Like**

You know that everyone who has touched it bought it. Apparently it's an offer you can't refuse.

Personally, I'm not walking into a store until I have the cash.

surfar · 08-30-2016, 12:21 PM

Originally posted by normhead

You know that everyone who has touched it bought it

YES, it latches on and WONT let go!

Kunzite · 08-30-2016, 12:28 PM

It's just covered in Super Glue...

zzeitg · 08-30-2016, 12:51 PM

Originally posted by normhead

Personally, I'm not walking into a store until I have the cash.

Some might say that this is old-fashioned and that a credit card could do this job as well

**jatrax** · 08-30-2016, 01:00 PM

Originally posted by FV Notorious

I am currently in Seattle

Check Robies in Lakewood. Just south of Seattle. Robi's Camera Center, Labs and Custom Framing | Home

tuco · 08-30-2016, 01:09 PM

Kenmore Camera shows one in stock which is just a little North of Seattle.

---------- Post added 08-30-16 at 13:09 ----------

Originally posted by jatrax

Check Robies in Lakewood. Just south of Seattle. Robi's Camera Center, Labs and Custom Framing | Home

No K-1 is listed on their website

bertwert · 08-30-2016, 01:12 PM

Originally posted by normhead

You know that everyone who has touched it bought it.

I unfortunately don't have the five thousand to buy the K-1 and 150-450 I was playing with in a store.

So I touched one without buying it and managed to live to tell the tale.

**gofour3** · 08-30-2016, 01:15 PM

Originally posted by FV Notorious

I am currently in Seattle

Come up to Vancouver B.C. , lot's of places carry the Pentax line.

Phil.

**monochrome** · 08-30-2016, 01:25 PM

The store where I bought mine in St. Louis did not show it in stock, but they had 5 and I bought it as a walk-in. K-1 must me a 'by-appointment' premium item for cognoscenti or something.

**Alex645** · 08-30-2016, 01:27 PM

Samy's Camera in Los Angeles carries Pentax DSLRs including the K-1.

pathdoc · 08-30-2016, 04:28 PM

Originally posted by bertwert

I unfortunately don't have the five thousand to buy the K-1 and 150-450 I was playing with in a store.

So I touched one without buying it and managed to live to tell the tale.

The magic doesn't work if you can't obtain the money. How many lawns would you need to mow at the going rate for a mid-teen? How many burgers to flip? Get cracking.

CypherOz · 08-30-2016, 04:45 PM

Australia: www.camerastore.com.au (AKA Diamonds, AKA Photographic Wholesalers)

**Apet-Sure** · 08-31-2016, 04:48 AM

If you draw a straight line from Seattle to Miami, Australia is a bit out of the way. I have wanted to visit Australia though.

**gaweidert** · 08-31-2016, 05:03 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by FV Notorious

I would like to get a feel for the size and weight of the K1 before I make my final decision to purchase it, does anyone know of a list of stores that carry it? I am currently in Seattle and will be making my way to Miami, I was hoping there might be a place along the way where I could stop and check it out. Unfortunately I do not plan and seeing New York anytime soon.

Welcome aboard!!

This may be the best way to buy your K1 at a brick and mortar store. Drive to Billings, MT and visit a place called Camera Cottage. They usually have a K1 in stock. If you touch it you will purchase it. Something weird that way. I think the WiFi can control your brain or something. Now since it has been a long day on the road, get a room for then night and familiarize yourself with the camera.

Now comes the best part. Make sure you have lenses and lots of memory cards with you, The drive home. Take a few weeks to drive home. Yellowstone and Glacier national parks come to mind. And so many other smaller places. Your last stop can be in Roslyn where you can photograph all the sites used to film the greatest TV show ever. Northern Exposure.

That is the perfect way to buy a K1. And I am not blowing smoke here. It is exactly what I did but I came from the other direction. I drove from Rochester, NY to Camera Cottage in Billings, MT to get my K1. Spent the night at a hotel there and then went to Yellowstone for three days before heading home.

08-30-2016, 11:43 AM	#1
FV Notorious New Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 5	Camera stores that carry the Pentax K1? I would like to get a feel for the size and weight of the K1 before I make my final decision to purchase it, does anyone know of a list of stores that carry it? I am currently in Seattle and will be making my way to Miami, I was hoping there might be a place along the way where I could stop and check it out. Unfortunately I do not plan and seeing New York anytime soon.

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08-30-2016, 11:49 AM - 1 Like	#2
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,450	You know that everyone who has touched it bought it. Apparently it's an offer you can't refuse. Personally, I'm not walking into a store until I have the cash.

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surfar Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: mid nth coast,nsw Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,137	Originally posted by normhead You know that everyone who has touched it bought it YES, it latches on and WONT let go!

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Kunzite Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 15,132	It's just covered in Super Glue...

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zzeitg Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: South Bohemia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,017	Originally posted by normhead Personally, I'm not walking into a store until I have the cash. Some might say that this is old-fashioned and that a credit card could do this job as well

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jatrax Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Washington Cascades Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,991	Originally posted by FV Notorious I am currently in Seattle Check Robies in Lakewood. Just south of Seattle. Robi's Camera Center, Labs and Custom Framing \| Home

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tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,022	Kenmore Camera shows one in stock which is just a little North of Seattle. ---------- Post added 08-30-16 at 13:09 ---------- Originally posted by jatrax Check Robies in Lakewood. Just south of Seattle. Robi's Camera Center, Labs and Custom Framing \| Home No K-1 is listed on their website

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bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Originally posted by normhead You know that everyone who has touched it bought it. I unfortunately don't have the five thousand to buy the K-1 and 150-450 I was playing with in a store. So I touched one without buying it and managed to live to tell the tale.

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gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,089	Originally posted by FV Notorious I am currently in Seattle Come up to Vancouver B.C. , lot's of places carry the Pentax line. Phil.

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monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	The store where I bought mine in St. Louis did not show it in stock, but they had 5 and I bought it as a walk-in. K-1 must me a 'by-appointment' premium item for cognoscenti or something.

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Alex645 Site Supporter Join Date: May 2015 Location: Kaneohe, HI Photos: Albums Posts: 3,526	Samy's Camera in Los Angeles carries Pentax DSLRs including the K-1.

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pathdoc Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,381	Originally posted by bertwert I unfortunately don't have the five thousand to buy the K-1 and 150-450 I was playing with in a store. So I touched one without buying it and managed to live to tell the tale. The magic doesn't work if you can't obtain the money. How many lawns would you need to mow at the going rate for a mid-teen? How many burgers to flip? Get cracking.

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CypherOz Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Adelaide Posts: 246	Australia: www.camerastore.com.au (AKA Diamonds, AKA Photographic Wholesalers)

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Apet-Sure Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Goldsboro North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,861	If you draw a straight line from Seattle to Miami, Australia is a bit out of the way. I have wanted to visit Australia though.

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gaweidert Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Rochester, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,325	Originally posted by FV Notorious I would like to get a feel for the size and weight of the K1 before I make my final decision to purchase it, does anyone know of a list of stores that carry it? I am currently in Seattle and will be making my way to Miami, I was hoping there might be a place along the way where I could stop and check it out. Unfortunately I do not plan and seeing New York anytime soon. Welcome aboard!! This may be the best way to buy your K1 at a brick and mortar store. Drive to Billings, MT and visit a place called Camera Cottage. They usually have a K1 in stock. If you touch it you will purchase it. Something weird that way. I think the WiFi can control your brain or something. Now since it has been a long day on the road, get a room for then night and familiarize yourself with the camera. Now comes the best part. Make sure you have lenses and lots of memory cards with you, The drive home. Take a few weeks to drive home. Yellowstone and Glacier national parks come to mind. And so many other smaller places. Your last stop can be in Roslyn where you can photograph all the sites used to film the greatest TV show ever. Northern Exposure. That is the perfect way to buy a K1. And I am not blowing smoke here. It is exactly what I did but I came from the other direction. I drove from Rochester, NY to Camera Cottage in Billings, MT to get my K1. Spent the night at a hotel there and then went to Yellowstone for three days before heading home.