Originally posted by Gyroscope I've always wondered if local camera stores often don't stock Pentax gear because CRK sell direct to the public or whether CRK sell direct because local camera stores don't stock....
Bit ugly, isn't it? Importer says they're forced to sell to the public through the backdoor because the stores won't buy and display the product on shelves, the stores point the finger back the other way and say they're being undercut by the distributor, who is now a business rival rather than partner.
CRK btw are the Aussie importers of not just Pentax, but Sigma, Leica, Vanguard, etc.