Originally posted by jpzk I see that the best deals are still in the USA
Even at $0.78 to the American dollar? If you buy it from outside Quebec, you don't have to pay HST, just the GST portion (which you will also likely have to pay if you buy from a recognized retailer in the U.S.), so perhaps the problem is the expense of buying a K-3 in Quebec?
Originally posted by jpzk will it be convered under some sort of USA-Canada "agreement" for servicing?
The warranty information for my K-30 says it has to go to Pentax's Canadian service depot; if you buy a camera from the U.S. and you need warranty service, you will have to send it to the authorized service depot in the U.S.
Originally posted by jpzk Is the warranty transferable?
Not according to Pentax's warranty policy. Legally, manufacturers have to provide warranty service for defects within a "reasonable" amount of time, even if it is sold or given away by the original purchaser, but the defect has to be clearly the result of deficiencies in manufacturing and/or materials, not caused by how the product was handled, and for consumer electronic goods, a legally "reasonable" amount of time is probably 90 days. Basically, if the failure is a result of a manufacturing defect, it should become evident in a short period of time, and failures after that amount of time could be attributed to use. The 2 year warranty offered by Pentax in Canada is longer than the warranty offered in the U.S.