K200 battery grip at Amazon for $48.99 US

dws1117 · 01-12-2009, 06:54 AM

Can this be correct? What is wrong with it? Is it some imposter? It appears to be the genuine article. Why am I skeptical when it doesn't anywhere else that i can find for less than $100 US?

K200 Battery grip at Amazon.com.

Wildnsyko · 01-12-2009, 07:24 AM

Looks like it went up to $56.00 now.

dave sz · 01-12-2009, 12:16 PM

$49 again...

maxwell1295 · 01-12-2009, 12:34 PM

Definitely the real deal (I have it on both of my bodies). The seller is legit too...

jeffrey r · 01-12-2009, 12:36 PM

Cameta Camera is legit, so if you want it, I'd order it sooner rather than later. Who knows if this is short-lived or not.

Edit: Frankly, Willoughby's has it cheaper on Amazon at $56 shipped, and they're legit also. I went with them--but either way, this is a nice deal. Thanks for the heads up.

Jasvox · 01-12-2009, 12:43 PM

If I were you and needed one for your K200d, I'd buy it now.

I am glad to see the coast of the BG2 seems to be coming down nowadays. I picked one up via Amazon last month for $112, brand new. I wonder if they are blowing them out because they are not likely to fit the next body Pentax release this Spring?

Oh well!

Jason

madbrain · 01-12-2009, 06:06 PM

Hi,

Originally posted by dws1117

Can this be correct? What is wrong with it? Is it some imposter? It appears to be the genuine article. Why am I skeptical when it doesn't anywhere else that i can find for less than $100 US?

K200 Battery grip at Amazon.com.

Thank you very much for that link. That's a steal ! I just snapped one. $48.99 + $7.79 shipping to California.

jeffrey r · 01-12-2009, 06:57 PM

Got my shipping notice from Willoughby's already. $56 shipped--sweet deal.

dws1117 · 01-12-2009, 08:09 PM

Originally posted by madbrain

Hi,

Thank you very much for that link. That's a steal ! I just snapped one. $48.99 + $7.79 shipping to California.

Your very welcome. Thanks everyone for the confirmation that this is legit. Just placed my order for the battery grip for $48.99 + $7.79 shipping. Many I've wanted one of these for a,long time.

madbrain · 01-17-2009, 03:28 PM

Originally posted by madbrain

Hi,

Thank you very much for that link. That's a steal ! I just snapped one. $48.99 + $7.79 shipping to California.

I received my BG3 today from Cameta.
I can't get it to work. I tried many different batteries inside, including ones that work in the K200D. The camera's setup screen shows the grip under "battery", but it shows the batteries in depleted (red) state only. The grip's "on" button does not turn on the camera . The grip's shutter button can only focus with a half press, but it won't take a picture.

What could I possibly be doing wrong ?
I think I got a defective grip

madbrain · 01-17-2009, 03:40 PM

Originally posted by madbrain

The grip's shutter button can only focus with a half press, but it won't take a picture.

What could I possibly be doing wrong ?
I think I got a defective grip

One of the pins seems receded compared to the other. After tightening the grip screw much more, the grip works as expected. So ignore the above.

thomas81 · 01-18-2009, 09:47 AM

Just bought one for my K200D from Cameta, as low as 50 bucks... In france they sell it as 140 euros !!! (About 200 bucks !!!)

Something is going wrong there ...

I can say from my professional experience that some large companies differentiate too much their resell prices and margins secon to their markets ... Hope Hoya corp will clean the distribution to honest levels worlwide.

Best regards,

Thomas

01-12-2009, 06:54 AM	#1
dws1117 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Spring, TX. Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,157	K200 battery grip at Amazon for $48.99 US Can this be correct? What is wrong with it? Is it some imposter? It appears to be the genuine article. Why am I skeptical when it doesn't anywhere else that i can find for less than $100 US? K200 Battery grip at Amazon.com.

01-12-2009, 12:36 PM	#5
jeffrey r Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 337	Cameta Camera is legit, so if you want it, I'd order it sooner rather than later. Who knows if this is short-lived or not. Edit: Frankly, Willoughby's has it cheaper on Amazon at $56 shipped, and they're legit also. I went with them--but either way, this is a nice deal. Thanks for the heads up. Last edited by jeffrey r; 01-12-2009 at 12:47 PM.

01-12-2009, 12:43 PM	#6
Jasvox Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 3,107	Buy it now; be glad you did! If I were you and needed one for your K200d, I'd buy it now. I am glad to see the coast of the BG2 seems to be coming down nowadays. I picked one up via Amazon last month for $112, brand new. I wonder if they are blowing them out because they are not likely to fit the next body Pentax release this Spring? Oh well! Jason

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01-12-2009, 07:24 AM	#2
Wildnsyko Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 366	Looks like it went up to $56.00 now.

01-12-2009, 12:16 PM	#3
dave sz Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: carpentersville, IL Posts: 693	$49 again...

01-12-2009, 12:34 PM	#4
maxwell1295 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Long Island, New York Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,703	Definitely the real deal (I have it on both of my bodies). The seller is legit too...

01-12-2009, 06:06 PM	#7
madbrain Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,341	Hi, Originally posted by dws1117 Can this be correct? What is wrong with it? Is it some imposter? It appears to be the genuine article. Why am I skeptical when it doesn't anywhere else that i can find for less than $100 US? K200 Battery grip at Amazon.com. Thank you very much for that link. That's a steal ! I just snapped one. $48.99 + $7.79 shipping to California.

01-12-2009, 06:57 PM	#8
jeffrey r Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 337	Got my shipping notice from Willoughby's already. $56 shipped--sweet deal.

01-12-2009, 08:09 PM	#9
dws1117 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Spring, TX. Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,157 Original Poster	Originally posted by madbrain Hi, Thank you very much for that link. That's a steal ! I just snapped one. $48.99 + $7.79 shipping to California. Your very welcome. Thanks everyone for the confirmation that this is legit. Just placed my order for the battery grip for $48.99 + $7.79 shipping. Many I've wanted one of these for a,long time.

01-17-2009, 03:28 PM	#10
madbrain Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,341	Originally posted by madbrain Hi, Thank you very much for that link. That's a steal ! I just snapped one. $48.99 + $7.79 shipping to California. I received my BG3 today from Cameta. I can't get it to work. I tried many different batteries inside, including ones that work in the K200D. The camera's setup screen shows the grip under "battery", but it shows the batteries in depleted (red) state only. The grip's "on" button does not turn on the camera . The grip's shutter button can only focus with a half press, but it won't take a picture. What could I possibly be doing wrong ? I think I got a defective grip

01-17-2009, 03:40 PM	#11
madbrain Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,341	Originally posted by madbrain The grip's shutter button can only focus with a half press, but it won't take a picture. What could I possibly be doing wrong ? I think I got a defective grip One of the pins seems receded compared to the other. After tightening the grip screw much more, the grip works as expected. So ignore the above.

01-18-2009, 09:47 AM	#12
thomas81 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Soual, France Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 37	Just bought one for my K200D from Cameta, as low as 50 bucks... In france they sell it as 140 euros !!! (About 200 bucks !!!) Something is going wrong there ... I can say from my professional experience that some large companies differentiate too much their resell prices and margins secon to their markets ... Hope Hoya corp will clean the distribution to honest levels worlwide. Best regards, Thomas