Originally posted by RioRico A very few Pentax retailers are in the very largest US cities. In Sacramento, capital of the world's 7th largest economy, I can barely find one (Fry's Electronics has a scant sample). There's some old stuff in tourist rip-off zones in San Francisco, but no major retailers. Canon+Nikon dSLRs are in every Big Box Store in every little city. Sony+Olympus are easily found. Pentax is very nearly invisible. And zero ads.
OK, guys&gals, lets play a mind game. I'm the manager of a local Best Buy which already has four camera vendors well established, my display space is full to overflowing, and sales are satisfactory. You are a Pentax representative trying to get access into my store. What can you tell me about Pentax camera sales that will persuade me to give up one of my established lines and allow Pentax into my shop? What advantage is there for me as a retailer?