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K-3 for $649 w/ free DA 50mm and flash (Black Friday) · 01:32 PM

A nice K-3 deal has just gone up at Adorama (free 50mm lens and flash + K-3 for $649.00):

Pentax K-3 DSLR Camera Body 15530

While the deal surely won't last, it's nice to finally get a break from the stubborn price tag of $749 at US authorized dealers.

**csa** · 10-08-2015, 12:57 PM

Clicking on Adorama links in first post does not show the lens & flash as being included for $649.

**UncleVanya** · 10-08-2015, 01:11 PM

Originally posted by csa

Clicking on Adorama links in first post does not show the lens & flash as being included for $649.

It does for me. ( I clicked the link that was large print and had K3 in the text not the generic adorama link)

**csa** · 10-08-2015, 01:15 PM

Hmmm, this is what I get: ??? Even clicking on the "specials", I can't find this particular page that you show.

Pentax K-3 DSLR Camera Body 15530

**UncleVanya** · 10-08-2015, 01:19 PM

Originally posted by csa

Hmmm, this is what I get:

Pentax K-3 DSLR Camera Body 15530

Stumped.

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forward/287/
Try this link. Yours comes up as a student educator one which isn't quite right.

**csa** · 10-08-2015, 01:23 PM

Your second link comes up to the same page as I had linked to. No where does it show the "special", with lens & flash. Perhaps it's no longer available.

**pepperberry farm** · 10-08-2015, 02:01 PM

if I click on the link to Adorama in the header of this page, it takes me to the $649 deal.... maybe a cache-clear in your browser?

farhaddad · 10-08-2015, 02:02 PM

Originally posted by csa

Your second link comes up to the same page as I had linked to. No where does it show the "special", with lens & flash. Perhaps it's no longer available.

Just click the "Not a student/educator?" link in the upper menu or clear your browser's cookies then click the link in the first post again and it should work.

naldopr · 10-08-2015, 02:19 PM

Well since adorama match me the price for the Pentax 100mm macro bh has I I bough the k3 kit plus lens and a second battery

**csa** · 10-08-2015, 02:37 PM

Yep, cleared the cookies, and now the link works.......silly me!

goldenarrow · 10-08-2015, 03:52 PM

Originally posted by UncleVanya

I never hated the K50 shutter sound but it is undeniably louder. The K3 is very quiet. If I had a decibel meter I'd try to get that quantified. I don't startle when I switch from one to the other if that's what you are wondering. The K3 is significantly softer sounding as well as less loud.

Soft "clik clik clik" vs "CLACK CLACK CLACK"

germs · 10-08-2015, 08:15 PM

Originally posted by UncleVanya

I never hated the K50 shutter sound but it is undeniably louder. The K3 is very quiet. If I had a decibel meter I'd try to get that quantified. I don't startle when I switch from one to the other if that's what you are wondering. The K3 is significantly softer sounding as well as less loud.

Originally posted by Adam

Go for the K-3 IMO, the features in the K-3 II are very niche-oriented.

Originally posted by mee

What if GPS, star tracking, and high resolution still scene photography are his niches though?

Thank you all for the great input.

I went ahead and jumped on the k3II. I received a phenomenal deal from the local shop because I wouldn't stop coming by haha. Final deal was $698 after taxes and it will arrive Saturday. He said that new shipment was coming in. Hoping its the one without the issue now? We'll see haha...

naldopr · 10-08-2015, 10:58 PM

That is so cheap for the k3ii

**UncleVanya** · 10-09-2015, 05:24 AM

Originally posted by germs

Thank you all for the great input.

I went ahead and jumped on the k3II. I received a phenomenal deal from the local shop because I wouldn't stop coming by haha. Final deal was $698 after taxes and it will arrive Saturday. He said that new shipment was coming in. Hoping its the one without the issue now? We'll see haha...

Fantastic!

**csa** · 10-09-2015, 08:03 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by germs

I went ahead and jumped on the k3II. I received a phenomenal deal from the local shop because I wouldn't stop coming by haha. Final deal was $698 after taxes and it will arrive Saturday.

Wow! Great price! Congratulations!

I'm definitely going to get the K3, just waiting for a few weeks, hoping a deal like Adorama's will still be available, or one close to it! Heck, I've even ordered a set of the ACMAXX hard LCD screens for a K3, so now I'm committed!

naldopr · 10-09-2015, 08:49 AM

Originally posted by csa

Wow! Great price! Congratulations!

I'm definitely going to get the K3, just waiting for a few weeks, hoping a deal like Adorama's will still be available, or one close to it! Heck, I've even ordered a set of the ACMAXX hard LCD screens for a K3, so now I'm committed!

Iwas looking for those lcd screen but didn't find any

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UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,468	Originally posted by csa Clicking on Adorama links in first post does not show the lens & flash as being included for $649. It does for me. ( I clicked the link that was large print and had K3 in the text not the generic adorama link) Attached Images

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csa Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Montana mountains Posts: 10,133	Clicking on Adorama links in first post does not show the lens & flash as being included for $649.

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UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,468	Originally posted by csa Hmmm, this is what I get: Pentax K-3 DSLR Camera Body 15530 Stumped. https://www.pentaxforums.com/forward/287/ Try this link. Yours comes up as a student educator one which isn't quite right.

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csa Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Montana mountains Posts: 10,133	Your second link comes up to the same page as I had linked to. No where does it show the "special", with lens & flash. Perhaps it's no longer available.

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pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,780	if I click on the link to Adorama in the header of this page, it takes me to the $649 deal.... maybe a cache-clear in your browser?

10-08-2015, 02:02 PM	#82
farhaddad Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Wilsonville Photos: Albums Posts: 226	Originally posted by csa Your second link comes up to the same page as I had linked to. No where does it show the "special", with lens & flash. Perhaps it's no longer available. Just click the "Not a student/educator?" link in the upper menu or clear your browser's cookies then click the link in the first post again and it should work.

10-08-2015, 02:19 PM	#83
naldopr Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 163	Well since adorama match me the price for the Pentax 100mm macro bh has I I bough the k3 kit plus lens and a second battery

10-08-2015, 02:37 PM	#84
csa Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Montana mountains Posts: 10,133	Yep, cleared the cookies, and now the link works.......silly me!

10-08-2015, 03:52 PM	#85
goldenarrow Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chicago Suburbs. Photos: Gallery Posts: 501	Originally posted by UncleVanya I never hated the K50 shutter sound but it is undeniably louder. The K3 is very quiet. If I had a decibel meter I'd try to get that quantified. I don't startle when I switch from one to the other if that's what you are wondering. The K3 is significantly softer sounding as well as less loud. Soft "clik clik clik" vs "CLACK CLACK CLACK"

10-08-2015, 08:15 PM	#86
germs Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 31	Originally posted by UncleVanya I never hated the K50 shutter sound but it is undeniably louder. The K3 is very quiet. If I had a decibel meter I'd try to get that quantified. I don't startle when I switch from one to the other if that's what you are wondering. The K3 is significantly softer sounding as well as less loud. Originally posted by Adam Go for the K-3 IMO, the features in the K-3 II are very niche-oriented. Originally posted by mee What if GPS, star tracking, and high resolution still scene photography are his niches though? Thank you all for the great input. I went ahead and jumped on the k3II. I received a phenomenal deal from the local shop because I wouldn't stop coming by haha. Final deal was $698 after taxes and it will arrive Saturday. He said that new shipment was coming in. Hoping its the one without the issue now? We'll see haha...

10-08-2015, 10:58 PM	#87
naldopr Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 163	That is so cheap for the k3ii

10-09-2015, 05:24 AM	#88
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,468	Originally posted by germs Thank you all for the great input. I went ahead and jumped on the k3II. I received a phenomenal deal from the local shop because I wouldn't stop coming by haha. Final deal was $698 after taxes and it will arrive Saturday. He said that new shipment was coming in. Hoping its the one without the issue now? We'll see haha... Fantastic!

10-09-2015, 08:03 AM - 1 Like	#89
csa Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Montana mountains Posts: 10,133	Originally posted by germs I went ahead and jumped on the k3II. I received a phenomenal deal from the local shop because I wouldn't stop coming by haha. Final deal was $698 after taxes and it will arrive Saturday. Wow! Great price! Congratulations! I'm definitely going to get the K3, just waiting for a few weeks, hoping a deal like Adorama's will still be available, or one close to it! Heck, I've even ordered a set of the ACMAXX hard LCD screens for a K3, so now I'm committed!

10-09-2015, 08:49 AM	#90
naldopr Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 163	Originally posted by csa Wow! Great price! Congratulations! I'm definitely going to get the K3, just waiting for a few weeks, hoping a deal like Adorama's will still be available, or one close to it! Heck, I've even ordered a set of the ACMAXX hard LCD screens for a K3, so now I'm committed! Iwas looking for those lcd screen but didn't find any

K-3 for $649 w/ free DA 50mm and flash (Black Friday)

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