Pentax K-3II $698.95 After Rebate At Samy's

Pentax K-3II $698.95 After Rebate At Samy's · **2 Likes**

Samy's is offering the K-3II body with a $200 mail in rebate that brings the price down to $698.95.
Pentax K-3 II Digital SLR Camera Body | 16160
Rebate form is for purchase of a Pentax camera from a Promaster dealer. Promaster is the brand name for the Photographic Research Organization, a national retail cooperative owned and managed by independent specialty photo retailers.

a5m · 10-20-2015, 09:07 PM

Originally posted by mee

Thanks for the information!! Now I'm really considering this... hmmmm.

My pleasure

. I haven't heard back from ProMaster yet but will update as soon as I do.

panoguy · 10-21-2015, 08:28 AM

Sweet deal. I've dealt with the folks at ProMaster corporate (Connecticut) and they are both responsive and very fair. Should be no problem at all with the rebate, as long as the camera is bought from a store affiliated with them. Glad to see they are running this deal (with Ricoh's help)!

**Oakland Rob** · 10-30-2015, 01:36 PM

Now out of stock.

**jhaji** · 10-30-2015, 02:44 PM

Originally posted by panoguy

Sweet deal. I've dealt with the folks at ProMaster corporate (Connecticut) and they are both responsive and very fair. Should be no problem at all with the rebate, as long as the camera is bought from a store affiliated with them. Glad to see they are running this deal (with Ricoh's help)!

Any chance you got a list of ProMaster-affiliated stores?

bladerunner6 · 10-31-2015, 09:56 AM

Originally posted by jhaji

Any chance you got a list of ProMaster-affiliated stores?

Find Your Store | ProMaster

**Oakland Rob** · 10-31-2015, 01:17 PM - **2 Likes**

Just bought a K-3II at Samy's in SF. They charged $898 for the camera, but it's eligible for the rebate (so $698) and they paid the tax. And of course I get the camera now, and don't have to worry if the price rises when samys.com get's another shipment. So I'm majorly happy, especially given my poor experiences with other retailers (unreturned emails, price raises, etc). And nice to buy from my local store; the staff was really helpful (this was in San Francisco, and as a bonus it's Halloween...and Halloween in SF is more Halloween than anywhere my friends).

**jhaji** · 10-31-2015, 01:25 PM

Originally posted by bladerunner6

Find Your Store | ProMaster

Thanks! I was hoping to find some etailers there but this might be a good strategy by Ricoh... keeping the little guys competitive.

drsrj13 · 11-02-2015, 06:53 PM

I was in Santa Barbara and called the new Samy's on State Street and inquired about the camera. They had it, $898.95, no sales tax, which saves about $71. I couldn't pass it up with the additional $200 rebate, so here I am with this beautiful piece of craftsmanship for $698.95. The build quality is so superior to similar Nikons and Canons. I was going to hold out for the full frame, but I figured this was going to be the top of the line Pentax aps-c for the foreseeable future. Besides, I probably will wait for the 2nd or 3rd generation full frame that will have the bugs worked out, although I am a bit concerned that it hasn't been rolled out in time for Christmas sales. I guess they want to get it right the first time and it wasn't quite ready.

**Oakland Rob** · 11-03-2015, 08:19 AM

Originally posted by drsrj13

I was in Santa Barbara and called the new Samy's on State Street and inquired about the camera. They had it, $898.95, no sales tax, which saves about $71. I couldn't pass it up with the additional $200 rebate, so here I am with this beautiful piece of craftsmanship for $698.95. The build quality is so superior to similar Nikons and Canons. I was going to hold out for the full frame, but I figured this was going to be the top of the line Pentax aps-c for the foreseeable future. Besides, I probably will wait for the 2nd or 3rd generation full frame that will have the bugs worked out, although I am a bit concerned that it hasn't been rolled out in time for Christmas sales. I guess they want to get it right the first time and it wasn't quite ready.

Good points. BTW, be careful with the rebate form. I noticed that the UPC was actually covered by what appears to be a store stocking bar code and I almost ripped it off, which might have destroyed the Pentax UPC. You need to send it in with the rebate form.

The full frame should be interesting; we'll see. The Samy's guy told me that they though Ricoh was paying more attention to their Pentax stuff of late, and were promoting the medium format quite a bit.

smf · 11-03-2015, 08:53 AM

I am curious. If one sends the UPC code to get the rebate, does that eliminate the possibility of buying the extended warranty?

---------- Post added 11-03-15 at 11:44 AM ----------

Re the Pentax extended warranty, a major retailer's representative just told me that if the warranty is bought at the same time as the camera, there is no need to send in a UPC code.

**Oakland Rob** · 11-04-2015, 08:07 AM

Originally posted by smf

I am curious. If one sends the UPC code to get the rebate, does that eliminate the possibility of buying the extended warranty?

---------- Post added 11-03-15 at 11:44 AM ----------

Re the Pentax extended warranty, a major retailer's representative just told me that if the warranty is bought at the same time as the camera, there is no need to send in a UPC code.

I hope not. Since Ricoh is one of the sponsors of the rebate, that would be pretty dumb on their part. I ordered the extended warranty; we'll see. Normally you need perhaps a receipt to show purchase date; I don't think anyone is so dumb as to buy a warranty without the product so perhaps the proof of purchase itself won't be necessary. I didn't have to provide one with my Olympus extended warranty. Keep a copy in case, obviously.

You don't need the UPC for the original warranty, just the receipt and warranty card.

Ricoh's product registration page, at least in the US, is a dead link. Awesome. They have got to have the crappiest support I've ever encountered in a camera manufacturer, at least in terms of access to info.

EDIT: Ricoh got back to me; there is NO product registration in the US, so the link shouldn't be there (it's just marketing research, they said). And the warranty card is just that, a card. You keep it and must produce the original plus the receipt showing when you made the purchase of the camera and the extended warranty.

Shakirov_Marat · 11-04-2015, 10:55 PM

I bought my K3 II from verk.com for 854,76 €. It is very convenient - Helsinki next to me, and VAT refund makes a huge difference in price.

**colonel00** · 11-06-2015, 09:34 AM

Does anyone have a working link to the rebate? The Samy's website always seems to have issues and times out when trying to load pages. I'm finding this deal pretty tempting.

a5m · 11-06-2015, 09:42 AM

Originally posted by colonel00

Does anyone have a working link to the rebate? The Samy's website always seems to have issues and times out when trying to load pages. I'm finding this deal pretty tempting.

Here you go:

http://www.samys.com/images/rebates/ProfitlinesNewsletter_2015-10-8_Pentax_D...rm_Oct_Dec.pdf

Also I noticed the price came down to $849.99 which makes it $649.99 after rebate.

**colonel00** · 11-06-2015, 09:47 AM

Hmm, even that link to the .pdf doesn't load. Could be something here at work.

Yeah, at $649 this is getting really tough to pass up.

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11-04-2015, 08:07 AM	#41
Oakland Rob Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Bay Area California Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 798	Originally posted by smf I am curious. If one sends the UPC code to get the rebate, does that eliminate the possibility of buying the extended warranty? ---------- Post added 11-03-15 at 11:44 AM ---------- Re the Pentax extended warranty, a major retailer's representative just told me that if the warranty is bought at the same time as the camera, there is no need to send in a UPC code. I hope not. Since Ricoh is one of the sponsors of the rebate, that would be pretty dumb on their part. I ordered the extended warranty; we'll see. Normally you need perhaps a receipt to show purchase date; I don't think anyone is so dumb as to buy a warranty without the product so perhaps the proof of purchase itself won't be necessary. I didn't have to provide one with my Olympus extended warranty. Keep a copy in case, obviously. You don't need the UPC for the original warranty, just the receipt and warranty card. Ricoh's product registration page, at least in the US, is a dead link. Awesome. They have got to have the crappiest support I've ever encountered in a camera manufacturer, at least in terms of access to info. EDIT: Ricoh got back to me; there is NO product registration in the US, so the link shouldn't be there (it's just marketing research, they said). And the warranty card is just that, a card. You keep it and must produce the original plus the receipt showing when you made the purchase of the camera and the extended warranty. Last edited by Oakland Rob; 11-07-2015 at 09:50 AM. Reason: Update

11-06-2015, 09:47 AM	#45
colonel00 Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 483	Hmm, even that link to the .pdf doesn't load. Could be something here at work. Yeah, at $649 this is getting really tough to pass up. *Currently dropping Christmas hints in the most shameless and obvious fashion* Last edited by colonel00; 11-06-2015 at 10:00 AM.

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10-20-2015, 09:07 PM	#31
a5m Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 576	Originally posted by mee Thanks for the information!! Now I'm really considering this... hmmmm. My pleasure . I haven't heard back from ProMaster yet but will update as soon as I do.

10-21-2015, 08:28 AM	#32
panoguy Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Washington, D.C. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,327	Sweet deal. I've dealt with the folks at ProMaster corporate (Connecticut) and they are both responsive and very fair. Should be no problem at all with the rebate, as long as the camera is bought from a store affiliated with them. Glad to see they are running this deal (with Ricoh's help)!

10-30-2015, 01:36 PM	#33
Oakland Rob Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Bay Area California Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 798	Now out of stock.

10-30-2015, 02:44 PM	#34
jhaji Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,141	Originally posted by panoguy Sweet deal. I've dealt with the folks at ProMaster corporate (Connecticut) and they are both responsive and very fair. Should be no problem at all with the rebate, as long as the camera is bought from a store affiliated with them. Glad to see they are running this deal (with Ricoh's help)! Any chance you got a list of ProMaster-affiliated stores?

10-31-2015, 09:56 AM	#35
bladerunner6 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 2,080	Originally posted by jhaji Any chance you got a list of ProMaster-affiliated stores? Find Your Store \| ProMaster

10-31-2015, 01:17 PM - 2 Likes	#36
Oakland Rob Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Bay Area California Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 798	Just bought a K-3II at Samy's in SF. They charged $898 for the camera, but it's eligible for the rebate (so $698) and they paid the tax. And of course I get the camera now, and don't have to worry if the price rises when samys.com get's another shipment. So I'm majorly happy, especially given my poor experiences with other retailers (unreturned emails, price raises, etc). And nice to buy from my local store; the staff was really helpful (this was in San Francisco, and as a bonus it's Halloween...and Halloween in SF is more Halloween than anywhere my friends).

10-31-2015, 01:25 PM	#37
jhaji Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,141	Originally posted by bladerunner6 Find Your Store \| ProMaster Thanks! I was hoping to find some etailers there but this might be a good strategy by Ricoh... keeping the little guys competitive.

11-02-2015, 06:53 PM	#38
drsrj13 New Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: CA Posts: 2	I was in Santa Barbara and called the new Samy's on State Street and inquired about the camera. They had it, $898.95, no sales tax, which saves about $71. I couldn't pass it up with the additional $200 rebate, so here I am with this beautiful piece of craftsmanship for $698.95. The build quality is so superior to similar Nikons and Canons. I was going to hold out for the full frame, but I figured this was going to be the top of the line Pentax aps-c for the foreseeable future. Besides, I probably will wait for the 2nd or 3rd generation full frame that will have the bugs worked out, although I am a bit concerned that it hasn't been rolled out in time for Christmas sales. I guess they want to get it right the first time and it wasn't quite ready.

11-03-2015, 08:19 AM	#39
Oakland Rob Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Bay Area California Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 798	Originally posted by drsrj13 I was in Santa Barbara and called the new Samy's on State Street and inquired about the camera. They had it, $898.95, no sales tax, which saves about $71. I couldn't pass it up with the additional $200 rebate, so here I am with this beautiful piece of craftsmanship for $698.95. The build quality is so superior to similar Nikons and Canons. I was going to hold out for the full frame, but I figured this was going to be the top of the line Pentax aps-c for the foreseeable future. Besides, I probably will wait for the 2nd or 3rd generation full frame that will have the bugs worked out, although I am a bit concerned that it hasn't been rolled out in time for Christmas sales. I guess they want to get it right the first time and it wasn't quite ready. Good points. BTW, be careful with the rebate form. I noticed that the UPC was actually covered by what appears to be a store stocking bar code and I almost ripped it off, which might have destroyed the Pentax UPC. You need to send it in with the rebate form. The full frame should be interesting; we'll see. The Samy's guy told me that they though Ricoh was paying more attention to their Pentax stuff of late, and were promoting the medium format quite a bit.

11-03-2015, 08:53 AM	#40
smf Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Midland, MI Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,083	I am curious. If one sends the UPC code to get the rebate, does that eliminate the possibility of buying the extended warranty? ---------- Post added 11-03-15 at 11:44 AM ---------- Re the Pentax extended warranty, a major retailer's representative just told me that if the warranty is bought at the same time as the camera, there is no need to send in a UPC code.

11-04-2015, 10:55 PM	#42
Shakirov_Marat New Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Saint-Petersburg Posts: 3	I bought my K3 II from verk.com for 854,76 €. It is very convenient - Helsinki next to me, and VAT refund makes a huge difference in price.

11-06-2015, 09:34 AM	#43
colonel00 Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 483	Does anyone have a working link to the rebate? The Samy's website always seems to have issues and times out when trying to load pages. I'm finding this deal pretty tempting.

11-06-2015, 09:42 AM	#44
a5m Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 576	Originally posted by colonel00 Does anyone have a working link to the rebate? The Samy's website always seems to have issues and times out when trying to load pages. I'm finding this deal pretty tempting. Here you go: http://www.samys.com/images/rebates/ProfitlinesNewsletter_2015-10-8_Pentax_D...rm_Oct_Dec.pdf Also I noticed the price came down to $849.99 which makes it $649.99 after rebate.