Good point: I'll be calling ahead before dropping it off. Maybe the courts/attorneys will have given them time to restructure and keep operating a store or two (crossing fingers) by Monday afternoon.

Well thats what they get for dropping Pentax... (just kidding)

I've been so busy dealing with my wife's issues before and after her recent surgery that I totally missed this. I work just a few blocks from the Tyson's store so will go by there to check it out today.... if even they are still open...

Btw, this leaves Ace Photo out in Ashburn and PhotoCraft in Burke (both of which carry Pentax )as the ONLY brick and mortar camera stores in NoVA and possibly the entire DC region.

Mike

Just went by Penn Camera in Vienna/Tyson's Corner. They are pretty much cleaned out.

Thing is, I talked to one of the remaining sales staff and he said the remaining 3 stores are going to stay open under new ownership (not sure if the new owner is keeping the Penn's Camera moniker). He also said he expects the new company to cater to professionals and abandon the amateur market. He said it was a widespread sentiment amongst the staff that their forays into stuff that Walmart, Amazon or B&H can sell cheaper are what killed the business.

Maybe the new folks will even bring Pentax back (though Mo at Ace Photo has the monopoly in VA for the 645D).

Mike

I hear the new owners are some established camera chain from UK

Pro Photo in DC near Farragut West (they call the area The Golden Triangle, I guess because the Ritz Camera Ultra shop, Penn Camera, and Pro Photo were all in the immediate area ) used to carry Pentax (got one ZX-L there) and may have some items.
But by and large they carry the others, and used equipment plus repairs. They could order Pentax, but I'd not say they are a dealer with stock on hand, no.

I think Joe Penn posted on here somewhere in the last couple of days that the remaining stores were being taken over by Calumet (?). I'm not sure who that is.

It's an international camera chain store with presence in US, UK, NL, and DE. They are big enough to have their own branded equipments.