Looks to me like the Canadian agent wants to earn more from reselling an MZ-S than Pentax Corp earns by building them. Politely put it's the tail wagging the dog. Bluntly put, the agent is being a greedy parasite. It's the same everywhere, unfortunately :-(
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Quality costs. The MZ-S is probably the most durable camera you can buy > >under $1500. Features, especially electronic features, cost almost nothing. > >Though it is my experience that 90% of the people can not tell the > >difference. The other 10% will appreciate the MZ-S very much. > > Quality does cost money, I agree. But in this case, the MZ-S is selling at > under CA$800 in Japan while here costs CA$1600 + tax. The shpping and make > up cost 1/2 of the selling price here. :-( > > regards, > Alan Chan > >
