"Yikes! Joe, are you pulling the collective leg, or are you serious?"
Of course I'm pulling the collective leg. OTOH, it is the best speculation I can come up with to explain why this company, which is known for its lenses, cannot manage to ship any (while simultaneously offering rebates on same).
I don't know whether Pentax now does all lens assembly at the plant in Vietnam. It does appear, though, that they are in a manufacturing transition, which has involved not only relocation to a new country but cutbacks in capacity.
Joe
