Hi, everyone. As many of you know, I work for Don's Photo (http://www.donsphoto.com), a family-owned camera store/lab based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Great White North. I don't normally plug the store or its prices on the PDML, but in this case I'm making an exception.
For our 25th anniversary--this Friday and Saturday only--we're offering the new Pentax *ist DS with the 18-55mm AL lens for $1249 CAN (plus shipping) when you purchase a Sandisk Ultra II SD memory card. Just for comparison, Henry's in Toronto sells the kit for $1399 (our regular price), while Adorama wants $899 US for the body and $199 US for the lens. Prices for Sandisk Ultra II SD cards are $73.99 CAN for the 256MB and $119.99 CAN for the 512MB. We charge 7% GST and 7% PST if we ship within Manitoba; 7% GST if we ship within Canada, and no tax at all if we ship to the U.S. We have 100 *ist DS's on order with Pentax, and we should receive them next week, making us one of the first places in CAN/U.S. to get them, AFAIK. If you're interested, you can email me off-list at my gmail address, or [EMAIL PROTECTED], or [EMAIL PROTECTED] with your credit card info and your complete name and shipping address. For security reasons, we can ship only to the address to which your credit card is registered. If you have concerns about emailing sensitive data, you can send me your card number over two emails (even to two different addresses if you want), as long as you clarify which numbers come first. :) You're welcome to try and reach me by phone at (204) 942-3143, but it may be difficult to find me when I'm not doing fifty things at once this weekend... it looks like it'll be extremely busy. Your credit card will be billed this Friday or Saturday to take advantage of the sale price, and we will ship the camera to you next week when it arrives. Because we're making next to nothing on the camera, we have to charge for shipping. I expect it will range from $25.00 to $60.00 CAN depending on where it's going, but both Canada Post and USPS have websites which let you calculate shipping to your specific location. Remember, this price only applies if you buy one of the Ultra II SD cards. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me. I'll check it as often as I can. Cheers, Chris Brogden
