it's all a matter of dealing with a short supply of a high demand item. have faith, B&H does their best.
I went for the 31 instead of the 35. Not that I regret it, but I didn't end up keeping the 31 as I found it too large and heavy for my taste. I'll get a 35/2 on the next round. ;-) Godfrey On Thursday, March 24, 2005, at 08:49AM, David Oswald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I got an email response telling me it's still on back order. Too bad >there was no indication of this when I ordered it. I wonder if I'll get >one at all. > >Dave > >Jon Paul Schelter (R* Toronto) wrote: >> I ordered one shortly after they emailed me about the new stock. My >> order is still listed as "Processing", so I called them. >> >> The response I got on the phone yesterday was that they definitely had >> some in stock, and that it was just taking them some time to process my >> order. Haven't charged my credit card yet. There's a big flap over at >> dpreview's forum. I'm beginning to suspect that it may be a couple >> weeks before I see mine, during which time I'll sit here wondering if I >> shouldn't have ordered the 31 limited instead. :( >> >> JP >> Anxious, but patient.. >> >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: David Oswald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 6:21 PM >>>To: [email protected] >>>Subject: "On order" (Pentax SMC FA 35mm f/2) >>> >>>Yesterday I placed my order for the SMC Pentax-FA 35mm f/2 AL >>>within minutes of seeing mention on here that it was avalaible >>>at B&H. The B&H website, at the time, and for the first time >>>in weeks, said "In stock" >>>for this item. >>> >>>Today, 24 hours later, it still hasn't shipped, and the status >>>as of a few minutes ago was still "Processing". I began to >>>get concerned when I viewed the item's listing on B&H, and now >>>instead of saying "Backordered" (as it said for weeks), or "In >>>stock" (as it said yesterday), it now states something to the >>>effect of "Not an in-stock item. Please allow 7-14 days for >>>special order from manufacturer" >>>(paraphrasing). >>> >>>I quickly shot off an email to B&H to inquire as to the status >>>of my order. No response yet, but minutes later when I looked >>>at the order tracking page, it is now listed as "On order". >>> >>>I guess I missed out on getting one from their most recent >>>shipment. It would have been nice to discover that when I >>>placed the order, rather than a day later, especially after >>>requesting 3-day shipping. >>> >>>I'm sure it's worth the wait, but it's getting a little frustrating. >>> >>> >> >> >> > > >
