They drop ship in some instances. My A 15mm never went to the dealer I bought it from. It was shipped direct (from the distribution? receiving? center) from Pentax.
I wonder if most of this is due to the dealers trying to keep their inventory low. They don't want to keep anything on hand that isn't flying out the door. Tom Reese > Pentax no longer warehouses. It goes from the production lines to the > distribution center in the Philippines where it is transshipped to the > dealers. Even places like B&H can not get enough to warehouse them.
