"The reason is simple: the Gray Market." John, thanks for your thoughtful reply, and for the time you took to write it. I appreciate your insight into the retail photo business.
Something still doesn't seem right though. Your argument about gray market would make sense if supply exceeded demand. But for a while, demand for the K10D will exceed the supply. No seller in, say, Ulan Bator or Malta, will need to resell the camera to a dodgy retailer in New York. They can sell locally all they can get, and then some. B&H and Adorama have offered it for more than the list price. They couldn't do that if supply would exceed demand. The whole thing still sounds fishy to me. Maybe its just me. And maybe it is more important for the list to fight with JCO or talk about the Swiss navy. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
