I have now been advised ' There has been a further delay ' by Kennedys. End of this month now!
Four months. And waiting. Is this happening in other countries? Or just Australia? Stephen At 17:23 19/02/2007, you wrote: >Thanks for the encouraging words. > >The camera store rang me on Saturday and apologized for the problem on the >phone. They told me, probably another couple of weeks. And interestingly said >that all the distributors here do not know what is in a shipment until it >arrives! > >Does Pentax just decide what to send and Kennedys have to just ware it? > >I received and e mail from Kennedys today: " The revised delivery time is now >late March. " Certainly a bit different to before xmas. > >That's about five months. It certainly seems the B&H is more efficient at >obtaining stock! > >Both the camera store and Kennedys have now suggested that I buy a Sigma item >instead. > >I am happy with the camera store, they are at least trying to get the lens for >me. Others did not even give me the courtesy of letting me know that they >wouldn't try to get a Pentax lens. > >I'm never going to order an item that comes via Kennedys again! If I happen to >see an item in a shop, at the right time, I'll buy it. But I'll not order >anything! > > >Stephen > >At 18:21 16/02/2007, you wrote: > >>In the middle of October I went to local camera stores and asked for a price >>on some lenses. I was told they would have to get back to me and took my >>phone number. I have still not heard from them. >> >>I waited and then figured maybe the lenses are not in stock so I e mailed >>Kennedys about the smc PENTAX-FA 50mm F1.4. They replied on 13-11-6 and told >>me it was in stock and asked me which retailer to send it to. >> >>I didn't want to reward any of those who did not quote before and I wanted an >>idea of how much it would cost. So I asked three stores near where my lover >>works for a price. And I have not heard from them re the price either. >> >>Then I called into another camera shop on my way past on spec and was >>actually quoted a price. I ordered the lens though them and paid a deposit on >>22-11-6. They expected availability on 10-12-6. >> >>It did not arrive as expected so I asked Kennedys and they told me a shipment >>was due in before xmas and they 'will do our best to get it to them before >>Xmas '. >> >>Around xmas, I'm in trouble because my lover could not give me the lens for >>xmas. But the shop did advise me they expected the lens in the middle of >>January. >> >>Around the middle of January, I'm in the shit because my lover could not give >>me the lens for your anniversary and she knows I could have got the lens from >>B&H by now. >> >>On 31-1-7 Kennedys advised me that a shipment is arriving in a couple of >>weeks. The shop tells me six days. >> >>Not being overly optimistic I waited until today to ring the shop. The person >>that answered the phone could not check the status of my order, nor were they >>allowed to transfer my call to someone who could. I'm not happy. >> >>Four months. And wondering ' Is it possible to buying a Pentax lens in >>Sydney? ' >> >> >>Stephen >> >> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>[email protected] >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net Stephen's Snaps This week Truk photos. http://photo.ebearweb.net/ Simply nice photos, Landscape, Seascape, Underwater, The Northern Beaches Sydney. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
