Hell, based on my experience, Henry's is a hell of a lot better than Ritz.
Adam Maas wrote:
> The local pusher (Henry's, Canada's equivalent of Ritz) still has a
> few MZ-60's and MZ-M's. But that's it. And nobody wants them.
>
> The local sites may well reflect what's still sitting in the
> warehouse, even if no retailer in their right mind would order any
> stock.
>
> -Adam
>
> On 12/5/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Try to buy a Pentax Film camera, even B&H doesn't have them in stock.
>> There aren't any available in any local shops, or big box stores
>> either. Last actual Pentax Film camera I saw around here was in Sears
>> about two years ago. Hell, I just a search on the Pentax *ist 35mm, and
>> the MZ/ZX M, both show as being available, /somewhere/ by the Pentax
>> Japan, (English), product page. Used? Yes. New? Nada, Zippo, made of
>> Unobtainium, which was my point. Bob thought that the Pentax USA web
>> site was unreliable and pointed me to the Japanese site. I believe
>> based on the evidence that it's just as unreliable.
>>
>> graywolf wrote:
>>
>>> Discontinued does not mean unavailable. It means they have stopped making
>>> them,
>>> or in some cases just stopped distributing them. I remember when I bought a
>>> Honeywell 892S they had discontinued them about four years earlier, but
>>> there it
>>> was on the shelf in my local camera store. Ah those were the days, that
>>> thing
>>> hung on the side of my Super Technica for several years.
>>>
>>> Graywolf
>>> Website: http://www.graywolfphoto.com
>>> Blog: http://www.graywolfphoto.com/journal/
>>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> P. J. Alling wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> They still show film cameras, last press release said all of those had
>>>> been discontinued.
>>>>
>>>> Bob Blakely wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I don't rely on the Pentax USA site for information any more.
>>>>>
>>>>> Tyy: http://www.pentax.co.jp/english/index.php
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Bob...
>>>>> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>> Note: No trees were killed in the sending of this message,
>>>>> but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
>>>>>
>>>>> From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Under explore our products->cameras->digital cameras->DSLR
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Only one product is now listed, the K10D
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Maybe there will be two new bodies in January, a Top end replacement or
>>>>>> body above the K10d and a replacement for the K100D super. After all
>>>>>> Pentax USA, (
>>>>>> http://www.pentaximaging.com/products/cameras/digital/digital_slr/ ),
>>>>>> usually keeps older products around for a very long time...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
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