On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:38:01 -0600 "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > it works the same way here. The contract that takes place at the > > point of sale is between the customer and the dealer, not between > > the customer and the dealer's supplier, so the dealer has to sort > > out any crap. > > I suppose it is only logical, since so much of Canadian law is based > on British Common Law. that's pretty much how it is supposed to work here too, at least theoretically. most electronic/consumer goods get replaced if they don't work as advertised, if you take it back within a reasonable time period. the problem with pentax camera/lenses is that though there is an official distributor, they are just not available off the shelf. canon has a very strong presense, nikon is catching up over the last one year or so. if you want pentax/sigma/tamron, you order it through a grey market dealer by paying a token advance, the lens comes from either singapore or hong kong within three to four working days. the prices are roughly the going US$ prices. you check it and take it home. if there's a problem, say, after you take it home, you are stuck. :-) i've just paid, on saturday, a token advance for the sigma 10-20mm. delivery wednesday/thursday. keeping my fingers crossed since i am not a praying man.:-) regards, subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
