That's really good news Leon - I'll have to bend CRK's ear when the K7 becomes available!
John in Brisbane -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Leon Altoff Sent: Friday, 12 June 2009 10:48 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Australian price matching for Pentax gear Hi all. My new lenses arrived today from C.R. Kennedy (Pentax's Australian importer). They matched B&H's price exactly, paid via credit card and delivered to my P.O. Box quicker than I could get it from the states. I have an invoice so I have Australian (world wide) warranty. The invoice does state "Merchandise on this invoice is not returnable", which probably means that I can't change my mind (not that I want to). All in all a good experience. So any Australian's who have a problem with the cost of local Pentax gear can contact CR Kennedy as per this link http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=31678676 to get a better deal. I did have to update the firmware on my K10D to make the SDM work, but that was always on the cards. The 60-250 is a big lens, but it fits in my camera bag (just) and I love the way the tripod mount connects. The 17-70 is again larger than the 16-45 it is replacing, but again just fits in the space I have for it in the bag. I'm looking forward to the quiet focusing (and it is quiet), the old lenses did give me away a couple of times when I was after a candid shot. I just wish the weather was going to be a bit better this weekend so I could give my new gear a good try out. -- Leon -- 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. -- 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.
