It looks like the stupifying K-5ii will arrive tomorrow, as it arrived at Lenexa, KS this afternoon. I thought the following thread might be of interest, as it is from someone in the same boat that I am in: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3471850
Note, in particular, Gonzie's post about 2/3 of the way down the page that begins with "I spoke to Randy at Pentax this morning..." This thread is only about a month old. On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 7:15 AM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, my order shows up *in* the FedEx tracking system now, so it is > indeed on its way. > It originated in Lakewood, NJ and is supposed to arrive at my work > address next Tuesday. > Next: look for the unboxing video to come to a YouTube page near you! > > On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 5:45 PM, John Sessoms <[email protected]> wrote: >> From: Bipin Gupta >>> >>> Hey Darren, keep us updated on the receipt of your Brand New K-5 II >>> and the de-boxing experience. But do look carefully at every piece to >>> ensure you really receive brand new stuff. >>> And check out the Shutter count + manufacturing date + the version # >>> + Pentax -Ricoh or Pentax Hoya model + Body Serial #. >>> You might also check out if the camera is already registered with >>> Pentax? Yes seriously, this was the experience of a Canon Pro >>> Photographer who purchased his FF Canon from a pretty well known Hong >>> Kong stores. >> >> >> Except that Hong Kong store apologized and replaced the camera right >> away upon being informed of the situation. I can accept the camera was >> sent to him in error, and the vendor did the right thing to correct it. >> >>> I was shattered when B&H sold me a brand new K20D in early 2009 with a >>> shutter count of over 600 actuations. >>> Regards. >>> Bipin. >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. > > > > -- > "Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art" - > Peter Galassi -- "Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art" - Peter Galassi -- 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.
