I passed. Ordered a black k3 and battery grip. Don't want to stand out, and all of my lenses are black.
Paul via phone > On Oct 13, 2013, at 8:12 AM, DagT <[email protected]> wrote: > > Head of the FB group of Pentaxians in Norway has had K10D, K-5 in silver, and > has already ordered the silver K-3. He expects the 2000 will be sold out very > soon or already. Five K-5 were preordered in Norway but only one arrived > through the official channels. > > So if you want one you have to order now. > > DagT > > (And yes, the silver Limiteds look great on those cameras) > > > Sendt fra min iPad > >> Den 13. okt. 2013 kl. 13:14 skrev Paul Ewins <[email protected]>: >> >> I agonised over it because I very much wanted a silver K3 but didn't see a >> use for the grip. In the end I bit the bullet and ordered the silver kit >> mostly because I hated the way the FA24, 43 and 77 (all silver) look on my >> black K5. I guess there is a risk that the Silver K3 will be available later >> by itself but as I'm not paying a premium (apart from the cost of the grip I >> may not use) I don't feel too ripped off. In fact, like most Australians, I >> am rejoicing that we pay the same price as the US customers. >> >> I would rather have waited for solid reviews but if the silver kits sell out >> and there is no rerun then I would be much more annoyed. I know they are >> calling it a limited edition of 2000, but that might just mean there will >> only be 2000 editions of the complete kit, so the only truly limited piece >> might be the leather strap. That's just a guess, but I can't understand why >> they would bother bringing out silver versions of the new HD limiteds and >> then have so few potential buyers. >> >> Paul Ewins >> Melbourne, Australia. >> >>> Hi >>> Some guy at Flickr said that he wanted the silver version, without the >>> grip, which he didn't need. (The siver version is only available with the >>> grip included). >>> >>> I think that the Silver edition actually is quite cheep. You get the grip >>> and one extra battery and a leather strap for appr. 250 Euro more. That's a >>> very reasonable pricetag. I usually pay 250 Euro for the grip alone - no >>> silver, no leather strap and no extra battery. >>> >>> I guess I'll order the silver version very soon - it's simply beautiful! >>> And I happen to own three silver "limited" lenses - 31 mm, 43 mm, 77 mm. >>> They af VERY nice, beautifully manufactured lenses, that can produce very >>> fine images. >>> >>> It's funny, that they only make 2000 copies of the Pentax K-3 Silver >>> edition. >>> I guess they are all gone in early November!Regards >>> >>> Jens >> >> >> -- >> 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. -- 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.
