Is the k10D in trouble ? New release date at Amazon

rennie12 · Nov 2, 2006

when I preordered Amazon gave a release date of late October. This was changed to November. Then I got an email changing it to 12/1. Now I see on Pentax's site the release date is Jan 15, 2007 !

This strongly suggests the camera is in trouble, doesn't it ?

I am not going to remove my order - I want the camera - but this is certainly disquieting. Anybody know why the date is being pushed back over and over ?

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God bless all here - rennie12

rennie12 · Nov 2, 2006

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God bless all here - rennie12

ma1y · Nov 2, 2006

rennie12 said:
when I preordered Amazon gave a release date of late October. This
was changed to November. Then I got an email changing it to 12/1.
Now I see on Pentax's site the release date is Jan 15, 2007 !

This strongly suggests the camera is in trouble, doesn't it ?

I am not going to remove my order - I want the camera - but this is
certainly disquieting. Anybody know why the date is being pushed
back over and over ?

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God bless all here - rennie12

I dont think that its true but if it is that ... pitiful. i hope that pentax will bee realased soon

lak · Nov 2, 2006

Doesn't this just mean that the first shipments were sold out, and that new pre-orders won't be available until 2007 shipment?

JMoochie · Nov 2, 2006

Don't be sorry, Rennie, this site is very appropriate. I'm looking forward to an answer on this site. The answer will mean a lot to fellow Pentaxians.

pic_ist · Nov 2, 2006

There is without a doubt supply problems due to the amazing demand for this camera... i don't think its in delayed for technical reasons...

As for the release date they seem to be all over the place at retailers. Where I pre-ordered from in Canada they still have the date as next week so who knows. All that is certain is that in Japan the date is the 30th of Nov...
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mike

redroyalty · Nov 2, 2006

maybe a production or diribution delay or a hardware/software glitch which needs rectifying

Roland Mabo · Nov 2, 2006

No, the camera is in production NOW. Production started last week, so this is the 2nd production week. But the pre-orders is far larger than Pentax has expected, so it will take some time for them to meet the demand. The first units will be shipped mid November, so late november - early december should it be distributed worldwide to customers, but it may take time for new customers to get the camera since Pentax has received so many pre-orders.

Take care
R

JimmyTheHand · Nov 2, 2006

Amazon UK and delivery dates - for anything with a long lead time it feels a bit like a random number generator.

and I can't recall when they shipped anything within 48 hours, even though all Items brought suggest withing 24 hrs

rennie12 said:
when I preordered Amazon gave a release date of late October. This
was changed to November. Then I got an email changing it to 12/1.
Now I see on Pentax's site the release date is Jan 15, 2007 !

This strongly suggests the camera is in trouble, doesn't it ?

I am not going to remove my order - I want the camera - but this is
certainly disquieting. Anybody know why the date is being pushed
back over and over ?

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God bless all here - rennie12

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J.

tanas · Nov 2, 2006

Did anyone tried to contact Samsung for the GX10 delivery? If K10d is coming on January I wouldn't mind getting the Samsung right away!

Joseph Tainter · Nov 2, 2006

Roland Mabo said:
No, the camera is in production NOW. Production started last week,
so this is the 2nd production week.

Wow. That's amazing news. Previously we heard that production had started in (a) early October, and (b) mid September.

If this is true, it further undercuts Pentax's claim that they wanted to build up stock before shipping. Heck, they haven't been building up stock. They've been finishing the camera.

Amazon's site says that the release date is January 15. Release date, not shipping date, not availability date for second-round orders. Release date. If Amazon has been careful in using the term "release" (which we can't be sure), then they won't have any cameras to ship until then.

But it is too early to conclude this. If B&H and Adorama also change their availability dates to January, then we will know that the camera has been delayed further.

Joe

John Mc Dermott · Nov 2, 2006

Roland Mabo said:
No, the camera is in production NOW. Production started last week,
so this is the 2nd production week.

You don't work for Pentax then Roland ? This is pretty precise information. Anyway keep it coming, cheers.

But the pre-orders is far

Roland Mabo said:
larger than Pentax has expected, so it will take some time for them
to meet the demand. The first units will be shipped mid November,
so late november - early december should it be distributed
worldwide to customers, but it may take time for new customers to
get the camera since Pentax has received so many pre-orders.

Take care
R

janneman02 · Nov 2, 2006

lak said:
Doesn't this just mean that the first shipments were sold out, and
that new pre-orders won't be available until 2007 shipment?

I think it means just that. Today I called our local Pentax rep....

Ofcourse I asked about the K10D. It will be with the main dstributors last half of november and form there they will be shipped to the stores..

So on the safe side first week(s) of december PROVIDED you had it pre -ordered. If not, you will have to wait longer as demand is bigger than expected

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janneman02 · Nov 2, 2006

Or the dear DPR viewers will skip it

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=20718650
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iliask · Nov 2, 2006

Roland Mabo said:
No, the camera is in production NOW. Production started last week,
so this is the 2nd production week. But the pre-orders is far
larger than Pentax has expected, so it will take some time for them
to meet the demand. The first units will be shipped mid November,
so late november - early december should it be distributed
worldwide to customers, but it may take time for new customers to
get the camera since Pentax has received so many pre-orders.

What does the demand have to do with release dates? I would assume they are shipping units as they build them instead of accumulating inventory. This makes no sense to me.

Ilias

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mpixel · Nov 2, 2006

Joseph Tainter said:
Roland Mabo said:

No, the camera is in production NOW. Production started last week,
so this is the 2nd production week.

Click to expand...

Wow. That's amazing news. Previously we heard that production had
started in (a) early October, and (b) mid September.

If this is true, it further undercuts Pentax's claim that they
wanted to build up stock before shipping. Heck, they haven't been
building up stock. They've been finishing the camera.

Yep. I couldn't believe that some people fell for that hogwash about building up stocks. I just wish that Pentax had announced the delay without trying to spin it.

I also wish they had done a decent PR job and announced the delay properly on each country’s website at the same time that they announced the delay in Japan. That would have removed any uncertainty.

Joseph Tainter said:
Amazon's site says that the release date is January 15. Release
date, not shipping date, not availability date for second-round
orders. Release date. If Amazon has been careful in using the term
"release" (which we can't be sure), then they won't have any
cameras to ship until then.

But it is too early to conclude this. If B&H and Adorama also
change their availability dates to January, then we will know that
the camera has been delayed further.

Joe

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GMT

tycfung · Nov 2, 2006

rennie12 said:
when I preordered Amazon gave a release date of late October. This
was changed to November. Then I got an email changing it to 12/1.
Now I see on Pentax's site the release date is Jan 15, 2007 !

This strongly suggests the camera is in trouble, doesn't it ?

I am not going to remove my order - I want the camera - but this is
certainly disquieting. Anybody know why the date is being pushed
back over and over ?

"Disquieting" is a bit strong, isn't it? Hey, it's just a camera.

The ship date is only slipping by a month or two - that's not a big deal. These types of delays are not unusual, especially around the Christmas season. It happens all the time in the consumer electronics world. Put it this way. It coulda been worse. Take for example, the Sony Playstation 3. Or the latest iPod Shuffle. Or Windows Vista. The list goes on and on. I think we're getting off lucky with just a 1-2 month delay!

Although I'm excited about the release, I'm also patiently waiting. If there WERE problems with the camera (for example, with the image processing or some other critical functionality), I would much prefer that Pentax sort out the problems BEFORE shipping it to customers.

In the mean time, I'm still happily shooting with my *ist DS.

James O'Neill · Nov 2, 2006

Joseph Tainter said:
Roland Mabo said:

No, the camera is in production NOW. Production started last week,
so this is the 2nd production week.

Click to expand...

Wow. That's amazing news. Previously we heard that production had
started in (a) early October, and (b) mid September.

If this is true, it further undercuts Pentax's claim that they
wanted to build up stock before shipping. Heck, they haven't been
building up stock. They've been finishing the camera.

It would be interesting to know what the different statements meant. I was saying weeks ago that the camera wouldn't be in full scale production initially, and they would also make a pile of cameras before they put the firmware into them.

I hope Roland's statement amounts to "boxed cameras have been rolling off the production line at the rate of 4000 a week for the last two weeks & they have another few thousand from early-mid october. " that would be great.

If it acutally means that "Production had a couple of false starts" that's would be tollerable.

The last possibility is that Pentax told lies. I trust them. If it turns out they have been dishonest I will be more angry because of that.

Joseph Tainter · Nov 2, 2006

Given Mr. Tatamiya's statement about how the demand for the K100D surprised Pentax, I wonder if the reason for the K10D delay is that Pentax needed to continue producing the K100D, especially with Christmas coming up.

Just wondering.

Joe

Frank from AZ · Nov 2, 2006

--The original Ist D was delayed, if I remember correct, almost 6 months due to sensor acquisition problems. I remember feeling the frustation as I had placed an early order.

I also know that several of Canon's and Nikon's introductions were delayed in getting to the market place. It's no big deal and based on past experiences with all the camera makers, a normal occurrence. I wouldn't worry about it and don't read too much into it.

Frank from Phoenix
Canon1DMk2,1D,Oly5060 and lots of typos

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