Pentax CDN Prices going up (and in some cases...WAY UP :o

Jack Simpson · Mar 23, 2009

tigrebleu said:
Jack Simpson said:

tigrebleu said:

tigrebleu said:

tigrebleu said:

DA 50-135/2.8 -- + $640 -- NOT A MISTAKE

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Completely insanely unreasonable. You sure it's not a mistake?

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Nope, not a mistake ... I checked with my Pentax Rep

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Hi T_B,

tigrebleu said:
Also got this email (with the price adjustments list) from our Pentax
sales rep. I work in a speciality photo store as well.

ah ha, so that's (at least) three(3) Canadians here who work on "other
side of the counter"

....

tigrebleu said:
No, it's not a mistake. Sigh...

My inital reaction was very far from a 'sigh' ;D

tigrebleu said:
tigrebleu said:

tigrebleu said:

tigrebleu said:

tigrebleu said:

AF360FGZ -- + $164

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Almost reasonable.

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I have to disagree on this one .... maybe $40 (like the DA 21 and DA 70)

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After taking a look at the price adjustments list, I change my call:
this is way too much. The 360FGZ now sells for almost the price we
used to pay for the 540FGZ!

Sad, isn't it?

tigrebleu said:
tigrebleu said:

tigrebleu said:

tigrebleu said:

tigrebleu said:

AF540FGZ -- + $225

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Almost reasonable.

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and, again, I have to disagree on this one maybe $40 (like the DA 21
and DA 70)

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Ditto. Completely and utterly insane. Who will buy such an expensive
flash when Sigma and Metz both offer alternatives costing half as
much?

Well, perhaps, the Sigma flashes but I know the Metz flashes went up enough
for a few shops out here to revert back to the "name brands" ... although this
price increase might change things

tigrebleu said:
Well, seems Hoya's statement "We will concentrate on profits, even at
the expense of marketshare", as come true, at least in Canada. Will
the U.S. be next? If so, where will I buy my future lenses at an
affordable price?

A point though: the DA 12-24mm F/4 is now costing about as much as
its Nikon counterpart. Since both lenses are quite similar in terms
of optical performance, I suspect it will be a good for Pentax
Canada's profits. If they manage to sell some o f these pricey
ultrawide-angle zooms, that is.

the sad part is that the Tokina 12-24/4 will now sell for less than the
Pentax and Nikon lenses but it is only available for the Canon and Nikon
mount, at least in Canada ...anyway

So, either Hoya/Tokina makes
money regardless which mount is sold

tigrebleu said:
Pentax Canada is now pretty much on par with the prices of its
competitors. But since it's far from being on par with Nikon and
Canon in terms sales, is this move a clever one?

Here's the beginning of an answer: people who bought Pentax DSLRs at
our store usually did it (at least partially) because the Pentax
lenses and accessories were less expensive.

That is true, especially regarding the K10D ... when it came on the scene and
people were looking at the D80 and I showed them the D80/K10D specs,
a number of people went for the K10D unless they had a number of Nikon
lenses and even some of them ...went for the Pentax gusto ;D And, other
people were impressed by the Pentax lenses (price and optically)

tigrebleu said:
Now that it's not true
anymore, they might choose another brand instead.

Yep, you do have a point there ... at least for some of the zooms ;(

tigrebleu said:
BTW, we're not the only ones who have experienced drastic price
changes. Check this link:

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=30966744

The first reason why I went for Pentax is because it was more
affordable than Canon and Nikon, with almost identical image quality
and better building quality for the same price (weather seals, I
mean). But now, the choice is not so obvious anymore...

tigrebleu said:
I was planning to upgrade to a new body this summer. If Pentax's new
DSLR isn't my cup of tea, I'll take a new look at the Nikon D700.

Luckily, I am quite content with my K200D's and my DA12-24 and
DA 50-135

and, hope to be, for the next three(3) or four(4) years :O :O

tigrebleu said:
Full frame might be more expensive, but the lenses won't cost me much
more. So why sticking to the APS-C noise at high ISO if the lenses
are as expensive as those designed for FF bodies with lower noise?
The DA*50-135mm will soon be almost as expensive as the AF-S 70-200mm
VR!

A very scary thought but I think Pentax's biggest worry should be that
Sigma and Tamron 70-200's are less expensive than the DA 50-135

Cheers,

Jack

tigrebleu said:
A shame...

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Once you've mastered the technique and the equipment, you can
concentrate on
the more important aspects of photography: originality, atmosphere,
emotion
and — ultimately — soul.
— Jeff

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It's amazing what one can do when one doesn't know what one is doing

Jack Simpson · Mar 23, 2009

Brentliris wrote:
Congrats Brent

Brentliris said:
Well here's a less slightly saddened Brent, went for a walk with my
new DA 35 macro, I'm just so happy with this little thing, what the
heck was I worried about! this lens will give me results, great
results for a very long while!!!

So, OOC, where did you eventually purchase the lens from ????

Brentliris said:
It's also quite entertaining to see
the various reactions on this thread, everyone putting their cards on
the table at the same time as to what they are lusting after!!! Lens
greed is a need indeed but do we really need more than we already
have? Pentax is going to get a mega burst of cash that definately
would'nt have happened without the leak....

Another thing many of the lenses that are going like the FA 31 FA77
are lenses that were probalbly going to get phased out soon anyway,
Now they clean out old stock that was'nt moving out very fast and can
repurpose the production lines, for other things, and nobody will
complain because they wouldn't buy at the new prices level. Now the
DA* 50-135 is a special case, it maybe has proven to be both better
recieved AND more expensive for them to produce than they had
anticipated.... I for one had decided to get one and than had quite
independently of all this controversy decided to go with the DA 70
and a 55-300 instead because of weight considerations.... It's a
funny game this LBA in an economo crisis, sort of like MONOPOLY using
lenses and credit cards, instead playing pieces houses and hotels....
Roll the dice and get out of Jail land on a DA 50-135 and pay 500
dollars!!!

Now I am confused -- not unusual really -- but did you pick up a
DA 50-135 for a skookum deal (??) or am I going in circles

Brentliris said:
And to finish off this post Like the song goes ALWAYS
LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE,

A link to the song: http://www.mwscomp.com/sounds/mp3/brghtsd.mp3

Cheers and a word from Mr. Burns ...

http://www.entertonement.com/clips/44329/Excellent

;D

Jack

through a pentax viewfinder of

Brentliris said:
course...

Regards

a kind of giddy Brent
--
Changing light gives me the possibility of seeing the world from a new
perspective.
For me photography is a tool for capturing these insights, for
reflection and
sharing.

--
MY BLOG.... http://www.nakedmanonawire.blogspot.com

It's amazing what one can do when one doesn't know what one is doing

Brentliris · Mar 24, 2009

Oh the Lensopoly allergori was just me running away with word play, I wasn't speaking literally, I wish threre was a way to get the DA 50-135 for 500, but it probably would'nt be ethical, I would NEVER EVER BUY A ROTTEN STINKING STOLEN TOOL FOR ART OR AUDIO, OR PHOTO !!! The bad karma would show up in my heart and in my recordings, photos etc...

I ended up buying my DA 35 macro for pixmania because;

The UK shops don't SHIP to big bad old DENMARK!!!

The GERMAN shops are all in GERMAN , and I only read DANISH, CANADIAN, SWEDISH and NORWEGIAN, and covet the French, and chinese languages so much I'm slated for night school courses, what a nuiscence!!!

So piximania had okay prices, and their webshop is in danish, so I know what I'm getting into...

By the way my sister's living in Victoria and might stop by your shop sometime before she comes over her for a visit.... I wonder why??

Regards

Brent
--
Changing light gives me the possibility of seeing the world from a new
perspective.
For me photography is a tool for capturing these insights, for reflection and
sharing.

Charlie Self · Mar 24, 2009

Jack Simpson said:
tigrebleu said:

Jack Simpson said:

Jack Simpson said:

Jack Simpson said:

Jack Simpson said:

DA 50-135/2.8 -- + $640 -- NOT A MISTAKE

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Click to expand...

Completely insanely unreasonable. You sure it's not a mistake?

Click to expand...

Nope, not a mistake ... I checked with my Pentax Rep

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

Hi T_B,

Jack Simpson said:

Also got this email (with the price adjustments list) from our Pentax
sales rep. I work in a speciality photo store as well.

Click to expand...

ah ha, so that's (at least) three(3) Canadians here who work on "other
side of the counter" ....

Jack Simpson said:

No, it's not a mistake. Sigh...

Click to expand...

My inital reaction was very far from a 'sigh' ;D

Jack Simpson said:

Jack Simpson said:

Jack Simpson said:

Jack Simpson said:

Jack Simpson said:

AF360FGZ -- + $164

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

Almost reasonable.

Click to expand...

I have to disagree on this one .... maybe $40 (like the DA 21 and DA 70)

Click to expand...

After taking a look at the price adjustments list, I change my call:
this is way too much. The 360FGZ now sells for almost the price we
used to pay for the 540FGZ!

Click to expand...

Sad, isn't it?

Jack Simpson said:

Jack Simpson said:

Jack Simpson said:

Jack Simpson said:

Jack Simpson said:

AF540FGZ -- + $225

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

Almost reasonable.

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and, again, I have to disagree on this one maybe $40 (like the DA 21
and DA 70)

Click to expand...

Ditto. Completely and utterly insane. Who will buy such an expensive
flash when Sigma and Metz both offer alternatives costing half as
much?

Click to expand...

Well, perhaps, the Sigma flashes but I know the Metz flashes went up
enough
for a few shops out here to revert back to the "name brands" ...
although this
price increase might change things

Jack Simpson said:

Well, seems Hoya's statement "We will concentrate on profits, even at
the expense of marketshare", as come true, at least in Canada. Will
the U.S. be next? If so, where will I buy my future lenses at an
affordable price?

A point though: the DA 12-24mm F/4 is now costing about as much as
its Nikon counterpart. Since both lenses are quite similar in terms
of optical performance, I suspect it will be a good for Pentax
Canada's profits. If they manage to sell some o f these pricey
ultrawide-angle zooms, that is.

Click to expand...

the sad part is that the Tokina 12-24/4 will now sell for less than the
Pentax and Nikon lenses but it is only available for the Canon and Nikon
mount, at least in Canada ...anyway So, either Hoya/Tokina makes
money regardless which mount is sold

What does the Pentax 12-24 sell for up there? I got one about two weeks ago, $589 delivered, after wavering over replacing my Sigma 10-20mm with the HSM model. That's costly enough, but far from outrageous, IMO.

Jack Simpson said:
Jack Simpson said:

BTW, we're not the only ones who have experienced drastic price
changes. Check this link:

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=30966744

The first reason why I went for Pentax is because it was more
affordable than Canon and Nikon, with almost identical image quality
and better building quality for the same price (weather seals, I
mean). But now, the choice is not so obvious anymore...

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Jack Simpson said:

I was planning to upgrade to a new body this summer. If Pentax's new
DSLR isn't my cup of tea, I'll take a new look at the Nikon D700.

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A friend out in Nevada recently bought a D700. He flat loves it. Of course, he's been a Nikon user for many years now, and was moving up, I htink from a D70.

Jack Simpson said:
Luckily, I am quite content with my K200D's and my DA12-24 and
DA 50-135 and, hope to be, for the next three(3) or four(4) years
:O :O

I sold my 50-135 late last year. Now, it looks as if some of what I'm doing would make it useful, though 135mm was too short for what I was doing then.

Jack Simpson said:
Jack Simpson said:

Full frame might be more expensive, but the lenses won't cost me much
more. So why sticking to the APS-C noise at high ISO if the lenses
are as expensive as those designed for FF bodies with lower noise?
The DA*50-135mm will soon be almost as expensive as the AF-S 70-200mm
VR!

Click to expand...

A very scary thought but I think Pentax's biggest worry should be that
Sigma and Tamron 70-200's are less expensive than the DA
50-135

I'll probably get the 70-200 before the 50-135 this time. I need that 50 to shoot vehicle portraits from time to time, but I need the 200 for race shots. I tried an 80-400mm, but found I didn't like handholding the 300-400mm part (besides, I have a 55-300). Sold that to a nice guy in Sherbrooke, PQ.

I'm still trying to figure which 70-200 to get, but leaning toward the Sigma because the Tamron is said to be much slower focusing, not a help when some guy is blazing past you in a '60 Maserati or '54 Allard at 100MPH. Still, I have no practical experience with either lens, so the choice is difficult.

God knows, those are expensive enough, but at Canadian prices, I'd quit, I think. This lens collection concept is addictive,as a lot of people note, and there are alwaysreaons/excuses for buying lenses (I got a 75-200mm Sigma AF for 50 bucks, for example: I don't need the lens, really, but...50 bucks? I haven't even had time to mount it on the camera in the two weeks I've owned it).

--
Charlie Self
http://www.charlieselfonline.com

Jack Simpson · Mar 24, 2009

Charlie Self wrote:
Hi Charlie,

Charlie Self said:
What does the Pentax 12-24 sell for up there? I got one about two
weeks ago, $589 delivered, after wavering over replacing my Sigma
10-20mm with the HSM model. That's costly enough, but far from
outrageous, IMO.

The DA 12-24 was (usually) selling at around the $720 mark whilst the
Sigma was selling at around the $630 (w/ pre- Sigma price increase stock)

Charlie Self said:
Charlie Self said:

Charlie Self said:

BTW, we're not the only ones who have experienced drastic price
changes. Check this link:

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=30966744

The first reason why I went for Pentax is because it was more
affordable than Canon and Nikon, with almost identical image quality
and better building quality for the same price (weather seals, I
mean). But now, the choice is not so obvious anymore...

Click to expand...

Charlie Self said:

I was planning to upgrade to a new body this summer. If Pentax's new
DSLR isn't my cup of tea, I'll take a new look at the Nikon D700.

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

A friend out in Nevada recently bought a D700. He flat loves it. Of
course, he's been a Nikon user for many years now, and was moving up,
I htink from a D70.

Yowza... that's quite a leap

...and if he had waited for the (alleged) D700X
it would have been a quantum leap ;D OOC, did he upgrade his computer
or just buy a bunch of External Drives??

Charlie Self said:
Charlie Self said:

Luckily, I am quite content with my K200D's and my DA12-24 and
DA 50-135 and, hope to be, for the next three(3) or four(4) years
:O :O

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I sold my 50-135 late last year.

Just think if you had held on to a while longer ... you might have had another
sale in Sherbrooke .. http://www.entertonement.com/clips/50734/Doh ;D

Charlie Self said:
Now, it looks as if some of what I'm
doing would make it useful, though 135mm was too short for what I was
doing then.

Charlie Self said:

Charlie Self said:

Full frame might be more expensive, but the lenses won't cost me much
more. So why sticking to the APS-C noise at high ISO if the lenses
are as expensive as those designed for FF bodies with lower noise?
The DA*50-135mm will soon be almost as expensive as the AF-S 70-200mm
VR!

Click to expand...

A very scary thought but I think Pentax's biggest worry should be that
Sigma and Tamron 70-200's are less expensive than the DA
50-135

Click to expand...

I'll probably get the 70-200 before the 50-135 this time. I need that
50 to shoot vehicle portraits from time to time, but I need the 200
for race shots. I tried an 80-400mm, but found I didn't like
handholding the 300-400mm part (besides, I have a 55-300). Sold that
to a nice guy in Sherbrooke, PQ.

I'm still trying to figure which 70-200 to get, but leaning toward
the Sigma because the Tamron is said to be much slower focusing, not
a help when some guy is blazing past you in a '60 Maserati or '54
Allard at 100MPH. Still, I have no practical experience with either
lens, so the choice is difficult.

Me thinks, a trip to your local shop might be in order so that you can
try out the Tamron and the Sigma 70-200's .... just to see if there is a
discernible difference in the AF

Charlie Self said:
God knows, those are expensive enough, but at Canadian prices, I'd
quit, I think. This lens collection concept is addictive,as a lot of
people note, and there are alwaysreaons/excuses for buying lenses (I
got a 75-200mm Sigma AF for 50 bucks, for example: I don't need the
lens, really, but...50 bucks?

Kind of me about two(2) months ago, albeit with jackets, I went to pick up
a new winter jacket for $80 (regular $160) and they had a (very) similar
jacket -- except for a hood and pit zips -- for $10

... of course, I
bought one (and that was 5 minutes after my $80 purchase) ... ;D

but, $50 for lens you might not use ... I just don't know .. I think I would
have stuffed it somewhere and when you come upon a lens that you really
want .... you will already have $50 toward it

Charlie Self said:
I haven't even had time to mount it on
the camera in the two weeks I've owned it).

See what I mean .... and you (probably) won't even be able to make
a profit on if you go to re-sell it ...... not even to the kind hearted fellow
in Sherbrooke, PQ ;D

Cheers ... and I had to dump the top portion of this post due to the length

Jack

Charlie Self said:
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http://www.charlieselfonline.com

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It's amazing what one can do when one doesn't know what one is doing

Jack Simpson · Mar 24, 2009

Brentliris wrote:
Hi Brent,

Brentliris said:
Oh the Lensopoly allergori was just me running away with word play, I
wasn't speaking literally,

Oh ... OK

Brentliris said:
I wish threre was a way to get the DA
50-135 for 500, but it probably would'nt be ethical, I would NEVER
EVER BUY A ROTTEN STINKING STOLEN TOOL FOR ART OR AUDIO, OR PHOTO !!!
The bad karma would show up in my heart and in my recordings, photos
etc...

Bravo ... I am glad to hear that

Brentliris said:
I ended up buying my DA 35 macro for pixmania because;

The UK shops don't SHIP to big bad old DENMARK!!!

Well, I can say "I really don't understand that", albeit very hypocritically,
because we don't ship items .... even within Vancouver

Brentliris said:
The GERMAN shops are all in GERMAN , and I only read DANISH,
CANADIAN, SWEDISH and NORWEGIAN, and covet the French,

Yowsa ... you've certainly got me outnumbered, linguistically, as I
barely speak Canadian and my "official" second language is Profanity

....

Brentliris said:
and chinese
languages so much I'm slated for night school courses, what a
nuiscence!!!

Well, you certainly braver than me

Brentliris said:
So piximania had okay prices, and their webshop is in danish, so I
know what I'm getting into...

Always useful

Brentliris said:
By the way my sister's living in Victoria and might stop by your shop
sometime before she comes over her for a visit.... I wonder why??

.... because she's read some of my posts and "just" has to meet me ?? ;D
and if she wants to drop by the shop -- let me know by email > > see my
profile
can pass it on to your sister

Cheers and looking forward to some 35macro pics

Jack

Brentliris said:
Regards

Brent
--
Changing light gives me the possibility of seeing the world from a new
perspective.
For me photography is a tool for capturing these insights, for
reflection and
sharing.

--
MY BLOG.... http://www.nakedmanonawire.blogspot.com

It's amazing what one can do when one doesn't know what one is doing

noser · Mar 26, 2009

Those sound bites are dead on... that's exactly how I felt the day after I bought the lens and heard the news.

Ah well. LBA post coming up...

--
'They can have my Pentax when they pry it from my cold, dead fingers'

Jack Simpson · Mar 27, 2009

noser wrote:
Hi Noel,

noser said:
Those sound bites are dead on... that's exactly how I felt the day
after I bought the lens and heard the news.

Sometimes, it's better to let somebody else do the talking and speaking
of which, why stop now.....

noser said:
Ah well. LBA post coming up...

... http://www.entertonement.com/clips/50112/Crazy-person

;D ;D

Jack

noser said:
--
'They can have my Pentax when they pry it from my cold, dead fingers'

--
MY BLOG.... http://www.nakedmanonawire.blogspot.com

It's amazing what one can do when one doesn't know what one is doing

Charlie Self · Mar 27, 2009

Jack Simpson said:
Jack Simpson said:

Jack Simpson said:

Jack Simpson said:

The first reason why I went for Pentax is because it was more
affordable than Canon and Nikon, with almost identical image quality
and better building quality for the same price (weather seals, I
mean). But now, the choice is not so obvious anymore...

Click to expand...

Jack Simpson said:

I was planning to upgrade to a new body this summer. If Pentax's new
DSLR isn't my cup of tea, I'll take a new look at the Nikon D700.

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

A friend out in Nevada recently bought a D700. He flat loves it. Of
course, he's been a Nikon user for many years now, and was moving up,
I htink from a D70.

Click to expand...

Yowza... that's quite a leap ...and if he had waited for the
(alleged) D700X
it would have been a quantum leap ;D OOC, did he upgrade his computer
or just buy a bunch of External Drives??

He must have, because he uses a Mac laptop, I think.

Jack Simpson said:
Jack Simpson said:

Jack Simpson said:

Luckily, I am quite content with my K200D's and my DA12-24 and
DA 50-135 and, hope to be, for the next three(3) or four(4) years
:O :O

Click to expand...

I sold my 50-135 late last year.

Click to expand...

Just think if you had held on to a while longer ... you might have
had another
sale in Sherbrooke .. http://www.entertonement.com/clips/50734/Doh ;D

Jack Simpson said:

Now, it looks as if some of what I'm
doing would make it useful, though 135mm was too short for what I was
doing then.

Jack Simpson said:

Jack Simpson said:

Full frame might be more expensive, but the lenses won't cost me much
more. So why sticking to the APS-C noise at high ISO if the lenses
are as expensive as those designed for FF bodies with lower noise?
The DA*50-135mm will soon be almost as expensive as the AF-S 70-200mm
VR!

Click to expand...

A very scary thought but I think Pentax's biggest worry should be that
Sigma and Tamron 70-200's are less expensive than the DA
50-135

Click to expand...

I'll probably get the 70-200 before the 50-135 this time. I need that
50 to shoot vehicle portraits from time to time, but I need the 200
for race shots. I tried an 80-400mm, but found I didn't like
handholding the 300-400mm part (besides, I have a 55-300). Sold that
to a nice guy in Sherbrooke, PQ.

I'm still trying to figure which 70-200 to get, but leaning toward
the Sigma because the Tamron is said to be much slower focusing, not
a help when some guy is blazing past you in a '60 Maserati or '54
Allard at 100MPH. Still, I have no practical experience with either
lens, so the choice is difficult.

Click to expand...

Me thinks, a trip to your local shop might be in order so that you can
try out the Tamron and the Sigma 70-200's .... just to see if there is a
discernible difference in the AF

No local shop. Apparently, the nearest is in Charlottesville, VA, about 2 hours away. Driving 90+ miles to handle a lens isn't exactly my idea of a great set-up, but neither is continuously selling expensives lenses for a bit less than I paid.

Jack Simpson said:
but, $50 for lens you might not use ... I just don't know .. I think
I would
have stuffed it somewhere and when you come upon a lens that you really
want .... you will already have $50 toward it

I figure I'll get some use out of it, even if it's only play time. It does take decent photos, now that I've run a few frames by it.

Now, I'm looking over the Sigma 50-150. Sigh. There's always another one. Add that to the Sigma 70-200, and then sit back and bet that the Pentax 60-250 will be out a week later...but I can probably get both of those for about what the Pentax is going to cost. Not quite, but within a couple hundred USD.

I will then quit buying lenses, because the next one on my list costs more than I want to pay.

--
Charlie Self
http://www.charlieselfonline.com

Irek J · Mar 29, 2009

A local dealer has cranked up the prices, for example:

DA 50-135mm went up from around $850 to $1750.
FA 35 f/2.0 from around $400 to $770

All of the lenses listed by Jack went up, most cases more than what was on his list.
--
Irek J.

jeffster_ca · Mar 29, 2009

Irek J said:
A local dealer has cranked up the prices, for example:

DA 50-135mm went up from around $850 to $1750.
FA 35 f/2.0 from around $400 to $770

All of the lenses listed by Jack went up, most cases more than what
was on his list.
--
Irek J.

Ah that sound you hear in the month of April is the low amount of LBA sales in Canadian PhotoShops. (Of course those of us requiring a lens as a must will be paying higher prices) Even Canon is raising the 5DMkII in Canada by a significant amount. Well at least my old lenses are worth more than a cup of coffee now...

Evil_Sheep · Mar 29, 2009

jeffster_ca said:
Ah that sound you hear in the month of April is the low amount of LBA
sales in Canadian PhotoShops. (Of course those of us requiring a
lens as a must will be paying higher prices) Even Canon is raising
the 5DMkII in Canada by a significant amount. Well at least my old
lenses are worth more than a cup of coffee now...

You know I just realized as Cdn consumers we shouldn't care about this at all. 90% of Canadians live within two hours drive of the border. There is no import duty on photographic equipment; it is really easy to ship stuff from online e-tailers in the States with insanely low prices.

No, the only people who should be mad about this are any few retailers still carrying Pentax products, b/c this will pretty much destroy any of their remaining sales. Raising prices by 25-50% across the board...will result in sales chopped in half if not less.

Price-gouging in the Cdn market is the norm rather than the exception, and not just from Pentax - and that is why we have Henry's and Vistek instead of Adorama or B&H. Until Canada and the US get treated as one market, we will never have a healthy, competitive retail market in Canada. That goes for photo equipment as much as clothes, cars, etc.

So do your part as a good Canadian consumer...and from now on only shop in the US! That is ultimately the only way we will ever get realistic pricing and a competitive retail market here. It's in your personal interest, as well as the collective one.

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Jack Simpson · Mar 29, 2009

Irek J wrote:
Hi Irek,

Irek J said:
A local dealer has cranked up the prices, for example:

DA 50-135mm went up from around $850 to $1750.

Yowza ... that "was" a great price for the 50-135

Irek J said:
FA 35 f/2.0 from around $400 to $770

Holy Moly .... I didn't anyone still stocked that lens :O

Irek J said:
All of the lenses listed by Jack went up, most cases more than what
was on his list.

I didn't list the "price increases" of all the lenses simply because they
were, relatively speaking, not that big of an increase ... such as:

DA 21 & DA 70 --- only went up $40
DA 16-50 -- only went up $ 80

Cheers,

Jack

Irek J said:
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Dbennison · Mar 29, 2009

Okay wow why so much, http://www.henrys.com is still showing it at $999.99

http://www.henrys.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ItemsDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&departmentId=10404&categoryId=11802&itemID=192809

I wonder why your shop has it for so much, maybe Henry's is just slow on upping the prices.
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Brendan Wield · Mar 29, 2009

I'm sure it will change by wedneday ..
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Jack Simpson · Mar 29, 2009

jeffster_ca said:
Irek J said:

A local dealer has cranked up the prices, for example:

DA 50-135mm went up from around $850 to $1750.
FA 35 f/2.0 from around $400 to $770

All of the lenses listed by Jack went up, most cases more than what
was on his list.
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Click to expand...

Hi Jeff,

jeffster_ca said:
Ah that sound you hear in the month of April is the low amount of LBA
sales in Canadian PhotoShops.

Yep, me thinks, this spring, summer is going to be a wee bit of a slow
month for sales of (some) Pentax lenses and flashes

jeffster_ca said:
(Of course those of us requiring a
lens as a must will be paying higher prices) Even Canon is raising
the 5DMkII in Canada by a significant amount.

Allegedly .... I hope

... and let's hope that Canon Rumours are exactly
that ;D

jeffster_ca said:
Well at least my old
lenses are worth more than a cup of coffee now...

Oddly, last night, I was speaking to a fellow photo/retailer about that
very subject last night and we both have the DA 12-24 (up $440) and
the DA 50-135 ( up $640) ... "he" was thinking "hmmmmmmm......" :O

Myself; nope, they are both too good to let go

Cheers,

Jack

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Irek J · Mar 29, 2009

So the question is why some went up and the rest stayed almost the same?

What shocked me too is the DA 12-24, from about $700 to almost $1,250 but then the DA 16-45mm went up by about $30. The biggest shocker is the DA* 50-135mm, too much of a price increase...insane!

Actually the local shop has them listed but almost no lenses stocked. Henry's is still hovering at what I call "normal" prices, and has the complete DA in stock, so it seems.
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Irek J · Mar 29, 2009

Very interesting comment...

For some time the Canadian prices were very competitive, well the lenses I bought (DA 40, DA 16-45, and DFA 100) were actually cheaper compared to US online stores, after conversion and shipping, etc. The same goes for my K200D purchased last year.

These price increases will kill local sales...why should I buy the FA 35mm for over $800 taxes in if I can get one for about $500 taxes in from Adorama?
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Jack Simpson · Mar 29, 2009

Evil_Sheep said:
So do your part as a good Canadian consumer...and from now on only
shop in the US!

Bite your tongue .....you evil ............. uh, sheep

Evil_Sheep said:
That is ultimately the only way we will ever get
realistic pricing and a competitive retail market here.

And, sadly, it's not only Pentax but Canon, Nikon etc.... as there
were a couple of young lads in the store on Saturday to look at/pick up
the Nikon AFS 12-24/4 and Canon EFS 10-22 lenses (which they had been
looking at the previous week) but they were both gone ..because our price
was quite decent amongst (CANADIAN) retailers and when I told them that
to get the lenses at the new/current prices would be a $100-$120 increase

Obviously, they were somewhat saddened at, both, the realisation of waiting
to purchase and what would have to pay to purchase the lenses now ...even
though we have "less expensive" alternatives, albeit "aftermarket" lenses

. It's in your

Evil_Sheep said:
personal interest, as well as the collective one.

Sounds like communsim .... to me ;D

Cheers and love your shots of Morocco

Jack

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jeffster_ca · Mar 29, 2009

Interesting though, that certain products are climbing very high whilst others are relatively near current pricing. In my industry costs are going up due to the $, insurance against pirates, peak season surcharge and fuel surcharge from Asia. Interesting for me in that core LCD panels will increase by roughly $1-2USD to manufacturering.

I don't question Pentax price increase, just the huge uplift to make products what 40-50% more. hmmmm, my purchasing power only dropped by 20% so the Yen must be worthless. That really sucks for any excess spending on photo equipment for me...maybe...No LBA here ;-0

Pentax CDN Prices going up (and in some cases...WAY UP :o

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