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K20D Body only UK - £799

Started Feb 22, 2008 | Discussions
Caat Senior Member • Posts: 2,229
K20D Body only UK - £799

http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/index3.asp?id=724§ion=PENTAX+K20D+%26+K200D+ANNOUNCED%21&set=4

SRS have just got stock

So a healthy £100 less than the RRP for body only and hopefull this will drop a little bit further once supplies have stabilised.

Alan Gurling Regular Member • Posts: 145
Re: K20D Body only UK - £799

I think it's a very good price! That's a lot of camera for £799 if you think about it. Pentax/Samsung sure made a statement by not altering how the camera looks.

OP Caat Senior Member • Posts: 2,229
Re: K20D Body only UK - £799

Alan Gurling wrote:

I think it's a very good price! That's a lot of camera for £799 if
you think about it. Pentax/Samsung sure made a statement by not
altering how the camera looks.

I would say that pyschologically £799 sounds a lot cheaper than it actually is! Its a decent price considering its one of the first availible in the country/world. The price will drop.

£869 however is a lot for the kit really. OK £799 is OK if you already have decent Pentax lenses but £869 sounds an awful lot more because, as I say, £799 sounds cheaper than it is.

lock Veteran Member • Posts: 6,202
Re: K20D Body only UK - £799

But it's expensive compared to mainland prices. I can not say I can already get it for this price, but I can order it : Body +18-55 (II) €1059,-

lock

barneycg Regular Member • Posts: 239
Re: K20D Body only UK - £799

http://www.rgb-tech.co.uk/product/1581

Not in stock yet but £719 ... that is a lot of difference.

and £799 with lens.

OP Caat Senior Member • Posts: 2,229
Consider that SRS have them IN STOCK

I think the key thing to bear in mind is that SRS actually have them in stock at that price. I would expect that the price will fall by the time its in stock worldwide. And the lower prices that are quoted now (but not actually availible) will be the actual price of the camera once its readily availible to price will actually be any lower than anyone else. if that makes sense?

So keeping this is mine whilst £799 is expensive its better value than £719 because the camera is actually availible at that price now

lock Veteran Member • Posts: 6,202
Re: Consider that SRS have them IN STOCK

Of course, I pointed that out also. But for those with some patience and a good K10d/k100d or whatever good there is....

Btw, just now I received mail that next week the first k20d's will be delivered here as well. That's not a big dealy, but the price is real....

Also, I've been notified that I can now order the tamron 70-200 .......that was a surprise ! (the fact that I could order, and the price of 799 euro).

lock

OP Caat Senior Member • Posts: 2,229
GX20 = bargain

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-GX20-Body-Only-14MP/dp/B00139VSQC/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1203716161&sr=1-8

Amazon are quoting £621.05 body only, £668.82 kit, £716.61 dual kit (50-200)

That body only price is excellent.

Can I live with myself for having "Samsung" on my camera for the sake of £180....
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lock Veteran Member • Posts: 6,202
Re: GX20 = bargain

If you do not need iso 6400, and if you do not need pefs...go for the cheaper one.

lock

gustabod Senior Member • Posts: 1,473
Re: GX20 = bargain

and there is a fair bit of Samsung in it anyway, interesting point in fact, is it a Samsung labelled Pentax? or the other way as we all assume?

don't all scream at once please.
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Yem Contributing Member • Posts: 715
JPEGs

Samsung supposedly use different JPEG conversion firmware - quite interested to see what the difference is.

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Joseph Tainter Forum Pro • Posts: 11,494
Re: K20D Body only UK - £799

It sounds like the pipeline is starting to fill quickly. Perhaps Hoya got Pentax to straighten that out.

Joe

Michelle Knight Contributing Member • Posts: 635
Re: K20D Body only UK - £799

That link just gone up to £739
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