K-7 price dropping already?

It's actually on some covers of Pop Photo


shim

Now that makes it very interesting!

Shim, must be a limited edition or a 24 carat gold one.

Maybe people have found that the K-7 isn't as good as first thought
and demand for K10's and K20's has rocketed

shim

Ricehigh isn't people. He's an android with a grudge.

G

The test was done by e-zone magazine not Ricehigh.

They actually have some very nice sample pics from the K-7 on the e-zone site. link

Click on the image to see it full size.

shim

I agree George, at least from what I have read on his blog this guy seems on a mission to undermine the K-7 every which way he can

You need to do some research into Ricehigh's history. He is a mischief-maker, and I would not trust him an inch. Don't take his word for anything. If he quotes a report, read it yourself.

He developed a grudge against Pentax many years ago, and ever since then he has bought all their cameras then tried to do everything he could to find fault.

Quite a bizarre character; in particular beware his attempts to be "scientific".

G

Hmm, I have an opportunity for someone to bring me a K7 from the states. I'm expecting it would set me back £850 what with crappy exchange rates on using debit cards abroad (I would order it on my card for them to bring back). The Pentax international warranty is 1 year, buying from the UK would make it 2 years.

Do you guys think it's worth doing this, or better to wait for the UK price to drop to below £900-ish? I'm having a hard time judging how much/quickly the price will drop, especially given the idiotic lens pricing these days.

I must admit if it were only a saving £100-150 I'd be inclined to buy from a reputable UK Pro dealer

Books (well academic ones) have long been sold at a $1 = £1 rate much to the dismay of nerds like myself.

Well, my soon-to-be-imported K7 has apparently just been packed over stateside. Cost just about an even £800 (factoring in a little bit of MS Bing cashback). I would really like to buy from a local dealer, but seeing the recently announced UK prices I didn't really see the K7 dropping to within £100-150 of that price anytime soon. Downside is having to wait for a month before I can get my hands on it.

I agree, you got it for approximately two thirds the UK price. That's quite significant and puts it in the same price band as a D90 or 500D more or less. Very attractive. I HOPE Pentax UK reads these threads because they are shooting themselves in the foot IMHO

It's not 2/3rds as you need to add shipping, import duties and VAT onto that price. You also get a years less warranty, IIRC.

Before you start celebrating your good fortune wait until it's actually in your hands. Items from the US can attract a substantial premium if they get caught in customs (duty + a handling charge) which from my own experience can be around 30-40% of the purchase price depending on the carrier. That means your £800 "bargain" could well end up costing you £1100-ish but with no UK warranty.

Not every package gets caught in customs but best to be prepared...