K100D Has Arrived at B&H

[mike wilson]

My DL/2 kit just came in separate boxes.  I was given a big plastic bag to take it home in.
> 
> From: "Aaron Reynolds" <aaron at aaronreynolds.ca>
> Date: 2006/08/01 Tue AM 01:36:00 GMT
> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml at pdml.net>
> Subject: Re: K100D Has Arrived at B&H
> 
> But aren't the boxes inside that package the standard boxes?
> 
> -Aaron
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> From:  Adam Maas <mykroft at mykroft.com>
> Subj:  Re: K100D Has Arrived at B&H
> Date:  Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:40 pm
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> To:  Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml at pdml.net>
> 
> Aaron Reynolds wrote:
> > On Jul 27, 2006, at 8:51 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>Aaargh! They only have the kit available, not body only!
> > 
> > 
> > If Pentax USA works the same way Pentax Canada does, the "kit" is 
> > simply the discount that the retailer gets for buying a camera and lens 
> > at the same time.  The best deals are naturally on the "kit" lens, but 
> > back when I was selling cameras (and when the 43mm Limited came out, I 
> > was just leaving that job) we would sell a body that had been bought as 
> > a "kit" by itself and then order a replacement for it along with an 
> > 80-320 or some other lens that would be bought as a standalone later to 
> > get the "kit" price again.
> > 
> > I'm tired and I don't know if that made sense, but what I'm saying is 
> > to call them because they'll probably sell you body only without a 
> > fight.
> > 
> > -Aaron
> > 
> 
> 
> Aaron,
> 
> The 'kit' is packaged differently in Canada, at least for the DL and DL2 
> (both also available in 2 lens kits, whick also have their own packaging).
> 
> -Adam
> 



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