Pentax Rebates - Aug & Sep

[ukcatfan]

In case anyone was wordering, Pentax has continued the DSLR rebate that ended July 31 until the end of September. From what I can tell, the deal is exactly the same with the doubling to $150 on the body and 50-200mm combination. Also, the K110D is no longer on the website in Japan, so it looks like it was discontinued. They are supposed to release two new cameras before the X-mas rush, so they are probably going to discontinue the regular K100D soon and stick the K100D Super in the entry level spot.

http://www.pentaximaging.com/files/scms_docs//2007_08_Summertime_DSLR_Rebate.pdf

Kevin

 

[Taqwus]

Wow they are really trying to get those cameras out
I wonder how the prices of the other entry level dSLR's and the Ultrazooms will fare

 

[Groucho]

Thanks for the update, I hadn't had a chance to check it out myself yet.

The big change is that they double the amount on the accessory, not the camera, now. That's a downside, the upside is that there's more flexibility.

Ie, what I just did was buy the K100D ($50 rebate) + AF-360 flash ($25 rebate). Since the camera rebate doubled, I'm getting 2x$50 + $25 = $125 back. Under the new rebate, I'd get $50 + 2x$25 = $100 back.

On the other hand, under the old rebate, there was no benefit to buying the K10D and the AF-360 flash at the same time, so if you did buy that combo, your rebate amount goes from $75 to $100.

Similarly, before, there was no combo if you buy both the K100D and the AF-540 flash - you'd get back $100; under the new rebate, you'd get back $150.

Over at Beach, the K100D w/lens is currently going for $459 ($10 less than I paid) and the AF-360 is $200 ($11 more than I paid), so that's pretty much a wash... they did drop the 10-17mm fisheye to $418 right after I bought mine for $11 more though. Argh!

$318 after rebate for the 10-17mm is a steal compared to what they cost in other mounts.