As reported on pentaxforums, Creve Coeur Camera, founded in 1974 in the St. Louis suburb of Creve Coeur, has confirmed they have their first 20 units of the K-7. Almost all accounts that placed initial orders should have their units in the next couple of days. For those that are canceling their pre-orders or jumping to another dealer, my advice would be to sit tight, if you can.
Since shipments to the US have begun, I thought this would be a good opportunity to point out that your K-7 package will come with a "valued PENTAX customer" thank you card. Similar to the program we tested with the K2000, every K-7 package has what's called a bounce back card. As a thank you for purchasing the K-7 the card entitles you to savings if you purchase other PENTAX accessories. (Note: if you click on the above photo of the card, you'll be able to view a larger image and confirm which lenses, flashes and binoculars are included in this offer).
This "thank you" promotion is identified by a red dot on the outside of the K-7 package that states "Exclusive Offer Inside. Save up to $100."
And to pre-emptively eliminate any confusion, since none of you have had a chance to open a K-7 package yet and read the card, here are a few important considersations.
First and most important, you must include the printed four color thank you/bounce back card that came with the K-7 (along with copy of sales receipt, UPC barcodes etc.) For obvious control purposes, we will not accept photo copies of this thank you card.
Second, you must have purchased the qualifying product after 6/1/2009. So technically this means that if you have purchased, for example, the DA40 which is a qualifying product, after June 1st but before you actually received your K-7, it will be honored as part of this K-7 thank you promotion.
Third, this promotion will not use traditional rebate checks. You will receive a Prepaid PENTAX VISA card that can be used everywhere VISA is accepted. The only exception is you will not be able to go to an ATM and withdraw cash.
Fourth, this offer is only valid for US customers who purchase cameras from authorized US PENTAX resellers.
While I am sure the majority of you awaiting your new K-7 are far more interested in the camera and not this card, I hope this additional information is helpful.
