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Pentax got the jump on traditional Presidents' Day sales this week by rolling out a package of deals on its K line of digital cameras. Here's what the company is offering

• From February 1-22, a $100 in-store instant rebate will be issued with the purchase of any K20D ($724-$1400) body or kit.
• To March 31, free extension of K20D warranty to three years.
• To March 31, D-BG3 battery grip ($50-$140) for K200D will be $19.95 with the purchase of a K200D body and a Pentax lens.

Effective from February 1, these deals will be offered on the camera maker's K2000 (photo above) model.

• K2000 flash kit (camera, AF200FG Auto Flash and 18-55mm, F/3.5-5.6 lens) will sell for $599.95.
• K2000 two lens kit (camera; 18-55mm, F/3.5-5.6 lens and 50-200mm, F/4.5-5.6 lens) will be priced at $649.95.
• K2000 single lens kit (camera and 18-55mm, F/3.6-5.6 lens) will have a pricetag of $549.95.
• K2000 body only will be $499.95.

In additoin, the Pentax pricing package includes repricing of its Limited Edition white body K2000 two lens kit (camera; 18-55mm, F/3.5-5.6 lens and 50-200mm, F/4.5-5.6 lens) to sell for $679.95.

When it comes to gift cards, one is essentially like another, right? Not quite. Department store chain Target is sprucing up its cards with, of all things, a digital camera. The camera cards in denominations from $50 to $1000 have eight megabytes of internal memory--good for about 50 images at the snapper's maximum resolution of 1.2 megapixels. Also included with the cards are a USB cable, driver disk, instruction manual and coupon for 40 free prints from any Target photo center. The unit, which has a self-timer, runs on two AAA batteries. As with all Target gift script, the camcards have no fees--unless they're bought online--don't expire and can be reloaded with value. Apparently, this twist on gift cards is starting to catch on among mega merchants. Best Buy, too, has a gadget card. Its card doubles as a speaker for digital music players. Given this trend, can making the card itself a music player be far behind?

Shoot it. Store it. Show it.

That's the motto of Toronto-based camera store chain Henry's. The "Shoot It" in the catch phrase, though, took on a new meaning today as the retailer joined Toronto police in launching a new gun amnesty program called Pixels for Pistols. According to the Toronto Star, for the next four weeks, city residents can turn over a firearm, no matter what its pedigree may be, to the gendarmes and receive a gift card that can be redeemed at Henry's for either a Nikon Coolpix S52 (C$230) or P60 (C$190), as well as lessons at the outlet's photography school.

"In 2009, Henry's Cameras will be celebrating their 100 year anniversary and this gun amnesty program provides the opportunity to give back to the citizens of Toronto who have supported Henry's over the last century," the retailer said in a statement.

As worthwhile as the program appears to be, it did prompt one wag to jab, "It's a really great promotion, even though most people who own a gun can probably already acquire a digital camera for free...."