Bruce, I too have purchased from Adorama and had no problems, which is why I was confident to post their price here on list. I have also purchased from Keh.com and B&H, and have never had problems with either (and come to think of it, never had to pay GST either!). Of course, it is pretty scary though when you do read the Photo.net reviews (and I have always done this in the past) that Ryan posted, BUT if you put it into perspective - these places are HUGE and probably do like 200 mail orders per day, so if these reviews are anything to go buy, in reality the problematic transactions are really a very small percentage of their overall custom. Mind you, it still pays to be wary of these things.
In regards to Keh.com - it seems that they don't seem to be stocking many of the latest equipment available. They don't list the *istD on their site. I purchased something very small from them like 2 years ago - (I think it was a hotshoe slave module), as a bit of a "test" run. Well, even with me being in Australia, I received the package within a week of my purchase, and to this day, continue to receive their catalogue in the mail every couple of months. I was really impressed with their service and wouldn't hesitate to buy from them again - it is a shame that they don't seem to be offering the stuff that I am after though! tan. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 6:24 PM Subject: Re[2]: Freaky price for *ist D > Hello Ryan, > > I have to say that I have had very good luck with Adorama. I have > purchased from them very often and I feel that they are about as > reputable as B&H - at least from a mail order perspective. I have had > no hesitation in using them. > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > > > Tuesday, December 2, 2003, 11:53:34 PM, you wrote: > > RL> Heya again.. Update. I'm personally not too keen on Adorama because of the > RL> plentiful (for a supposedly reputable) bad reviews I've read about their > RL> service, usually when it comes to International orders. About that freaky > RL> price, I've decided to dismiss it totally after revisiting photo.net's user > RL> reviews. > RL> http://www.photo.net/neighbor/one-subcategory?id=2 (Link to store reviews by > RL> fellow consumers on photo.net) > RL> And anyone who saw the price from my post, here's a heads up. DON"T BUY FROM > RL> THERE. (A&M Photoworld) > > RL> Rgds, > RL> Ryan > > RL> ----- Original Message ----- > RL> From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > RL> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > RL> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 4:01 PM > RL> Subject: Re: Freaky price for *ist D > > > >> Ryan, Adorama has it at USD$1429 when you add it to your shopping cart... > >> > >> > RL> http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?op=details&sid=1068681649501710&sku=IPXISTD > >> > >> That Froogle.com IS a freaky price, I too am very interested to hear from > >> anyone who has dealt with them before... > >> > >> tan. > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 3:14 PM > >> Subject: Freaky price for *ist D > >> > >> > >> > Hey I put this at the bottom of a previous post- think it might get a > RL> bit > >> > more attention in a thread of its own, so: > >> > > >> > This company has a freaky price- USD$1149 for the *ist D body.. Found it > >> > thru Froogle.com. Is it genuine?? Anyone? > >> > http://www.amphotoworld.com/product.asp?id=pnistdigital&l=Froogle > >> > > >> > Ryan > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > >
