> And Brad, I think you should just make your own cable > release. I didn't want to buy one off the aliens, so > I just made my own. > > Deb in TX
Hey Deb in TX ;-) Well, I'm not the type to make my own. I suppose someone here could help, but I'd rather not do it for a bunch of reasons. Dave Brooks has solved my problem. I will get a cable shortly. Once it is in my hands. I'm going to call the other large pro store and ask them to check on the availability of the cable. If they say they can get it within a week. I will know that Reade's (my normal store) is to blame. You can be sure that I will go to the store, with the cable, ask about my order, and tell them were I got this from. I will be pleasant, I'm on a first name basis with most of them. What I will really be trying to decide is if Reades is suitable or committed to me as a Pentax customer. However! If I call the other store (Lindens) and they also cannot get the cable. I will know that Pentax Canada is to blame for the problem, and in that case, they push me towards another brand inch by inch with terrible customer service. It's simple, the cable is there, no doubt a few. I ordered Aug 9th, and saw the copy of the order to Pentax Canada. Why they have failed to ship it out to my store for me, I would be interested to know. I mean, it's there. Aliens didn't grab that one. Why is it not in my hands now? Anyhow, I will be happy to get my cable. I will see who is most likely to blame. I will remember this episode. I have enough money invested in Pentax gear to stay with Pentax for the long haul in 35mm. I don't want a bigger, better, newer camera if they come out with one. I'll use what I have until 35mm is too expensive or hard to use and develop. What? 10 years from now? Something like that I'm sure. Then I will invest in a digital system that is firmly established, unlike now. If Pentax repeatedly screws around and still have their heads shoved up some place, I will not even *look* at a Pentax DSLR. I will go with someone else. There are two lenses that I really want. I will in time get these. After that, no more Pentax glass. Because I have a feeling I will drop them in 10 years. This is why customer service is so important. I like my stuff, and I hope Pentax will change in respect to 'NA' from Not Available to North America. We'll just have to wait and see. Btw, the lenses I'm after is the FA 20-25mm f/4 AL and a new or used ~400mm manual focus. Brad
