Re: Need Advice (was:Re: PZ-1p review)
I understand your logic completely. - Lon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I recently purchased a ZX-7 from a local hometown camera shop. I paid about > $100 extra by buying local instead of mail-order. But my reasoning was this: > I wasn't sure which camera I wanted to buy, I was torn between the ZX-5 and > the 7, and I really didn't know enough to make the decision without guidance. > The owner/salesman spent several hours with me on several different > occasions, explaining lens options, camera operations and general > photography. My estimate was a minimum of 5 hours of his time, spent > exclusively with me. So I felt I was paying about $20 an hour for his time > by buying from him. This gentleman is a fine photographer himself and has > much experience he is willing to share. Since I bought the camera I been > back in the store a few times. He always has time to talk to me, offer > advice on my photos, and answer my questions. > > IMO, my $100 was well spent. I'd like to see this store open for a long time. > > Julie - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Need Advice (was:Re: PZ-1p review)
I agree with your assessment of B&H. I've shopped there numerous times, and have been treated very well. A lot of the countermen are real enthusiasts and enjoy talking to their customers. It's a great place. And you're right about New Yorkers as well. They're not rude, they're just in a hurry. I worked there for 11 years, and I have to say those were the best years of my life. It's a great town with great people. Paul "Matamoros, Cesar A." wrote: > Stan, > > I know that the stores in NYC can be quick in terms of answering > questions since they are pushing amounts of photographic equipment at low > prices. You are not really paying for service and they are usually very > crowded and busy. But ... > > I do have to point out that I recently wrote here about my recent > experience in B&H (this month) and how I spent over 15 MINUTES each at both > the used department and new 35mm SLR departments. Yes I purchased used > equipment, but all the time at the SLR department was after showing that I > was not going to be buying anything that day. And both times I ended the > encounter, they would have easily kept going. > > I don't think that being a NYer means being rude, > > César Matamoros II > Panama City, Florida > > > Stan Halpin wrote in response: > > > > > If you mail-order, B&H is tops in reputation. Terrible service, not a > > user-friendly group, but what can you expect from new yawkers. If you can > > put up with dealing with them, you will be pleased with the outcome. > > Adorama > > is similar. Both way over-charge on shipping/handling. But you still get a > > good deal. > > > > stan > > > > >James Moniz asked questions about camera buying in general > > > > > > Thank you in advance for your advice. > > > Jim > > - > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: Need Advice (was:Re: PZ-1p review)
On 29 Dec 2001 at 22:12, Matamoros, Cesar A. wrote: > I do have to point out that I recently wrote here about my recent > experience in B&H (this month) and how I spent over 15 MINUTES each at both the > used department and new 35mm SLR departments. Yes I purchased used equipment, > but all the time at the SLR department was after showing that I was not going to > be buying anything that day. And both times I ended the encounter, they would > have easily kept going. > > I don't think that being a NYer means being rude, I would have to agree here, even though I appreciate that they can be dismissive and rude, I too had a very pleasant experience at B&H. I asked to see an MZ0S (my first view) and I made it plain to them that I wouldn't be purchasing it there and then. However since there wasn't one on the shelf they had a brand spanking new one shipped up from the bowels of the place and opened it for me. Many of the sales guys on the Pentax counter hadn't seen one yet either so there ended up being quite a crowd on the other side of the counter :-) Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: Need Advice (was:Re: PZ-1p review)
Stan, I know that the stores in NYC can be quick in terms of answering questions since they are pushing amounts of photographic equipment at low prices. You are not really paying for service and they are usually very crowded and busy. But ... I do have to point out that I recently wrote here about my recent experience in B&H (this month) and how I spent over 15 MINUTES each at both the used department and new 35mm SLR departments. Yes I purchased used equipment, but all the time at the SLR department was after showing that I was not going to be buying anything that day. And both times I ended the encounter, they would have easily kept going. I don't think that being a NYer means being rude, César Matamoros II Panama City, Florida > Stan Halpin wrote in response: > > If you mail-order, B&H is tops in reputation. Terrible service, not a > user-friendly group, but what can you expect from new yawkers. If you can > put up with dealing with them, you will be pleased with the outcome. > Adorama > is similar. Both way over-charge on shipping/handling. But you still get a > good deal. > > stan > > >James Moniz asked questions about camera buying in general > > > > Thank you in advance for your advice. > > Jim > - - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Need Advice (was:Re: PZ-1p review)
On Sat, 29 Dec 2001 19:04:27 +0800, you wrote: >I have decided on the PZ-1P Good mail-order stores: B&H, Adorama, Camera World of Oregon, Charlotte Camera, KEH. There are others, but those I listed will all give good service and good prices for sure. Avoid like the plague: anyone who demands your credit card number before you even place the order, or tells you there is an extra charge for the neck strap for the PZ1p (the neck strap is sealed in the box - there is no extra charge for it).or claims you must buy a Tiffen UV filter to make the camera work. Extended Warranty: good only if the camera fails in the time period covered by it. I know of two weak points on the PZ1p: the spring on the RTF flash, and the edge of the bottom plate at the battery cover. The bottom plate is a two to twenty-dollar home fix that Granny could do easily. The RTF is better left to a tech. The other problems that may occur would probably be accident damage from a fall or contact with water, which may or may not be covered under extended warranty. Give the guy at Ritz a chance to match, say, the Adorama price. It he won't, you have to decide if you want to donate $100 to Ritz. Or you could go ahead and buy mail order, save the $100, then spend the savings at Ritz on film or processing or a bag. Or you could buy a used one from Ebay or list member - I saw Doug offering one on PDML recently for a bargain basement price, which I would have snapped up if I needed another PZ1p. -- John Mustarde www.photolin.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Need Advice (was:Re: PZ-1p review)
I have decided on the PZ-1P, and will probably sell my P5 body. That having been said...I have one being held for me at a Cameras West (Ritz) store in Seattle, but I can save about $100 by ordering online or from one of the companies advertising in PETERSEN'S. They all range in price from $465 to $520 (The lower-priced ones are, of course, generally "grey market"). I have checked the following companies: Cambridge, B&H, Adorama, AAA, Smile, Discovery, Abes (and a few others not selling the Z1-P) Here are a few questions...(I know these have come up before, so please bear with me...) A) Are there any of these companies that you highly recommend? B) Are there any I should Avoid Like The Plague? C) Are there any other retailers I should check out online? D) Should I care whether or not the camera is "grey market"? (I currently don't...) E) Should I actually fall for the Extended Warranty Type Thang, just in case? F) Should I avoid the online sellers altogether and just buy the one at Ritz? The salesman really went the extra mile in procuring one for me, after all...and that kind of service is damned hard to find anymore. Thank you in advance for your advice. Jim -- ___ Talk More, Pay Less with Net2Phone Direct(R), up to 1500 minutes free! http://www.net2phone.com/cgi-bin/link.cgi?143 - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
