Re: Pentax in Detroit, was: Fast 35mm Lenses
I've had good results with Midwest Camera Repair, 313 Oak Street, Wyandotte, Mi. 48192. Phone (313) 285-2220. Although lately I've been using Pentax in Colorado. Ken Waller - Original Message - From: Mike Steele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 7:33 AM Subject: Re: Pentax in Detroit, was: Fast 35mm Lenses > Hi Detroiters (and everybody else), Where is a good > place to take Pentax equipment for servicing (like > CLA). The only shop I'm familiar with is Camera Mart, > and I'm not sure they do service work (never asked!). > Thanks! Mike Steele > > --- PAUL STENQUIST <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Bill, > > Adray Camera on Big Beaver near Dequindre has a fair > > selection of Pentax > > stuff. The guy at the counter told me they're going > > to get the MZ-S. I > > keep asking for it in stores and act surprised and > > dismayed when they > > say they don't have one. I'm not going to buy one, > > but I do enjoy > > tweaking our local dealers a bit. > > Paul > > > > "William D. Sawyer" wrote: > > > > > > Hi Paul, > > > > > > I know Woodward Camera well - I bought a new ME > > Super (black body) from them in 1981, when Pentax > > was their largest line. If you talk to their people > > who have been around since then, they are hard > > pressed to say anything good about Pentax Marketing. > > To use their phrase, "Pentax Gave Away" their > > market share. > > > > > > My "A" 35mm f2 came from another camera shop > > across town, and I paid $80 for it. While that may > > reflect the condition of the lens (cosmetically, the > > only thing wrong is a missing "nib"), more likely, > > it reflects the absence of a market for Pentax > > equipment in the Detroit area. I was in Camera Mart > > today, the largest camera store here, and the best > > Pentax 35mm body they had was a ZX-7, and no lenses. > > I'm told the local Pentax rep is domiciled in > > Cleveland, and services a seven state area. Aggod > > deal for buying used, I guess, but not for anything > > new. > > > > > > I didn't dare ask about an MZ-S. Sad. > > > > > > Bill Sawyer > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > > PAUL STENQUIST > > > Sent: October 23, 2001 10:46 PM > > > > > > BTW, I bought it from Woodward Camera, > > > which Bill would know to be a rather expensive > > place to shop. However, > > > they had marked it wrong, and I got it for $90. > > That makes up for all > > > the times they ripped me off. > > > - > > > 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 . > Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. > http://personals.yahoo.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 . - 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: Pentax in Detroit, was: Fast 35mm Lenses
In the Detroit area he best choice is Oakland Photographic Repair. You can find there number through directory assistance or in the phone book. They're in a strip mall just south of 13 Mile on Dequindre. I believe the town is Warren. They've CLAed all my Spotmatics and disassembled and cleaned a lens for me. They don't work on LX, but they will work on any other Pentax camera. I've been very pleased with their work. Paul Mike Steele wrote: > > Hi Detroiters (and everybody else), Where is a good > place to take Pentax equipment for servicing (like > CLA). The only shop I'm familiar with is Camera Mart, > and I'm not sure they do service work (never asked!). > Thanks! Mike Steele > > --- PAUL STENQUIST <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Bill, > > Adray Camera on Big Beaver near Dequindre has a fair > > selection of Pentax > > stuff. The guy at the counter told me they're going > > to get the MZ-S. I > > keep asking for it in stores and act surprised and > > dismayed when they > > say they don't have one. I'm not going to buy one, > > but I do enjoy > > tweaking our local dealers a bit. > > Paul > > > > "William D. Sawyer" wrote: > > > > > > Hi Paul, > > > > > > I know Woodward Camera well - I bought a new ME > > Super (black body) from them in 1981, when Pentax > > was their largest line. If you talk to their people > > who have been around since then, they are hard > > pressed to say anything good about Pentax Marketing. > > To use their phrase, "Pentax Gave Away" their > > market share. > > > > > > My "A" 35mm f2 came from another camera shop > > across town, and I paid $80 for it. While that may > > reflect the condition of the lens (cosmetically, the > > only thing wrong is a missing "nib"), more likely, > > it reflects the absence of a market for Pentax > > equipment in the Detroit area. I was in Camera Mart > > today, the largest camera store here, and the best > > Pentax 35mm body they had was a ZX-7, and no lenses. > > I'm told the local Pentax rep is domiciled in > > Cleveland, and services a seven state area. Aggod > > deal for buying used, I guess, but not for anything > > new. > > > > > > I didn't dare ask about an MZ-S. Sad. > > > > > > Bill Sawyer > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > > PAUL STENQUIST > > > Sent: October 23, 2001 10:46 PM > > > > > > BTW, I bought it from Woodward Camera, > > > which Bill would know to be a rather expensive > > place to shop. However, > > > they had marked it wrong, and I got it for $90. > > That makes up for all > > > the times they ripped me off. > > > - > > > 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 . > Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. > http://personals.yahoo.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 . - 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: Pentax in Detroit, was: Fast 35mm Lenses
Mike, Try: Oakland Camera Repair 30575 Dequindre Madison Hts, MI 48071 (248) 588-1151 That's at 13 Mile Rd. & Dequindre. Bill Sawyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mike Steele Hi Detroiters (and everybody else), Where is a good place to take Pentax equipment for servicing (like CLA). The only shop I'm familiar with is Camera Mart, and I'm not sure they do service work (never asked!). Thanks! Mike Steele - 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: Pentax in Detroit, was: Fast 35mm Lenses
Hi Bill, Adray Camera on Big Beaver near Dequindre has a fair selection of Pentax stuff. The guy at the counter told me they're going to get the MZ-S. I keep asking for it in stores and act surprised and dismayed when they say they don't have one. I'm not going to buy one, but I do enjoy tweaking our local dealers a bit. Paul "William D. Sawyer" wrote: > > Hi Paul, > > I know Woodward Camera well - I bought a new ME Super (black body) from them in >1981, when Pentax was their largest line. If you talk to their people who have been >around since then, they are hard pressed to say anything good about Pentax Marketing. > To use their phrase, "Pentax Gave Away" their market share. > > My "A" 35mm f2 came from another camera shop across town, and I paid $80 for it. >While that may reflect the condition of the lens (cosmetically, the only thing wrong >is a missing "nib"), more likely, it reflects the absence of a market for Pentax >equipment in the Detroit area. I was in Camera Mart today, the largest camera store >here, and the best Pentax 35mm body they had was a ZX-7, and no lenses. I'm told the >local Pentax rep is domiciled in Cleveland, and services a seven state area. Aggod >deal for buying used, I guess, but not for anything new. > > I didn't dare ask about an MZ-S. Sad. > > Bill Sawyer > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -Original Message- > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of PAUL STENQUIST > Sent: October 23, 2001 10:46 PM > > BTW, I bought it from Woodward Camera, > which Bill would know to be a rather expensive place to shop. However, > they had marked it wrong, and I got it for $90. That makes up for all > the times they ripped me off. > - > 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: Pentax in Detroit, was: Fast 35mm Lenses
Hi Paul, I know Woodward Camera well - I bought a new ME Super (black body) from them in 1981, when Pentax was their largest line. If you talk to their people who have been around since then, they are hard pressed to say anything good about Pentax Marketing. To use their phrase, "Pentax Gave Away" their market share. My "A" 35mm f2 came from another camera shop across town, and I paid $80 for it. While that may reflect the condition of the lens (cosmetically, the only thing wrong is a missing "nib"), more likely, it reflects the absence of a market for Pentax equipment in the Detroit area. I was in Camera Mart today, the largest camera store here, and the best Pentax 35mm body they had was a ZX-7, and no lenses. I'm told the local Pentax rep is domiciled in Cleveland, and services a seven state area. Aggod deal for buying used, I guess, but not for anything new. I didn't dare ask about an MZ-S. Sad. Bill Sawyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of PAUL STENQUIST Sent: October 23, 2001 10:46 PM BTW, I bought it from Woodward Camera, which Bill would know to be a rather expensive place to shop. However, they had marked it wrong, and I got it for $90. That makes up for all the times they ripped me off. - 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 .
