Re: Buying Lens in Holland
Hi Charles, On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 06:29:42 +1000, Charles Wilson wrote: I will be travelling to Holland, Amsterdam in the the next month. I want to purchase a DA 14 lens, does anyone know where I might purchase one. By coincidence, I just bought a DA 14mm F/2.8 last week :-) I got it from Kamera Express which does mail-order and has a regular shop as well. They do NOT have it in stock though, they order it from Pentax-Benelux and need a few days to get it. It is not terribly cheap either at 730 Euros, but AFAIK it is the only shop in the Netherlands that actually has it in the pricelist. This is the link to that part of their price-list: http://www.kamera-express.nl/shop.asp?shop=ANALOOGcategorie=9merk=27 You could also phone them to check availability +31 10 2847450 Or if you have some time left, send an inquiry to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Regards, JvW PS: The DA-14mm is marvelous. I used it at a birthday party today, the FOV is noticable larger that the DA 16-45mm ... -- Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery
Re: Buying Lens in Holland
FWIW, I live in Amsterdam and from experience I can say it's not the easiest place to buy new Pentax gear. Even the official Pentax specialist, a shop named Esser, generally has little in stock and sells at or near the importer's recommended retail price. For new gear, I concur with others who have recommended kamera-express.nl. There are a few nice second-hand places that you might want to visit though, most notably in the Haarlemmerstraat just west of Central Station. The city of Utrecht (less than half an hour from Amsterdam by car or train) has some excellent shops as well. I don't know where you're located, but I'm under the impression photo gear tends to be a lot more expensive in Europe than in North America. Not just photo gear, FTM... when it comes to musical instruments, we usually pay around double the US prices (even when the instruments are manufactured here). Zed
Re: Buying Lens in Holland
Charles, try a camera shop, you should be OK. Whatever you do though steer clear of the coffee shops (even if you just want a cup of cofee), they are leathal and you wonte get anythign done at all during your trip! A. On 23/9/04 10:29 pm, Charles Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I will be travelling to Holland, Amsterdam in the the next month. I want to purchase a DA 14 lens, does anyone know where I might purchase one. Regards Charles Wilson
Re: Buying Lens in Holland
I doubt you would go there for coffee, there are better places for that. Anyway, the coffee shops are legal, and not leathal. If you want to have a blast and mind blowing experience, that's the place to be. I can't advise very well on photoshop though. On Thursday 23 September 2004 22:40, Antonio wrote: FJW Charles, try a camera shop, you should be OK. Whatever you do though steer FJW clear of the coffee shops (even if you just want a cup of cofee), they are FJW leathal and you wonte get anythign done at all during your trip! FJW FJW A. FJW FJW FJW FJW On 23/9/04 10:29 pm, Charles Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FJW FJW I will be travelling to Holland, Amsterdam in the the next month. I want to FJW purchase a DA 14 lens, does anyone know where I might purchase one. FJW FJW FJW FJW Regards FJW FJW FJW FJW FJW FJW Charles Wilson FJW FJW FJW FJW FJW FJW -- Frits Wüthrich
RE: Buying Lens in Holland
I cannot tell whether there is any shop in Amsterdam that will have the DA 14 in stock, but I doubt it. There is a major mail order shop in the suburbs of Rotterdam where you may get the DA 14 for 730 euro: http://www.kamera-express.nl/shop.asp?shop=ANALOOGcategorie=9merk=27 Let me know if you need any help to get there. Henk T -Original Message- From: Charles Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 23 September, 2004 10:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Buying Lens in Holland I will be travelling to Holland, Amsterdam in the the next month. I want to purchase a DA 14 lens, does anyone know where I might purchase one. Regards Charles Wilson
Re: Buying Lens in Holland
Coffee shops in Amsterdam not leathal you say? Man, you can get stoned in that city from just taking in the air outside the coffee shops! A. On 23/9/04 11:14 pm, Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I doubt you would go there for coffee, there are better places for that. Anyway, the coffee shops are legal, and not leathal. If you want to have a blast and mind blowing experience, that's the place to be. I can't advise very well on photoshop though. On Thursday 23 September 2004 22:40, Antonio wrote: FJW Charles, try a camera shop, you should be OK. Whatever you do though steer FJW clear of the coffee shops (even if you just want a cup of cofee), they are FJW leathal and you wonte get anythign done at all during your trip! FJW FJW A. FJW FJW FJW FJW On 23/9/04 10:29 pm, Charles Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FJW FJW I will be travelling to Holland, Amsterdam in the the next month. I want to FJW purchase a DA 14 lens, does anyone know where I might purchase one. FJW FJW FJW FJW Regards FJW FJW FJW FJW FJW FJW Charles Wilson FJW FJW FJW FJW FJW FJW
Re: Buying Lens in Holland
Henk Terhell wrote: I cannot tell whether there is any shop in Amsterdam that will have the DA 14 in stock, but I doubt it. There is a major mail order shop in the suburbs of Rotterdam where you may get the DA 14 for 730 euro: http://www.kamera-express.nl/shop.asp?shop=ANALOOGcategorie=9merk=27 Kamera-express is not mail order only, you can also get the stuff in there very nice shop. You can order the lens and tell them that you will pick it up yourself. I've bought a few lenses overthere myself (second hand lenses) and did not regret it. Bye. Johan.
