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"lisa in mass." |
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17 Jan 2008 10:16:23 AM |
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I ordered a camera |
First I made the mistake of going to the cheapest place. Refused
to buy their overpriced add-ons, though they really pushed me
to. Item that they said was in stock was suddenly backordered.
When that backorder time was up, they said more backorder, even
longer, though their site still said "In stock". Turned them in
to their state attorney general.
Next, I was stupid and reordered from the next least expensive
place. It was really in stock. Came time to verify the order and
they happened to mention that I really should buy an extended
warranty, since the coverage for imports was poor. Didn't want a
grey market device, so cancelled that order, too.
Finally ordered from a reputable firm. Paid much more than I
wanted, probably wouldn't have ordered that model at that price,
but I'd already bought the filter adapter specific to it and
fallen in love with the camera. Joe's going to freak when he
sees the bill.
Lesson learned.
-lisa
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| User: "Alan Harding" |
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| Title: Re: I ordered a camera |
17 Jan 2008 01:00:55 PM |
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In message <Xns9A2872AC7C8D7mccatsjavanetcom@130.133.1.4>, lisa in mass.
<mccats@rcn.com> writes
First I made the mistake of going to the cheapest place. Refused
to buy their overpriced add-ons, though they really pushed me
to. Item that they said was in stock was suddenly backordered.
When that backorder time was up, they said more backorder, even
longer, though their site still said "In stock". Turned them in
to their state attorney general.
Next, I was stupid and reordered from the next least expensive
place. It was really in stock. Came time to verify the order and
they happened to mention that I really should buy an extended
warranty, since the coverage for imports was poor. Didn't want a
grey market device, so cancelled that order, too.
Finally ordered from a reputable firm. Paid much more than I
wanted, probably wouldn't have ordered that model at that price,
but I'd already bought the filter adapter specific to it and
fallen in love with the camera. Joe's going to freak when he
sees the bill.
Lesson learned.
Don't buy cameras?
Cheap will buy you cheap?
I have a fifty year old camera, still in good working order. My main
cameras are thirty years old. I doubt if a digital is going to manage
ten. All but the best are disposable items these days.
--
The opinions given above may be mine. They might also
just be what I feel like saying right now, okay?
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| User: "lisa in mass." |
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17 Jan 2008 01:57:31 PM |
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Alan Harding <Alan@harding.demon.co.uk> wrote...
In message <Xns9A2872AC7C8D7mccatsjavanetcom@130.133.1.4>,
lisa in mass. <mccats@rcn.com> writes
First I made the mistake of going to the cheapest place.
Refused to buy their overpriced add-ons, though they really
pushed me to. Item that they said was in stock was suddenly
backordered. When that backorder time was up, they said
more backorder, even longer, though their site still said
"In stock". Turned them in to their state attorney general.
Next, I was stupid and reordered from the next least
expensive place. It was really in stock. Came time to
verify the order and they happened to mention that I really
should buy an extended warranty, since the coverage for
imports was poor. Didn't want a grey market device, so
cancelled that order, too.
Finally ordered from a reputable firm. Paid much more than
I wanted, probably wouldn't have ordered that model at that
price, but I'd already bought the filter adapter specific
to it and fallen in love with the camera. Joe's going to
freak when he sees the bill.
Lesson learned.
Don't buy cameras?
Cheap will buy you cheap?
I have a fifty year old camera, still in good working
order. My main cameras are thirty years old. I doubt if a
digital is going to manage ten. All but the best are
disposable items these days.
I got a great digital Olympus camera five-seven years ago. Got
it as a gift, but it set Joe back quite a bit. It takes 1.3
megapixel photos. My new phone does better than that, and I
could care less about the camera in it. The new camera does 8
megapixels, which they're currently saying is about the
boundary in terms of picture quality before you want to get an
SLR, which I can't afford. Yet.
I don't know what ever happened to my 35 mm film camera. It's
at least 50 years old. I recently got my childhood Brownie
camera back, which would probably still work fine if I could
get film and flashbulbs for it.
The new camera would probably be a waste of money, except that
I want the best photos I can afford for my upcoming trip. It
cost significantly more than the camera, though the trip was a
gift.
My lesson is that if you buy from the cheapest place you can
find, expect big problems, not worth the discount. Stick to a
reputable dealer if you want a reputable product and buy less
than you'd most want if necessary. Cheap's generally not worth
it.
-lisa
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| User: "Alan Harding" |
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| Title: Re: I ordered a camera |
18 Jan 2008 01:15:17 PM |
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In message <Xns9A28982745E26mccatsjavanetcom@130.133.1.4>, lisa in mass.
<mccats@rcn.com> writes
I don't know what ever happened to my 35 mm film camera. It's
at least 50 years old. I recently got my childhood Brownie
camera back, which would probably still work fine if I could
get film and flashbulbs for it.
If you want a 35mm SLR and lenses, just email me. I have loads from a
couple of years ago when I went insane on eBay.
--
The opinions given above may be mine. They might also
just be what I feel like saying right now, okay?
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| User: "lisa in mass." |
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18 Jan 2008 08:36:31 PM |
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Alan Harding <Alan@harding.demon.co.uk> wrote...
In message <Xns9A28982745E26mccatsjavanetcom@130.133.1.4>,
lisa in mass. <mccats@rcn.com> writes
I don't know what ever happened to my 35 mm film camera.
It's at least 50 years old. I recently got my childhood
Brownie camera back, which would probably still work fine
if I could get film and flashbulbs for it.
If you want a 35mm SLR and lenses, just email me. I have
loads from a couple of years ago when I went insane on
eBay.
I think I'm going to play digital for at least awhile now,
thanks. My camera came today and it's a great new toy with lots
of knobs and buttons all over it, and a manual that says what
some of the cryptic codes and symbols mean.
Thnaks, though. Joe's got a good 35mm SLR, used to play
photographer once upon a time, but even he's gone straight
digital.
-lisa
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| User: "the_dawggie" |
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18 Jan 2008 03:30:35 AM |
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On Jan 18, 6:57 am, "lisa in mass." <mcc...@rcn.com> wrote:
Alan Harding <A...@harding.demon.co.uk> wrote...
In message <Xns9A2872AC7C8D7mccatsjavanet...@130.133.1.4>,
lisa in mass. <mcc...@rcn.com> writes
First I made the mistake of going to the cheapest place.
Refused to buy their overpriced add-ons, though they really
pushed me to. Item that they said was in stock was suddenly
backordered. When that backorder time was up, they said
more backorder, even longer, though their site still said
"In stock". Turned them in to their state attorney general.
Next, I was stupid and reordered from the next least
expensive place. It was really in stock. Came time to
verify the order and they happened to mention that I really
should buy an extended warranty, since the coverage for
imports was poor. Didn't want a grey market device, so
cancelled that order, too.
Finally ordered from a reputable firm. Paid much more than
I wanted, probably wouldn't have ordered that model at that
price, but I'd already bought the filter adapter specific
to it and fallen in love with the camera. Joe's going to
freak when he sees the bill.
Lesson learned.
Don't buy cameras?
Cheap will buy you cheap?
I have a fifty year old camera, still in good working
order. My main cameras are thirty years old. I doubt if a
digital is going to manage ten. All but the best are
disposable items these days.
I got a great digital Olympus camera five-seven years ago. Got
it as a gift, but it set Joe back quite a bit. It takes 1.3
megapixel photos. My new phone does better than that, and I
could care less about the camera in it. The new camera does 8
megapixels, which they're currently saying is about the
boundary in terms of picture quality before you want to get an
SLR, which I can't afford. Yet.
I don't know what ever happened to my 35 mm film camera. It's
at least 50 years old. I recently got my childhood Brownie
camera back, which would probably still work fine if I could
get film and flashbulbs for it.
The new camera would probably be a waste of money, except that
I want the best photos I can afford for my upcoming trip. It
cost significantly more than the camera, though the trip was a
gift.
My lesson is that if you buy from the cheapest place you can
find, expect big problems, not worth the discount. Stick to a
reputable dealer if you want a reputable product and buy less
than you'd most want if necessary. Cheap's generally not worth
it.
I've got a hp 435 camera which takes photos of very
acceptable quality. Take around 20 photos and it's out
of memory. Leave it powered on for more than five minutes
and the two AA batteries shite themselves. Carbon batteries
even if new won't work. Top quality alkaline batteries get you
five minutes. Two Ni-MH batteries wont see an hour, or anywhere
near it although rated at 2.5 AH, and the cam desires 2.5 Amps
from two AA batteries at all times while taking photos.
It's totally bizzarre how they even sold that, or why I bought it.
It takes good photos though. 3.34 MP. Downloading pix via
it's USB port seems a lot less harsh on the batteries.
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| User: "pinot" |
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17 Jan 2008 03:01:23 PM |
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On Jan 17, 11:57=A0am, "lisa in mass." <mcc...@rcn.com> wrote:
My lesson is that if you buy from the cheapest place you can
find, expect big problems, not worth the discount. Stick to a
reputable dealer if you want a reputable product and buy less
than you'd most want if necessary. Cheap's generally not worth
it.
-lisa-
If you are ever looking for more photographic equipment, I can
recommend a place that is relatively inexpensive but good: B&H Photo
Video (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/). We've bought stuff from them for
more than 25 years...back in the predigital age. I bought my last
camera (digital) from them, as well. Never had a hint of a problem.
There's a line between "cheap" and "too cheap."
p
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| User: "lisa in mass." |
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17 Jan 2008 03:49:17 PM |
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pinot <pinot0000@yahoo.com> wrote...
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On Jan 17, 11:57 am, "lisa in mass." <mcc...@rcn.com>
wrote:
My lesson is that if you buy from the cheapest place you
can find, expect big problems, not worth the discount.
Stick to a reputable dealer if you want a reputable
product and buy less than you'd most want if necessary.
Cheap's generally not worth it.
-lisa-
If you are ever looking for more photographic equipment, I
can recommend a place that is relatively inexpensive but
good: B&H Photo Video (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/). We've
bought stuff from them for more than 25 years...back in the
predigital age. I bought my last camera (digital) from
them, as well. Never had a hint of a problem.
There's a line between "cheap" and "too cheap."
p
My husband's department does lots of business with B&H. In
fact, that's where I finally ordered from. I ordered last
evening and the shipping info says I'll have it tomorrow.
They're more reasonable than cheap. Cheap's not worth it.
Thanks.
-lisa
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| User: "Charles" |
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17 Jan 2008 06:12:33 PM |
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On 17 Jan 2008 16:16:23 GMT, "lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote:
First I made the mistake of going to the cheapest place. Refused
to buy their overpriced add-ons, though they really pushed me
to. Item that they said was in stock was suddenly backordered.
When that backorder time was up, they said more backorder, even
longer, though their site still said "In stock". Turned them in
to their state attorney general.
Next, I was stupid and reordered from the next least expensive
place. It was really in stock. Came time to verify the order and
they happened to mention that I really should buy an extended
warranty, since the coverage for imports was poor. Didn't want a
grey market device, so cancelled that order, too.
Finally ordered from a reputable firm. Paid much more than I
wanted, probably wouldn't have ordered that model at that price,
but I'd already bought the filter adapter specific to it and
fallen in love with the camera. Joe's going to freak when he
sees the bill.
Lesson learned.
-lisa
For reference
http://www.resellerratings.com/
Gets good press as a place to check out the stores before you try
buying.
I see you went with B&H, good people. (in my opinion, which is the one
that counts)
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| User: "lisa in mass." |
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17 Jan 2008 06:26:56 PM |
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Charles <ckraft@SPAMTRAP.west.net> wrote...
On 17 Jan 2008 16:16:23 GMT, "lisa in mass."
<mccats@rcn.com> wrote:
First I made the mistake of going to the cheapest place.
Refused to buy their overpriced add-ons, though they really
pushed me to. Item that they said was in stock was suddenly
backordered. When that backorder time was up, they said
more backorder, even longer, though their site still said
"In stock". Turned them in to their state attorney general.
Next, I was stupid and reordered from the next least
expensive place. It was really in stock. Came time to
verify the order and they happened to mention that I really
should buy an extended warranty, since the coverage for
imports was poor. Didn't want a grey market device, so
cancelled that order, too.
Finally ordered from a reputable firm. Paid much more than
I wanted, probably wouldn't have ordered that model at that
price, but I'd already bought the filter adapter specific
to it and fallen in love with the camera. Joe's going to
freak when he sees the bill.
Lesson learned.
-lisa
For reference
http://www.resellerratings.com/
Gets good press as a place to check out the stores before
you try buying.
I see you went with B&H, good people. (in my opinion, which
is the one that counts)
I found that site after trying the first 2 places. The first
place I'd gone with, people had had exactly my experience, and
someone had posted a link to the attorney general's reporting
site. I added my experience. The second site had a slightly
better rating, still awful, and I found out to look for grey
market cameras, of which this was one, so I cancelled.
B&H shipped about 12 hours after I placed the order and I
trust them to sell legit equipment.
Thanks for the link. I didn't have it on this computer. Got it
bookmarked now.
-lisa
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| User: "Bruce." |
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17 Jan 2008 06:30:02 PM |
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"lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9A28C5D19BC18mccatsjavanetcom@130.133.1.4...
B&H shipped about 12 hours after I placed the order and I
trust them to sell legit equipment.
Absolutely. I can't count the number of things I've bought from them over
the years without a single problem. I consider them to be one of the best.
Bruce.
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| User: "%" |
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17 Jan 2008 06:29:26 PM |
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lisa in mass. wrote:
Charles <ckraft@SPAMTRAP.west.net> wrote...
On 17 Jan 2008 16:16:23 GMT, "lisa in mass."
<mccats@rcn.com> wrote:
First I made the mistake of going to the cheapest place.
Refused to buy their overpriced add-ons, though they really
pushed me to. Item that they said was in stock was suddenly
backordered. When that backorder time was up, they said
more backorder, even longer, though their site still said
"In stock". Turned them in to their state attorney general.
Next, I was stupid and reordered from the next least
expensive place. It was really in stock. Came time to
verify the order and they happened to mention that I really
should buy an extended warranty, since the coverage for
imports was poor. Didn't want a grey market device, so
cancelled that order, too.
Finally ordered from a reputable firm. Paid much more than
I wanted, probably wouldn't have ordered that model at that
price, but I'd already bought the filter adapter specific
to it and fallen in love with the camera. Joe's going to
freak when he sees the bill.
Lesson learned.
-lisa
For reference
http://www.resellerratings.com/
Gets good press as a place to check out the stores before
you try buying.
I see you went with B&H, good people. (in my opinion, which
is the one that counts)
I found that site after trying the first 2 places. The first
place I'd gone with, people had had exactly my experience, and
someone had posted a link to the attorney general's reporting
site. I added my experience. The second site had a slightly
better rating, still awful, and I found out to look for grey
market cameras, of which this was one, so I cancelled.
B&H shipped about 12 hours after I placed the order and I
trust them to sell legit equipment.
Thanks for the link. I didn't have it on this computer. Got it
bookmarked now.
-lisa
did you bookmark me
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| User: "arethusa" |
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18 Jan 2008 01:00:50 AM |
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On 17 Jan 2008 16:16:23 GMT, "lisa in mass." <mccats@rcn.com> wrote:
First I made the mistake of going to the cheapest place. Refused
to buy their overpriced add-ons, though they really pushed me
to. Item that they said was in stock was suddenly backordered.
When that backorder time was up, they said more backorder, even
longer, though their site still said "In stock". Turned them in
to their state attorney general.
Next, I was stupid and reordered from the next least expensive
place. It was really in stock. Came time to verify the order and
they happened to mention that I really should buy an extended
warranty, since the coverage for imports was poor. Didn't want a
grey market device, so cancelled that order, too.
Finally ordered from a reputable firm. Paid much more than I
wanted, probably wouldn't have ordered that model at that price,
but I'd already bought the filter adapter specific to it and
fallen in love with the camera. Joe's going to freak when he
sees the bill.
Lesson learned.
-lisa
I bought all three of my sons digital cameras for Christmas. I got
them Kodak Easy Share 5 mega pixel ones. They say they love them.
I got them from the Kodak Store, their refurbished department. They
all have a one year warranty, and the boys say they're like brand new.
They were less than $80 apiece, including shipping to each individual
address.
I wanted to get them digital cameras, but I didn't have $300 to spend.
I (and they) think I did good.
I want a digital SLR and I'm going to get one. It's a promise I've
made to myself. I love to take pictures. I'll probably go through
ebay as I've not once been disappointed in what I've bought there.
But I am very careful from whom I buy.
Have fun on your trip!
Denise
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| User: "Alan Harding" |
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18 Jan 2008 01:59:46 AM |
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In message <lcj0p3heha20v1drf1h56n579mkuf5lnvi@4ax.com>, arethusa
<denise@onlyaret.net> writes
Denise
Medium time no see. How's it going?
--
The opinions given above may be mine. They might also
just be what I feel like saying right now, okay?
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| User: "lisa in mass." |
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18 Jan 2008 09:16:09 AM |
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arethusa <denise@onlyaret.net> wrote...
On 17 Jan 2008 16:16:23 GMT, "lisa in mass."
<mccats@rcn.com> wrote:
First I made the mistake of going to the cheapest place.
Refused to buy their overpriced add-ons, though they really
pushed me to. Item that they said was in stock was suddenly
backordered. When that backorder time was up, they said
more backorder, even longer, though their site still said
"In stock". Turned them in to their state attorney general.
Next, I was stupid and reordered from the next least
expensive place. It was really in stock. Came time to
verify the order and they happened to mention that I really
should buy an extended warranty, since the coverage for
imports was poor. Didn't want a grey market device, so
cancelled that order, too.
Finally ordered from a reputable firm. Paid much more than
I wanted, probably wouldn't have ordered that model at that
price, but I'd already bought the filter adapter specific
to it and fallen in love with the camera. Joe's going to
freak when he sees the bill.
Lesson learned.
-lisa
I bought all three of my sons digital cameras for
Christmas. I got them Kodak Easy Share 5 mega pixel ones.
They say they love them.
I got them from the Kodak Store, their refurbished
department. They all have a one year warranty, and the
boys say they're like brand new.
They were less than $80 apiece, including shipping to each
individual address.
I wanted to get them digital cameras, but I didn't have
$300 to spend. I (and they) think I did good.
I want a digital SLR and I'm going to get one. It's a
promise I've made to myself. I love to take pictures.
I'll probably go through ebay as I've not once been
disappointed in what I've bought there. But I am very
careful from whom I buy.
Have fun on your trip!
Denise
Thnaks, Denise, we will!
I got each of my boys a 6 megapixel camera for their trip to
New Zealand with their grandparents. Spent $80-$90 on sale
apiece and they worked well. Each boy came home with lots of
photos. Maybe too many, Michael wanted me to look through all
800 of his.
The camera I ordered is supposed to be the next best to an
SLR, which I just can't afford. It's got 12x optical
magnification, superzoom to supermacro. I figure if we're
examining flora and fauna, I'm going to want both ends of the
spectrum. Supposedly, it delivers. It's coming today, so I'll
see how it does soon.
-lisa
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| User: "Teilhard Knight" |
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17 Jan 2008 02:04:07 PM |
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On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:16:23 +0000, lisa in mass. wrote:
First I made the mistake of going to the cheapest place. Refused to buy
their overpriced add-ons, though they really pushed me to. Item that
they said was in stock was suddenly backordered. When that backorder
time was up, they said more backorder, even longer, though their site
still said "In stock". Turned them in to their state attorney general.
Next, I was stupid and reordered from the next least expensive place. It
was really in stock. Came time to verify the order and they happened to
mention that I really should buy an extended warranty, since the
coverage for imports was poor. Didn't want a grey market device, so
cancelled that order, too.
Finally ordered from a reputable firm. Paid much more than I wanted,
probably wouldn't have ordered that model at that price, but I'd already
bought the filter adapter specific to it and fallen in love with the
camera. Joe's going to freak when he sees the bill.
Lesson learned.
-lisa
Enjoy the pleasures of capitalism.
--
Teilhard Knight
The Extraterrestrial
I'm not screwed up......It's all in my mind
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| User: "lisa in mass." |
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17 Jan 2008 02:07:22 PM |
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Teilhard Knight <teilhk@privacy.net> wrote...
Enjoy the pleasures of capitalism.
I know. At least I've pounded into my thick skull how the system
works. I knew it, just thought it didn't apply to me.
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| User: "Teilhard Knight" |
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17 Jan 2008 02:47:13 PM |
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On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:07:22 +0000, lisa in mass. wrote:
Teilhard Knight <teilhk@privacy.net> wrote...
Enjoy the pleasures of capitalism.
I know. At least I've pounded into my thick skull how the system works.
I knew it, just thought it didn't apply to me.
Many years ago I set to buy a camera which was the top seller at that
time, the Cannon AE1. I looked for the cheapest dealer (by adverts in the
paper, as we used then) and went to get it. I was shown the camera and
noticed something funny in the viewfinder. The reflecting mirror was
broken. I,then understood I had to buy in a more reputable firm.
--
Teilhard Knight
The Extraterrestrial
I'm not screwed up......It's all in my mind
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| User: "Alan Harding" |
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18 Jan 2008 01:23:16 AM |
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In message <5v9t6hF1kv9qcU3@mid.individual.net>, Teilhard Knight
<teilhk@privacy.net> writes
On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:07:22 +0000, lisa in mass. wrote:
Teilhard Knight <teilhk@privacy.net> wrote...
Enjoy the pleasures of capitalism.
I know. At least I've pounded into my thick skull how the system works.
I knew it, just thought it didn't apply to me.
Many years ago I set to buy a camera which was the top seller at that
time, the Cannon AE1. I looked for the cheapest dealer (by adverts in the
paper, as we used then) and went to get it. I was shown the camera and
noticed something funny in the viewfinder. The reflecting mirror was
broken. I,then understood I had to buy in a more reputable firm.
The mirror fell out of its holder on an Olympus OM4 I was using last
summer. I glued it back, and it's been no trouble since. A broken mirror
is beyond glue, and shouldn't have been on sale (smashed in transit?),
but is easily replaced.
--
The opinions given above may be mine. They might also
just be what I feel like saying right now, okay?
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| User: "lisa in mass." |
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17 Jan 2008 03:53:47 PM |
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Teilhard Knight <teilhk@privacy.net> wrote...
On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:07:22 +0000, lisa in mass. wrote:
Teilhard Knight <teilhk@privacy.net> wrote...
Enjoy the pleasures of capitalism.
I know. At least I've pounded into my thick skull how the
system works. I knew it, just thought it didn't apply to
me.
Many years ago I set to buy a camera which was the top
seller at that time, the Cannon AE1. I looked for the
cheapest dealer (by adverts in the paper, as we used then)
and went to get it. I was shown the camera and noticed
something funny in the viewfinder. The reflecting mirror
was broken. I,then understood I had to buy in a more
reputable firm.
One problem with ordering over the net is that you can't see
what you're getting. Not that I'd have tried to run the serial
number of the camera before I bought it to make sure it was
legit and American. But had it had a problem like the one you
saw, I'd have been up a creek.
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| User: "Alan Harding" |
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| Title: Re: I ordered a camera |
18 Jan 2008 01:25:57 AM |
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In message <Xns9A28ABDBBF46mccatsjavanetcom@130.133.1.4>, lisa in mass.
<mccats@rcn.com> writes
Teilhard Knight <teilhk@privacy.net> wrote...
On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:07:22 +0000, lisa in mass. wrote:
Teilhard Knight <teilhk@privacy.net> wrote...
Enjoy the pleasures of capitalism.
I know. At least I've pounded into my thick skull how the
system works. I knew it, just thought it didn't apply to
me.
Many years ago I set to buy a camera which was the top
seller at that time, the Cannon AE1. I looked for the
cheapest dealer (by adverts in the paper, as we used then)
and went to get it. I was shown the camera and noticed
something funny in the viewfinder. The reflecting mirror
was broken. I,then understood I had to buy in a more
reputable firm.
One problem with ordering over the net is that you can't see
what you're getting. Not that I'd have tried to run the serial
number of the camera before I bought it to make sure it was
legit and American. But had it had a problem like the one you
saw, I'd have been up a creek.
That's where the money goes, in after-sales service: Cheap firms don't
have any.
--
The opinions given above may be mine. They might also
just be what I feel like saying right now, okay?
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| User: "lisa in mass." |
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| Title: Re: I ordered a camera |
18 Jan 2008 09:06:03 AM |
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Alan Harding <Alan@harding.demon.co.uk> wrote...
In message <Xns9A28ABDBBF46mccatsjavanetcom@130.133.1.4>,
lisa in mass. <mccats@rcn.com> writes
Teilhard Knight <teilhk@privacy.net> wrote...
On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:07:22 +0000, lisa in mass. wrote:
Teilhard Knight <teilhk@privacy.net> wrote...
Enjoy the pleasures of capitalism.
I know. At least I've pounded into my thick skull how
the system works. I knew it, just thought it didn't
apply to me.
Many years ago I set to buy a camera which was the top
seller at that time, the Cannon AE1. I looked for the
cheapest dealer (by adverts in the paper, as we used
then) and went to get it. I was shown the camera and
noticed something funny in the viewfinder. The reflecting
mirror was broken. I,then understood I had to buy in a
more reputable firm.
One problem with ordering over the net is that you can't
see what you're getting. Not that I'd have tried to run the
serial number of the camera before I bought it to make sure
it was legit and American. But had it had a problem like
the one you saw, I'd have been up a creek.
That's where the money goes, in after-sales service: Cheap
firms don't have any.
And if it's an import device not made for sale in the US, the
manufacturer won't cover it. Someone found that out the hard
way after ordering from the second firm I looked at, and
thankfully blogged it where I could find it.
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| User: "Alan Harding" |
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| Title: Re: I ordered a camera |
18 Jan 2008 01:18:17 PM |
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In message <Xns9A2966C0F8971mccatsjavanetcom@130.133.1.4>, lisa in mass.
<mccats@rcn.com> writes
Alan Harding <Alan@harding.demon.co.uk> wrote...
In message <Xns9A28ABDBBF46mccatsjavanetcom@130.133.1.4>,
lisa in mass. <mccats@rcn.com> writes
Teilhard Knight <teilhk@privacy.net> wrote...
On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:07:22 +0000, lisa in mass. wrote:
Teilhard Knight <teilhk@privacy.net> wrote...
Enjoy the pleasures of capitalism.
I know. At least I've pounded into my thick skull how
the system works. I knew it, just thought it didn't
apply to me.
Many years ago I set to buy a camera which was the top
seller at that time, the Cannon AE1. I looked for the
cheapest dealer (by adverts in the paper, as we used
then) and went to get it. I was shown the camera and
noticed something funny in the viewfinder. The reflecting
mirror was broken. I,then understood I had to buy in a
more reputable firm.
One problem with ordering over the net is that you can't
see what you're getting. Not that I'd have tried to run the
serial number of the camera before I bought it to make sure
it was legit and American. But had it had a problem like
the one you saw, I'd have been up a creek.
That's where the money goes, in after-sales service: Cheap
firms don't have any.
And if it's an import device not made for sale in the US, the
manufacturer won't cover it. Someone found that out the hard
way after ordering from the second firm I looked at, and
thankfully blogged it where I could find it.
Caveat bleedin' emptor.
--
The opinions given above may be mine. They might also
just be what I feel like saying right now, okay?
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| User: "%" |
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| Title: Re: I ordered a camera |
17 Jan 2008 02:53:41 PM |
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Teilhard Knight wrote:
On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:07:22 +0000, lisa in mass. wrote:
Teilhard Knight <teilhk@privacy.net> wrote...
Enjoy the pleasures of capitalism.
I know. At least I've pounded into my thick skull how the system
works. I knew it, just thought it didn't apply to me.
Many years ago I set to buy a camera which was the top seller at that
time, the Cannon AE1. I looked for the cheapest dealer (by adverts in
the paper, as we used then) and went to get it. I was shown the
camera and noticed something funny in the viewfinder. The reflecting
mirror was broken. I,then understood I had to buy in a more reputable
firm.
did you buy it to take photos of my post count
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| User: "Teilhard Knight" |
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| Title: Re: I ordered a camera |
17 Jan 2008 03:11:09 PM |
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On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:53:41 -0700, % wrote:
Teilhard Knight wrote:
On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:07:22 +0000, lisa in mass. wrote:
Teilhard Knight <teilhk@privacy.net> wrote...
Enjoy the pleasures of capitalism.
I know. At least I've pounded into my thick skull how the system
works. I knew it, just thought it didn't apply to me.
Many years ago I set to buy a camera which was the top seller at that
time, the Cannon AE1. I looked for the cheapest dealer (by adverts in
the paper, as we used then) and went to get it. I was shown the camera
and noticed something funny in the viewfinder. The reflecting mirror
was broken. I,then understood I had to buy in a more reputable firm.
did you buy it to take photos of my post count
I didn't know you at the time (we were NOT communicating), but was I know
you, I would have used it to get photos of all concerning you, only.
--
Teilhard Knight
The Extraterrestrial
I'm not screwed up......It's all in my mind
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