kanner@tymix.UUCP (Herb Kanner) (06/13/85)
This is to report a good mail order experience. I phoned in an order for a Contax T to the Wall Street Camera Exchange on June 3, giving them a VISA card number. The shipment was delivered by UPS on June 12. -- Herb Kanner Tymnet, Inc. ...!hplabs!oliveb!tymix!kanner
neves@uwai.UUCP (06/18/85)
> This is to report a good mail order experience.
I've dealt a couple of times with BiRite in New York and have been
pleased with their quickness and price. I purchased a Canon AE1P and
35-70 Zoom lens the first time and a 70-210 + flash + filters the
second time. The first time I bought BiRite's camara package which
also included a flash. Unfortunately the Canon AE1P has an automatic
mode which really should have a Canon flash (not the generic Korean
one I got with the package). I also assume that one should buy Canon
lenses for the same reason. BiRite advertises in the Sunday New York
Times and seems to have the lowest prices of the New York shops.
--
David Neves
Computer Sciences Department
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Usenet: {allegra,heurikon,ihnp4,seismo,uwm-evax}!uwvax!neves
Arpanet: neves@uwvaxjordan@ucbvax.ARPA (Jordan Hayes) (06/19/85)
So long as we're talking about mail order, let me throw my favorite camera store into the ring... You won't find it in the back of any of the photo_rags, because it's not a photo specialty store. It's called Whole Earth Access and they have a few stores locally in the bay area, but I understand they do Mail Order. I've never done mail order from them, but they have prices that are extremely (read: close enough to null out shipping from New York (!!)... ) competitive. Also, they have a showroom where you can TOUCH, and they speak english (major complaint about going into stores in NY -- I bought a body *in person* once and had to know exactly what I wanted and how much I wanted to pay for it... I also had to speak clearly...) I recently saw a Nikkor 300mm f/4.5 IF-ED with case from there for under $500. Full warrantee, etc., and I got to hold it and try it out -- note: If you are thinking about the non-IF-ED 300 f/4.5 and haven't seen this one, CHECK IT OUT !!! For only about $200 more you get more than your money's worth... That's pretty typical of the their prices. They also are one of the few stores in the San Francisco Area that stock the longer IF-ED's, i.e., the 300 f/2.8 the 400 and even a 600 f/4 every once and a while! I only know about their Nikon selection, but they have a pretty knowledgable staff and don't sell by commission. I suppose if ther is enough interest I could track down the address to send $3 to for their catalogue... /jordan