This shop is a Sigma pusher. I think they even import their own stock.
At least there's no official, monopolist distributor of Sigma in
Norway. The problem of people ignoring Pentax is the same in almost
every Norwegian photo shop with assistants younger than age 40. In all
their lifetime, Pentax has been a marginal brand, and they skipped the
lessons where Pentax were taught. However, it's worth a couple of
hours in the purgatory to claim that you have a Pentax medium format
system, even if you don't. Just watch their expressions go from overly
self confident to uncertain. Once, one assistant at Lømorks (just two
blocks away from the said shop) went all red and muttered "and here I
go bragging to a pro...". :-)
Jostein
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Øsleby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net>
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 4:21 PM
Subject: RE: Presense of Pentax
I don't have that experience.
I think this depends on who is helping you. Some of the staff might
be
biased.
I bought an image tank there. Despite me being a Pentax user, they
did allow
me to fiddle with some expensive lenses. Offered all the service
needed.
Tim
Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian)
Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds
(Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy)
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 13. mars 2006 15:46
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Presense of Pentax
Nice, but I'm not impressed by the shop.
I friend of mine was adviced not to by Pentax, even when she told
them
that she had some Pentax lenses, but they couldn't explain why.
They just
wanted to sell Canon with a Sigma lens...
DagT
> fra: Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
http://www.akam.no/nyhet/butikker/aa_drive_fotobutikk_i_en_digital_verden/
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> The photo on this page from is at the outside one of the most
> successful
> photo shops in Norway. Pentax is there, on the wall.
>
>
> Tim
> Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian)
>
> Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds
> (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy)
>
>
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