Dave wrote:I used to work in a camera store and I can tell you why the sales person tried to sell you a Canon. Most of you may already know this, but I will say it for those who don't. Reps in retail stores get commissions, obviously, but they don't always get the same amount for selling different brands, i.e. they might get higher commission for selling the Canon. In addition, some stores hold competitions to see who can sell the most of one brand or even one product to the tune of a huge bonus. I tried to exhibit a little more integrity than that, but I have seen sales people sell the completely wrong camera to a customer just to get the bigger commission, even if they had to lie and coerce to do it. I understand your frustration.
Dave Madsen I'm aware of the whole commission thing and can understand it if I walked in and said I am interested in buying a digital SLR camera. But I distinctively mentioned Pentax on both occassions and both times the sales reps started to talk Canon. It's just annoying. I get the feeling these guy think I know nothing about photography and it is really irritating. Judging from their ignorance of many things photographic, I can say with some confidence that they know very little about photography but think they know it all. Vic
