Sorry Dave, but Stephen wrote that he paid a deposit; if that's no sign of being a serious customer, then I don't know either.
Stephen, don't lose your faith. Fortunately, my favourite local camera store sells Pentax regularly, and as am known for a while things work quite fine. Pancho David Savage schrieb: > That's the beauty of owning Pentax. > (...) > You have to keep at them (camera stores), if you don't they won't > think your a serious customer. Once you build up a relationship with a > camera store, prompt & reliable communication is the norm. > > Cheers, > Dave > > On 2/16/07, Stephen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> In the middle of October I went to local camera stores and asked for a price >> on some lenses. I was told they would have to get back to me and took my >> phone number. I have still not heard from them. >> >> I waited and then figured maybe the lenses are not in stock so I e mailed >> Kennedys about the smc PENTAX-FA 50mm F1.4. They replied on 13-11-6 and >> told me it was in stock and asked me which retailer to send it to. >> >> I didn't want to reward any of those who did not quote before and I wanted >> an idea of how much it would cost. So I asked three stores near where my >> lover works for a price. And I have not heard from them re the price either. >> >> Then I called into another camera shop on my way past on spec and was >> actually quoted a price. I ordered the lens though them and paid a deposit >> on 22-11-6. They expected availability on 10-12-6. >> >> It did not arrive as expected so I asked Kennedys and they told me a >> shipment was due in before xmas and they 'will do our best to get it to them >> before Xmas '. >> >> Around xmas, I'm in trouble because my lover could not give me the lens for >> xmas. But the shop did advise me they expected the lens in the middle of >> January. >> >> Around the middle of January, I'm in the shit because my lover could not >> give me the lens for your anniversary and she knows I could have got the >> lens from B&H by now. >> >> On 31-1-7 Kennedys advised me that a shipment is arriving in a couple of >> weeks. The shop tells me six days. >> >> Not being overly optimistic I waited until today to ring the shop. The >> person that answered the phone could not check the status of my order, nor >> were they allowed to transfer my call to someone who could. I'm not happy. >> >> Four months. And wondering ' Is it possible to buying a Pentax lens in >> Sydney? ' >> >> >> Stephen >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
