I've had good results with Midwest Camera Repair, 313 Oak Street, Wyandotte, Mi. 48192. Phone (313) 285-2220. Although lately I've been using Pentax in Colorado. Ken Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Steele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 7:33 AM Subject: Re: Pentax in Detroit, was: Fast 35mm Lenses
> Hi Detroiters (and everybody else), Where is a good > place to take Pentax equipment for servicing (like > CLA). The only shop I'm familiar with is Camera Mart, > and I'm not sure they do service work (never asked!). > Thanks! Mike Steele > > --- PAUL STENQUIST <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Bill, > > Adray Camera on Big Beaver near Dequindre has a fair > > selection of Pentax > > stuff. The guy at the counter told me they're going > > to get the MZ-S. I > > keep asking for it in stores and act surprised and > > dismayed when they > > say they don't have one. I'm not going to buy one, > > but I do enjoy > > tweaking our local dealers a bit. > > Paul > > > > "William D. Sawyer" wrote: > > > > > > Hi Paul, > > > > > > I know Woodward Camera well - I bought a new ME > > Super (black body) from them in 1981, when Pentax > > was their largest line. If you talk to their people > > who have been around since then, they are hard > > pressed to say anything good about Pentax Marketing. > > To use their phrase, "Pentax Gave Away" their > > market share. > > > > > > My "A" 35mm f2 came from another camera shop > > across town, and I paid $80 for it. While that may > > reflect the condition of the lens (cosmetically, the > > only thing wrong is a missing "nib"), more likely, > > it reflects the absence of a market for Pentax > > equipment in the Detroit area. I was in Camera Mart > > today, the largest camera store here, and the best > > Pentax 35mm body they had was a ZX-7, and no lenses. > > I'm told the local Pentax rep is domiciled in > > Cleveland, and services a seven state area. Aggod > > deal for buying used, I guess, but not for anything > > new. > > > > > > I didn't dare ask about an MZ-S. Sad. > > > > > > Bill Sawyer > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > > PAUL STENQUIST > > > Sent: October 23, 2001 10:46 PM > > > > > > BTW, I bought it from Woodward Camera, > > > which Bill would know to be a rather expensive > > place to shop. However, > > > they had marked it wrong, and I got it for $90. > > That makes up for all > > > the times they ripped me off. > > > - > > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. > > To unsubscribe, > > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the > > directions. Don't forget to > > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at > > http://pug.komkon.org . > > - > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. > > To unsubscribe, > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. > > Don't forget to > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at > > http://pug.komkon.org . > Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. > http://personals.yahoo.com > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
