Actually, it was Pardees. I had called Camera Arts but they were out of the white backgrounds.
I like Action Camera. I've given them a quite a bit of business over the last year. I bought my supports, a nice used 165mm f2.8 for the 67 and even ordered a new center column for my Bogen through them. I know that they stock Pentax. In fact, I almost stopped by there today on my way back but I was in a bit of a hurry. If they had the room to stock the paper I would go to them exclusively. -Brendan --- Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Brendan, > > Sounds like you went down to Camera Arts. Are you > aware that Action > Camera in Roseville (my town) is an active Pentax > dealer? Recently > when I was the first on the list to procure the > 16-50/2.8, it was from > them. I put my name on the list - first guy I > think, and they got one > of the first in and called me. I was there that day > to get it. They > are mainly Nikon and some Pentax - including MF (I > got one of my > 67ii's there). It is nice to go in because they > treat you decent even > though you are not a Canon or Nikon user. You might > want to look them > up. > > -- > Bruce > > > Tuesday, September 4, 2007, 8:24:04 PM, you wrote: > > BM> So, after my fruitless search for the 16-50mm > f2.8 > BM> over the last coupe of days (except for the 5 > BM> available from the guy in Tokyo on eBay, for > BM> $1,185.00US), I decided to take a deep breath > and not > BM> worry about it for now. > > BM> I took a drive down to a "local" camera shop in > BM> Sacramento to pick up a couple white background > rolls > BM> and listen to the radio on the way. > > BM> At some point I was reminded about this months' > issue > BM> of Outdoor Photographer. In it, they reviewed > the K10D > BM> touting its "unique" Foveon X3 chip (see inset, > pg. > BM> 92). Suddenly, those old feelings of being > abused > BM> crept back into my head drowning out Boston's > "More > BM> than a feeling." > > BM> I got to the shop and found my rolls of Arctic > White > BM> 53" x 36' I was needing. I took a look around > and > BM> wasn't suprised to see everything but Pentax on > the > BM> shelves. So, I asked one of the salesmen, "Do > you guys > BM> carry any new Pentax stuff?" > > BM> "No, sorry. You must be one of the last people > to > BM> still shoot Pentax." > > BM> "Hum, that's a damn shame," I said, "if you did > I buy > BM> one of their new lenses from you." I thought my > point > BM> was obvious. > > BM> "Well, only about 1 in a 1000 people ever ask > about > BM> Pentax anymore," he said as if his math were > valid. > > BM> "That may be, but some of their new gear is > quite > BM> good, ya know," I said not knowing that he > really > BM> didn't know and was even less interested in what > I was > BM> about to say. "The K10D has been making some > waves and > BM> they have some great new lenses coming out for > it." > > BM> "Well, I don't know anthing about it, I haven't > read > BM> any of the reviews on it, and I don't make those > BM> decisions anyway the owner does. There's a lot > of > BM> great gear out there that we don't carry." At > that > BM> point he handed me the charge slip to sign and I > took > BM> my yellow copy and left. > > BM> It's a sad thing though. I really used to get > such a > BM> kick out of going to camera stores. Not so much > BM> anymore. > > BM> -Brendan > > > > BM> > BM> > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > BM> Park yourself in front of a world of choices in > alternative > BM> vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. > BM> http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/ > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us. http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
