I could have guessed "Pardees", Brendon. Just seemed to fit. Jack --- Brendan MacRae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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 > > [email protected] > > 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 > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo! Autos new Car Finder tool. http://autos.yahoo.com/carfinder/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
