Hi Steve,
I'm not Canadian (although I have been to Lunenburg) but when I
order from the KEH website I get the option of USPS Priority near the end of
the checkout process. It initially defaults to Fedex when it is quoting the
postage but I get to change that when I actually make the order.
Paul Ewins
Melbourne, Australia
On 11/09/2012, at 10:59 AM, Steve Sharpe <[email protected]> wrote:
> A couple of weeks ago I took a look at the KEH site and saw that their 200
> f4's for the 645 had dropped back to a reasonable price. A couple of years
> ago I wanted to order one, but kept putting it off. I finally went to place
> the order just after the 645D was announced, and saw that the price for the
> lenses had practically doubled. Anyway, the prices have dropped again to less
> than they were previously, so I ordered one in EX condition with caps for $99.
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> I also made an impulse purchase in the form of a Tamron 55-200 zoom for my
> Nikon D70 beater camera, for $39 new. It's a plastic mount kit-class lens
> with screw drive AF...and I guess the newer, low-end Nikons no longer
> screw...so there's not much demand for these lenses.
>
> Anyway, the lenses arrived today and both look good. The Pentax looks brand
> new. I'm hoping to get over to Lunenburg tomorrow - if Leslie has moved on -
> to give it a work out.
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> If you're not Canadian then you can stop reading this post, now.
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> Go back to arguing about laptops or something.
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> The following does not concern you, unless you live in Canada.
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> Okay, Canadians, now that all the riff-raff have moved on, here is my advice:
> if you want to order something from KEH, do not do it through their web site!
> They only offer one shipping option online, and that is Fedex, which starts
> at almost $60 and goes up from there. For my $138 order the shipping was
> almost $80. In addition, Fedex will sock it to you with a brokerage fee on
> delivery, which is something like 20% with a $10 minimum. I sent KEH an email
> complaining about this and they replied, telling me to call in. I did, and
> they offered me USPS Priority for $41 - and no brokerage fee. I complained
> some more, and they grudgingly offered me USPS first class for...$22. I took
> that and placed the order over the phone with the guy.
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> Anyway, the lenses arrived in two weeks less a day at my post office. I went
> to pick them up, ready to pay some HST and maybe duty, but the postmistress
> just handed me the box and sent me on my way. Yay!
>
> So, if you ever order from KEH, do it over the phone.
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