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I cannot speak about the difference in prices between established dealers in used camera equipment and those people who will be set up at a camera show, but, to be sure that I am getting used equipment with no hidden defects, I would much rather deal with a known, reputable used camera broker than some unknown person or company who is set up on a table at a Holiday Inn banquet room! Sure, the equipment for sale at a camera show might be just fine, but what if the camera's shutter speeds are slow, or the lens elements are out of alignment, or there is some other problem with the equipment that cannot be ascertained just by looking at and listening to it? What do you do a week later when you get your slides back from the lab, and the photos are blurred from a gimpy shutter or have soft focus from that lens "bargain" that got bumped a little too hard by the previous owner? Hopefully, you will have purchased your equipment from some company or honest person who backs up the limited warranty they offer you. Good luck! I have purchased many thousands of dollars of camera equipment from Del's, with absolute 100% satisfaction. I even returned a lens that I didn't like (no problem with it, as it functioned perfectly just as advertised), and Del refunded all of my money without question. Other pro photogs I know also have dealt with KEH with no problems encountered. Remember, this is not like buying some old rusty lantern with a cracked globe and a missing fount at a railroad show that you will be hanging on a nail in your basement so you can look at it now and then! You are out to purchase an expensive, precise piece of mechanical, electrical and optical equipment that must be in 100% operating condition every time you use it, or else it is worthless. For my money and peace of mind, I would buy old flashbulbs and photography books from those at a camera show, and would buy experienced cameras and lenses only from reputable dealers of used equipment. Caveat emptor! John B. Corns Owings Mills, Maryland _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] -> SPORRS: 'Serious Photographers Of Railroad Related Subjects' -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs/ -> Message © 1998 SPORRS® - All Rights Reserved
