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Subject: Re: [OM] Lens Question
From: Terry Mair <tmair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 20:32:56 -0600
Don't anyone think for one minute that I am defending Cambridge not so, I just 
wanted
to say that when I was first starting out I ordered things from B&H and got my
fingers burned so to speak, and I haven't done business with them since, so I 
guess
it just goes to show that they all doing business that way!!
Terry

Ken Norton wrote:

> GMA vented:
> >> Finally, not personal here, just a rant:  ***When are people gonna learn
> >>  about Cambridge?  I recall a thread on rec.photo asking if **anyone**
> >>  had a good experience with CAmbridge. Answer was a resounding NO. They
> >>  are modern-day snake oil salesmen, IMHO. Please people, don't waste your
> >>  money buying from them.****
>
> The Vert Institute for Advanced Graphical Related Arts (VIAGRA) has
> recently completed a study on the prospects of actually receiving anything
> even remotely similar to what was ordered from Cambridge.  Results?  It has
> been determined that Cambridge exists solely because of the inane desire to
> save two bucks over purchasing the same item from your local dealer or from
> a more reputable store such as B&H.
>
> In other words, their greed is only matched by our greed.
>
> To quote a former listmember:  "Think, people, think!"  Do you REALLY think
> that Cambridge will sell you a brand-new, unused, full-US warrenty, current
> firmware Nikon F5 for $1300?  They'll probably give you an old beat-up
> N8008 and a coupon for 12 rolls of K-Mart film while charging your credit
> card for $2100.
>
> The only way to deal with Cambridge is to "remind" them that Vito and his
> pals are cousins of yours.  "Mespa?"
>
> Kenneth E. Norton
> Image66 Photography, Broadcast Consulting and Audio Engineering
>
> image66@xxxxxxx
> (515) 791-2306
>
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