I agree with Tom Scales on this one. Don't trust Cambridge further than you
can throw them. check out photo.net's forums on
http://www.photo.net/photo/where-to-buy.
I don't belive for ONE SECOND that Cambridge has all that OM gear in its
little store. You won't find that much stuff in any store in the world.
Look closer: 24 Shift, 100/11, 250/2??? HA!!
Skip
PS, Here's the exerpt from photo.net on Cambridge:
I want to get screwed
Place an order with Cambridge Camera, Smile, Executive or any of the other
bottom dollar places advertising in Pop. Photo. The most common fraud is to
advertise a Canon A2E, say, for $500. When you have finished reciting your
credit card number, they'll say "oops, that price was for the grey market
version; right now we only have the US version in stock and that is $800."
[They will conveniently overlook the fact that the A2E is a US-only model.]
Here are some of the more common frauds:
- Grey market film or short-dated film. Fuji isn't so bad because I think
they make all of their film either in Japan or the US, but with Kodak you
can get some weird old emulsions made in Australia. You have to specify
"Rochester" and "fresh" at many shops. Adorama's ad in Popular Photography
lays all this out in a very consumer-friendly manner.
- Cheesy filters. Somehow shops other than B&H can't resist selling you a
really offbrand filter for $15 (their cost $1.50) even though they can make
500rofit on the real brands (e.g., Tiffen, B+W).
- Outrageous shipping charges. Always ask for the total price including
shipping. If you need it tomorrow, expect to get raped by any of the NY
shops (on the plus side, if Adorama or B&H says you'll have it tomorrow,
you'll have it).
From: "gries" <gries@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [OM] SPEAKING OF 24MM SHIFTS...
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 14:50:37 -0500
HERE IS ONE ALSO. DON'T KNOW THE CONDITION, SELLER, ETC.
http://www.cambridgeworld.com/olympus_lenses_autolens.htm
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