Focus has mixed reviews but doesn't sink to the level of a few others
already mentioned that are clearly at the bottom of the barrel.
Be aware that the photo.net "neighbor-to-neighbor" section on camera stores
has occasionally experienced "shills" pumping up the number of good ratings
and high praises on some of the stores that have collected a slew of bad
ones. Fortunately some moderation is performed (how much and how often I
don't know) and it has weeded some of this out. It's not hard to spot the
top of the heap though . . . B&H, Adorama and KEH . . . yes they don't
please everyone 100% of the time but their track record overall is a
definite cut above the rest of their peers (those with national advertising).
There are some other smaller dealers listed without nearly the large
quantity of ratings that are also very good . . . but they're regional
dealers and don't have the national (international ??) advertising or
exposure. You can find them if you wade your way through the massive
listing carefully and look at some of the smaller ones.
BTW, doing business in person is a bit different from doing it by telephone
or via internet. If something goes awry in the transaction it can be much
more difficult to resolve . . . and that's why I prefer to conduct those
transactions with firms that have the very best reputations.
-- John Lind
At 07:24 PM 9/23/04, you wrote:
>Well...its not the usual prejudice...there are places such as Cambridge
>Camera, AAA camera, etc that people should probably stay away from.
>Certainly there are reputable places such as BH, Adorama, and J&R.
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Larry" <halpert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 7:22 PM
>Subject: [OM] Re: about a lens
>
>
> >
> > Probably the usual prejudice of NYC based on nothing even slightly related
> > to a fact. Usually conveyed by people not expecting to ever set foot
> anywhere
> > near the area based on TV myths. Over time I've bought 2 things from
> Focus with
> > zero problems. B&H is great, along with a slew of others.
> >
> > Larry
> >
> >
> > Ali Shah wrote:
> >
> >> Is Focus Camera reputable? I never trust NYC camera stores for some
> >> reason.
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Guillaume Remy" <guillaumme_75@xxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 9:57 AM
> >> Subject: [OM] Re: about a lens
> >>
> >> > Thanks to you two Gary & Charlie: via that URL I found out it's a 4th
> >> > or
> >> > 5th gen, who said to be
> >> > inferior, according to Gary...
> >> > and what about this one
> >> > <http://focuscamera.com/sc/main_item.asp?id=848563058&lhalf=allac> ?
> >> > You
> >> > all seem to like the Tamron 80-200 2.8 a lot, what can be the value of
> >> > such one ?
> >> >
> >> > In fact, I'd got an OM10 during some years, and bought last year an
> >> > OM4.
> >> > The OM10 was exchanged by
> >> > a N*k*n F60. At this time, I've got an existential question: which
> >> > system
> >> > shall I extend ? A N*k*r
> >> > zoom 70-300 G (?) is worth about a 130 EUR; what can I find about the
> >> > same
> >> > value (money and range)
> >> > for my OM4 ? Please, tell me it's worth to keep away from the dark side
> >> > of
> >> > the Force :-P
> >> >
> >> > Guillaume
> >> >
> >> > ---
> >> >
> >> > Guillaume,
> >> > The following website may be of some help sorting out the
> >> > various
> >> > versions of the Vivitar S1 70-210 zooms:
> >> >
> >> > www.robertstech.com/vivitar.htm
> >> >
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