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Grandson dropped our P&S happy snapper off the pier while he was trying=20
to get a picture of his sister's first fish catch. Not waterproof!
OK, so insurance company agrees to replace it. Photo Continental in=20
Brisbane call up: "We've been authorized to replace your camera, we=20
don't have one but they are on order from Olympus. Maybe 2 weeks wait".
Ring, ring. Hello Olympus, how can I help?
"Can you tell me the delay on SP 570 Ultra zoom cameras please"?
Olympus. "They haven't been released yet"!
Insurance company when I asked for a cheque instead: "I need to check=20
your story with Photo Continental" -- and why not it seems pretty far=20
fetched.
After about 15 minutes: "Yes, they confirm your story that the cameras=20
have been on order since early February and they really don't know when=20
they will arrive"!
OK "So what about I choose a K10D Pentax? How much difference in the pric=
e?"
Photo Continental: "They are $1150 with a Sigma lens and no, we don't=20
have any Pentax lenses. $675 extra".
Hmmm. Maybe it's the bream my grand daughter caught but something smells =
fishy here.
Retail price of Olympus SP 570 is $629 at Camera Warehouse.
Price of K10D with 24 -70 Pentax lens is $1069 from DC warehouse.
Price difference =3D $440 !!!!
The bit that gets me is PC wanting full retail price for the Pentax but=20
selling the non-existant Olympus at what must be the cheapest price in=20
Australia and not being prepared to balance out the price difference.
$235 rip off. After having spent near enough to $30,000 on camera gear=20
at PC in the past 5 years, I reckon that stinks. Maybe this is how they=20
survive the Chinese camera sales on eBay? ...Ripping off the locals.
Pentax K10D with Pentax 18 - 55 lens from a seller in HK I trust, landed =
in AU =3D $920.
By buying in Hong Kong with a 3 year warranty I save $385... The cost of =
a speedlite or a better quality lens for it.
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from Douglas,
If my PGP key is missing, the
post is a forgery. Ignore it.
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