ken_jeanette1 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 <p>This could probably go into any or all forums. What do you think of KEH's new site. I'll wait til i see your comments before i give mine, as not to bias your responses.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 <p>I like the old one better. Not confusing, but less convenient. For example, if you click Minolta you get Maxxums and manual focus Minoltas together. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 <p>I'm thinking it makes it easier to find stuff. I always appreciated the difficulty of the prior version of the website that made it harder for others to find the bargains before I got there. :(</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCL Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 <p>I liked the old site....still having trouble navigating the new one. Prices are sometimes hidden by items below the one you are looking at until you actually click on the item (takes longer to scan stuff). Plus all photos are stock photos, not photos of actual items.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richsimmons Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 <p>Overall, I like the aesthetics of the site. It looks better. Functionally, still playing around with it, but searching seems like it gives the same results. The old one was just so outdated in its looks.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Smith Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 <p>It looks better, but it's still mega-clunky and rather slow. Why can't they just copy B&H's in operation? Maybe I'll get used to it. They have sort out their default sorting too. I'm not sure they really "get" it. Let's hope it is not considered finished. I selected Sigma Tamron and Zeiss and got Sony stuff too.</p> Robin Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant_nio_marques Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 <p>You're so spoiled having lots of photography stores. In Europe there's no comparable choice.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Shafer Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 <p>I don't like it all. Among other things, I miss the "Latest Arrivals" section.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parv Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 The newer search facility is worse which lists various unrelated results; have to choose other options to filter out the carp. Previously the search facility was limited but returned only the relevant results. I would not have minded the changes if at least the search facility worked properly. It is now damn too much work, for now there is not even a sub-category page to go to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulo_bernardo_trindade Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 <p>I like more the old site,i think is better,now is more confuse.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne_crider4 Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 <p>I prefer lens list starting with the widest lens to the longest and then the zoom's.</p> <p>Certainly more visual which is nice. If their are more product descriptions I'll like it even more.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdc1534 Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 <p>Right now the new site is almost unusable. Looking for lens I find no way to filter by mount type I did as suggested by them and tried the search function for Pentax mount zoom lens. Came back with 6762 hits so unusable as a search function. You can still go back to classic KEH at bottom of page but they say that will no be there long. Very disappointed with what could have been a step forward but instead is three steps backwards.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 <p>Tried the link at bottom and was able to access Classic KEH. This will give customers time to make the transition. Maybe KEH will make some adjustments to the new site as well. Regardless, still better than ordering over the phone.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icog Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 <p>I don't like it either. It looks much nicer but the search functions horribly, at least in my opinion. Maybe I just need to learn how to use it but right now I wish they hadn't messed with it.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User_2000406 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 <p>Another shout-out for the "latest arrivals" section on the old version of the site. It's far easier and faster to skim through a numbers of subcategories using that feature than trying to wade through all the existing stock in those categories via the new site. This feature is only partially replaceable by a search function. I need the combination of specific subcategories quickly accessed plus pre-screening for recent arrival. This is something that's missing on B&H's used site and now KEH is getting rid of it.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jose_angel Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 <p>I think the update is a step back. I find it to be somewhat annoying.<br /> Maybe it`s me that I have not learned yet how to use the new site; I find this one more difficult and time consuming. The site is "pretty looking", but also highly unpractical.<br /> I like KEH, but I hate this silly "beautiful" (?) kind of site designs. Too much useless images, scrolling, chaotic filters, mixed systems and products. The previous directory system was very practical, fast and easy to use. The new one, quite the opposite.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken_jeanette1 Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 <p>Well, I guess I have my answer, and I sincerely hope the webmaster at KEH follows Photo.net to see what the buzz is on the new site. Kind of reminds me of a blonde I dated once. Great looking, but!!!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andylynn Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 <p>I preferred the old version. You could browse by mount/system and category within that. Now you can browse by categories like "SLR lenses" and brands within that, but you can't see, say, all lenses for Minolta manual focus SLRs in one place. If I wanted to survey my Minolta tele/macro options it would take a lot more steps with the new site.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_fromm2 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 <p>The new user interface is a disaster. If I know what I want to find, well, the search function still works. If I want to browse related products, I'm lost.</p> <p>I've told KEH this, gave an example that worked well on the old and was impossible on the new. The reply I got convinces me that they didn't understood what I showed them.</p> <p>I don't know how long www.classic.keh.com will work, but so far it gets the old UI.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Shafer Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 <p>I sent KEH a link to this thread.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_s5 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 <p>I hate the new interface! The classic site was less visually stunning, but any beauty it lacked in that area it more than made up for in beautiful functionality. A few precise clicks could have me browsing exactly what I want to see. Am I curious what 135mm Minolta MD lenses they have? Easy, straight to a list sorted by max aperture within a list of just 135mm MD lenses... This ease of use made casual browsing -- and, of course, casual purchasing -- inviting and fun; now it's a chore and a turn-off.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjoseph7 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 <p>I like the old one better, then again I like the old, old one better. I think this one is kind of slow, but its nice that they show a picture of the item. I just think a thumbnail would have been enough. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damon_fernandes Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 <p>The new interface is terrible! I only use the classic one.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 <p>I was happy with the old site. Can't find "stuff" on the new one. Looked for some Mamiya RB67 stuff yesterday and finally gave up -- went back to ebay.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 <p>The link to Classic KEH has been removed. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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