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None of Canon's flashes have an "auto" mode - they are TTL or manual only. Since their flashes aren't compatible with Nikon, I wouldn't recommend trying it, but it might work okay in full manual mode.
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"<i>I'd rather let Nikon take its time and get things right</i>"<p>
Yes - much more appealing than Canon's "<i>let's let the consumer work the bugs out for us</i>" approach.
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Just a point of correction - The 67-II normally <i>does</i> show the frame counter in the viewfinder. <p>
You have the send the camera to Pentax to have it changed to display the lens f number instead of the frame counter.
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<p>Like these mounts?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.inkjetart.com/sp/67.html">http://www.inkjetart.com/sp/67.html</a></p>
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If you shoot Pentax, and can afford them, the 200mm f4 A* and FA* macros are as good as it gets. Other brands might be cheaper, but I don't think anything will match the quality of the Pentax lenses.
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Twice as expensive, maybe.
Twice as good - that's laughable.
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B&H's price for that lens, in the equivalent Canadian dollars, is $2145 at today's exchange rate.
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Buy from the USA (I would recommend B&H). Not only are the prices a lot lower, they may acutally have the stuff in stock. Lately, Canon Canada has cut back on stocking a lot of stuff, especially "L" series lenses. If the local dealer doesn't have it in stock, it will probably have to be ordered from Japan, which can take up to two months.
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It seems to me that the weak winding mechanism is a known problem with Mamiya 6 cameras, so it probably did not fail due to "excessive use".
In any event, I would be surprised if any store would offer restitution on a used camera several months after purchase, especially since it sounds like it failed after the warranty period was up. Put yourself in their shoes - how would they know how the camera was used (or abused) after it left the store?
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"<i>I have gathered from the posts though is that it is not quite available yet?</i>"<p>
The 1D Mark II has been availble for a couple of months now. I bought mine back in mid-April.
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<i>"(I realize it was a separate sale, new)"</i><p>
Actually, these lenses came with the tripod collar when new. Replacment collars are readily available at B&H for $79 - I just ordered one this morning.
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<p>There is no duty on any photographic equipment imported to Canada (except
disposable cameras), regardless of the country of origin. It's all right
here:</p>
<p>UPS Express or Expedited service does not charge any handling or brokerage
fees; all other services do. Since UPS Expedited is usually less expensive
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www.robertwhite.co.uk
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I've had the same experience as Bob (I live in Canada). I would recommend avoiding Adorama at all costs.
B&H is a much more honest and reputable dealer, especially for foreign transactions.
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I've made some very nice 12" x 32" prints on my Epson 2200 printer, and I'm sure you could easily go much bigger than that.
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As a professional user of Pentax medium-format cameras, I once asked Pentax Canada if they had a program similar to Canon's CPS program (Canon Professional Services). They replied that they had never heard of such a thing!
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In my dealings with them, and from what others have had to say about them on this and other forums, I've gottent the distinct impression that the service you get from KEH depends on where you live.
It seems that the service is fairly good for customers in the USA, and since people can easily return things that aren't in advertised condition, KEH has to look after them.
It also is beginning to seem like KEH doesn't give a rat's ass about service if the customer is outside the USA, because they know these customers won't want to return items because of the cost and trouble involved (and KEH won't refund any of these costs, even when they are responsible for the problem).
I keep hearing people defending KEH, by pointing out how easy it is for mistakes to happen with such a large company, and I don't take issue with that. What I think is more important is how a company responds to fix their mistakes, and it's on this count that KEH has failed miserably, in my experience.
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KEH may have been good in the past, but lately their service has been quite poor. The last two items I ordered from them, which were rated "like new" and "excellent plus" respectively, both needed major repairs to be made functional.
In the first instance, they tried to "make it right", but the second time, they wouldn't even respond to my emails and I ended up having to eat about $100 in repair costs.
Based on their overly-optimistic (bordering on fraudulent) used equipment ratings, and their apathetic attitude towards customer service, I certainly won't be doing business with them again.
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These people have lots of new A2 and A2E's in stock:
HOWEVER, they still want the original full retail prices, and they are not exactly the most reputable store I've ever dealt with.
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Well, here it is, just over a year later, and Pentax Canada never did do anything to recitfy the problems I reported. Fortunately, the local store who took care of shipping the camera to Pentax for me refunded my money for the non-work that the Pentax service centre charged for. Unfortunately, Pentax steadfastly refused to repair the damage they did to the camera.
It's interesting, I suppose, that Pentax Canada closed their Vancouver service centre recently. Perhaps I wasn't the only one having problems with them after all.
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<p>Check out this place, George:</p>
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<p>This one will let you power both your flash and your digital camera from the
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I would recommend a Quantum Turbo or Turbo Z high-voltage battery pack. In addition to very fast recycling times, it increases the power output of the flash by approximately 1 f/stop compared to using AA batteries.
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Beau, how did you dry your prints before storing them in the plastic sleeve? Making sure that all of the glycol has evaporated or dried before mounting or storage is very important in making the prints archival.
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KEH has always had a good reputation for being very conservative in their equipment grading, but they seem to be having some serious problems lately.
The last two items I bought from them were a Canon L-series telephoto lens in "like new" condition, which arrived with a badly scratched and chipped front element, and a Canon booster rated "like new minus" which was totally dead.
They paid for the replacement of the front element of the lens (because it turned out to be less expensive than shipping it back to them), but refused to repair or accept return of the booster, which cost me about $100 to fix.
Seems like buying from them is a bit more of a gamble nowadays.