jg_feng

Today, at last, I receive the second half of the refund from Mr. Wisner.

Never have I thought that it would be solved finally.

Thanks very much for all the consideration and kind suggestions above.

Much obliged to photo.net. What a great forum:-)

Iﾒve been keen on b&w photography and taught Large-format Photography courses

for years, as an assistant professor in Beijing Film Academy.

In July 2004, I bought from Ron Wisner a 16X20 view camera and ten film

holders, the dealing operation entrusted to a friend in Detroit. I heard that

it was the first camera ever sold to the Chinese. When it reached HongKong

several months later, however, there was only the camera, no film holders. I

asked the friend in Detroit to call Ron Wisner immediately for confirming if

any omission occurred when sending out. My friend told me that Ron Wisner had

promised to check. Yet during the following months, even though my friend had

called and left messages to his phone many times, and sent emails as well, Ron

Wisner gave no reply ever since. The last email I sent to him was at the end

of last year, but still got no reply. TWO YEARS till now and I still have not

received the ten film holders.

Lately I heard of similar stories from some friends from Taiwan and Korea.

They ordered cameras from Wisner too. Yet after payment, no cameras had ever

been sent to them. Theyﾒd contacted Ron Wisner many times but still,

similarly , got no reply.

Itﾒs not accidental then. And Iﾒm quite shocked to learn that Ron Wisner, with

some reputation for camera selling already, would run business in such a

cheating way.

I think I have the responsibility to remind those who might get into the idea

of buying cameras with Wisner: DON'T become the next victim.