Comments on: 3 Tips for Picking a Camera Store http://wanderingjustin.com/2009/10/find-a-camera-shop/ Travel - Adventure - Arizona Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:32:49 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Adam http://wanderingjustin.com/2009/10/find-a-camera-shop/comment-page-1/#comment-789 Adam Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:56:53 +0000 http://wanderingjustin.com/?p=1390#comment-789 I was going to Vegas and wanted to give the lens a try. I wanted to actually purchase the lens but figured I would give it a rental first to see if I really liked it. I haven't put the pictures on the computer yet but I really liked the way the lens performed and loved having a wide angle lens in my arsenal. I was going to Vegas and wanted to give the lens a try. I wanted to actually purchase the lens but figured I would give it a rental first to see if I really liked it. I haven’t put the pictures on the computer yet but I really liked the way the lens performed and loved having a wide angle lens in my arsenal.

]]> By: admin http://wanderingjustin.com/2009/10/find-a-camera-shop/comment-page-1/#comment-783 admin Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:05:04 +0000 http://wanderingjustin.com/?p=1390#comment-783 Man, that indifference is kind of a bummer. Maybe you should give Foto Forum a whirl. So, why were you renting? Just wanted to try something out before buying, or did you have kind of a one-off photo idea and needed some gear to make it happen? Man, that indifference is kind of a bummer. Maybe you should give Foto Forum a whirl.

So, why were you renting? Just wanted to try something out before buying, or did you have kind of a one-off photo idea and needed some gear to make it happen?

]]> By: Adam http://wanderingjustin.com/2009/10/find-a-camera-shop/comment-page-1/#comment-777 Adam Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:32:20 +0000 http://wanderingjustin.com/?p=1390#comment-777 I went to Tempe Camera this afternoon to rent an EF-S 10-22mm lens for my Canon 40D. I also wanted to see if they could clean the sensor in my camera as it has a couple of dust spots on it. Overall I thought the person at the rental counter and the repair counter weren't all that out going and friendly. They were rather quite and not very informative. I tried to get some feedback from the girl at the rental counter about the lens that I was renting and all she had to say was "yeah it's a good one". I was hoping for a little more enthusiastic reaction than that. The guy behind the repair counter wasn't all that helpful either. I asked how hard it was to clean my own sensor and he just kind of smirked and said it was better to have a professional do it. I then asked how much kit was to clean it myself and he had no idea and said I had to go upstairs and ask them in sales. While he may not be a sales person he should have at least some idea of a price range for things, especially something like that. When I went up stairs to inquire about the cleaning kit, the girl up there was pretty helpful actually. She said it was fairly easy to clean but it is easy to make a mistake and then need to bring it in to have it professionally done. I ended up not getting the cleaning kit and will probably just bring the camera in sometime and have them clean it. Overall it was a decent experience there but I was hoping for a more outgoing and responsive staff. Oh well maybe when I return the rented lens they will be a little more upbeat. I went to Tempe Camera this afternoon to rent an EF-S 10-22mm lens for my Canon 40D. I also wanted to see if they could clean the sensor in my camera as it has a couple of dust spots on it. Overall I thought the person at the rental counter and the repair counter weren’t all that out going and friendly. They were rather quite and not very informative. I tried to get some feedback from the girl at the rental counter about the lens that I was renting and all she had to say was “yeah it’s a good one”. I was hoping for a little more enthusiastic reaction than that.

The guy behind the repair counter wasn’t all that helpful either. I asked how hard it was to clean my own sensor and he just kind of smirked and said it was better to have a professional do it. I then asked how much kit was to clean it myself and he had no idea and said I had to go upstairs and ask them in sales. While he may not be a sales person he should have at least some idea of a price range for things, especially something like that.

When I went up stairs to inquire about the cleaning kit, the girl up there was pretty helpful actually. She said it was fairly easy to clean but it is easy to make a mistake and then need to bring it in to have it professionally done. I ended up not getting the cleaning kit and will probably just bring the camera in sometime and have them clean it.

Overall it was a decent experience there but I was hoping for a more outgoing and responsive staff. Oh well maybe when I return the rented lens they will be a little more upbeat.

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