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From: cff@uvaee.UUCP (Chuck Ferrara)
Newsgroups: net.rec.photo
Subject: Re: Fujica Mount Other mounts vary in Price
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Date: Mon, 25-Mar-85 14:35:55 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 25 14:35:55 1985
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> Comments of a Camera Ad Browser
> 
> I'm probably pretty naive, but I found out something interesting yesterday.
> Haven't you ever wondered why camera ads specify the strangest mounts for 
> independent lenses?  Like Rollei or Fujica?  And why they never advertise Nikon
> or Canon mounts?  Apparently, the ad prices are for mounts that don't exist.
> I called up Focus (Honest Abe's) and their Nikon price was $20 higher than
> "Yashica mount."  No wonder the initial price was about $20 below everyone 
> else's. 
> 
>   Another strange thing.  Photron's prices in the February issue of MODERN
> and POPULAR are different, some by $10.  FOr example, the Vivitar S1 70-210
> is $108.95 in POPULAR but $119.95 in MODERN.  In addition, the latter add 
> warns that this is  "Y/C Mount" whereas the former says nothing.  In general,
> the two ads are prepared quite differently.  I'm sure the company did not 
> wish to upset MODERN's consumer protection board, just as I'm sure that 
> POPULAR'S prices are fantasy.
>   See you in the mail order section!
> 

Some outfits do have the courtesy to specify "No extra mounting charge" in
their adds, while others will tell you how much extra a given mount is in
extra fine print, of course. This is yet another advantage of buying
camera maker's lenses. I never saw them try to sell a Nikkor with a "Y/C"
mount.		

Another thing to watch out for is the lens maker's USA warrantee vs. the
store's own warrantee. In order to cut costs, some outfits will import
lenses themselves, thus bypassing the USA subsidiaries. The result is
that the manufacturer won't be obliged to repair defective lenses,
leaving the responsibility up to the store. Personally, I would cringe
at the prospect of "Honest Abe" & company repairing one of my lenses.
-- 
"He's not responsible for what he's doing, his mother made him what he is."

	Chuck Ferrara @  U. Va. Dept. of EE; Charlottesville,Va. 22901 
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