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# I'm in Manchester, and there's the fantastic London Camera Exchange right in Piccadilly Gardens.
I must have walked past it every day for the best part of a decade without knowing it was there, but I got some pretty decent advice from the guy there - the Pentax wasn't actually in stock so he is going to call me when it's in and I'll go down and have a play with a bunch of stuff.

Whatever the outcome I really hope he can do me something competitive on price - I'd hate to have to screw him and buy it online - decent customer service is such a rare commodity these days.
(I helped save b3ta! barryheadwound Mul-ti-pass? Multipass!, Thu 3 Dec 2009, 14:55, archived)
# Like you say there is a lot of brand loyalty
at the end of the day we are splitting hairs here - whichever you buy it will be fantastic. At first I thought Digital was a fad that could never beat film photography but I was proven wrong. Don't forget also to check out the latest Sony DSLRs price wise they are amazing value for money.
(I helped save b3ta! maiden is filmed before a live studio audience, Thu 3 Dec 2009, 14:59, archived)
# Exaclty this ^^^^^^
As i said somewhere else in this mess of relpies and me going on more than people probably asked for, even a basic camera these days will have higher spec than things we paid crazy money for even two years ago.


Also as much as I hate recomending Sony, the cameras aren't bad............
(I helped save b3ta! Si o doom Fund me! No catering cost involved! bit.ly/1bFtzN2, Thu 3 Dec 2009, 15:24, archived)
# Just be honest with them, we always helped people who were honest.
At the end of the day buying a camera is not like buying any other piece of electronics, You don;t just set it up and let it run, The knowledge you get from camera shop staff is often underated (again, avoid Jessops)

If someone bought from us we always helped them out afterwards, Aftercare is life to an indie shop and we sure as hell didnlt work there for the money (though the second hand kit was nice!) you sound like the kind of guy who would anyway but if the price difference is only 20 odd quid then buy from a store!!!!! We used to have people on college courses who came back to us and would spend half hour just asking how to do their current assingment without buying at the time, we were happy to do that as regulars are the lifeblood of photography and something that is somewhat lacking from a lot of shops today.

LCE are good lads overall and I would trust them.
(I helped save b3ta! Si o doom Fund me! No catering cost involved! bit.ly/1bFtzN2, Thu 3 Dec 2009, 15:22, archived)
# Yeah if they can even come close I'd rather give the money to them.
I appreciate that they probably won't be able to compete on price against the camera itself (it's £50 cheaper on Pixmania!), but if they can do a deal with a carry bag and a memory card or something, maybe some cheap extended warranty, then I'd as soon deal with them. Customer service is so outmoded these days that I feel a duty to reward it where I find it.

And I was straight with him about the likelihood of going back and buying it online...
(I helped save b3ta! barryheadwound Mul-ti-pass? Multipass!, Thu 3 Dec 2009, 15:30, archived)
# Pixmania is an import site IIRC, worth watching that.
(I helped save b3ta! Si o doom Fund me! No catering cost involved! bit.ly/1bFtzN2, Thu 3 Dec 2009, 15:41, archived)