[LargeFormat] Mamiya USA

[Roland Smith]

No, but then, that's twentieth century.

Roland Smith
Oakland, California
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>; <idcc@KJSL.COM>; <leica@topica.com>;
<rollei@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 9:29 PM
Subject: RE: [LargeFormat] Mamiya USA


> Have you tried the telephone?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: largeformat-admin@f32.net [mailto:largeformat-admin@f32.net]On
> > Behalf Of Roland Smith
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 9:52 PM
> > To: idcc@KJSL.COM; largeformat@f32.net;
> > leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us; leica@topica.com;
> > rollei@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject: [LargeFormat] Mamiya USA
> >
> >
> > I have heard others criticize Mamiya USA for being less than helpful and
> > high priced.  I thought I ought to share with you my experience.
> >
> > I have a 4X5 Omega 45D view camera which is a Toyo product
> > carried by Mamiya
> > USA.  The coupler between the monorail and the tripod is plastic  and
> > reported by users to be fragile.
> >
> > The similar Toyo view camera has a metal coupler which ought to be more
> > durable.  Accordingly, I sent an email to Mamiya, last Sunday, inquiring
> > about ordering the part.
> >
> > Three workdays have elapsed and I have received no response to an easy
> > question.  While non urgent, this is still less than satisfactory.
Alas,
> > delay is the deadliest form of denial.
> >
> > Roland Smith
> > Oakland, California
> >
> >
> >
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