I ordered Polaroid film from KEH and I too received a crushed box like that, but the film box was undamaged.
I just received a 65mm wideangle lens on baby Pacemaker board which turns out to be quite nice. My only gripe with KEH is their use of FEDEX shipping.
Here's the box before opening: View attachment 330365
yeah, the only thing worse would be UPS shipping. More and more, I'm trying to push all shipping towards US Post--they're slower, but for me the most reliable.
on many things UPS gives packages to the local post office for actual delivery
UPS Postal Partner is an option that saves considerable cost over UPS Ground but beats USPS (new service standards) by a day or two if you're going more than a day's drive away.
Thanks for the reply. I b'lieve that Leitmeyr's w/a lenses were of two design types, 4/4 double Gauss and 6/2 Dagor/Angulon. Would you please count reflections and tell me which yours is. I have a 105/6.3 Leitmeyr in Prontor II in the drawer, have never used it. I just counted reflections, it is a 4/4 so yours is probably a 6/2.Leitmeyr Munich. Glass looks great, shutter sticks at 1/10 and below.
Their pix don't do it justice:
That depends on what shipping option the shipper paid for. If I go into a UPS Store and ship something, it'll be UPS all the way to the receiver's door. If I have a business account, however, UPS Postal Partner is an option that saves considerable cost over UPS Ground but beats USPS (new service standards) by a day or two if you're going more than a day's drive away.
Aperture uses UPS Mail Innovations (same as Postal Partner?) to ship books, and the last mile is USPS.
The last time I had a package delivered by UPS Mail Innovations, the UPS sorter machine applied their label directly over the USPS barcode and until someone at the post office actually looked at the package, it was on it's way back to the sender. I received a package B&H sent FedEx and fortunately it was an L plate because the box was almost completely smashed. USPS is the best so far but I have had packages from Huss make it to the main post office in Portland, OR then take a side trip to Dallas, TX before finally arriving.It must be even cheaper than USPS Media Mail - which is already super cheap - because Aperture uses UPS Mail Innovations (same as Postal Partner?) to ship books, and the last mile is USPS.
Yep, that's the correct name, I was typing from fallible memory.
That makes sense, thanks for the explanation.What saves money is that UPS brings the items to your Postal sorting center the same way they deliver to businesses -- in bulk totes or even pallets -- and lets USPS do the final sort. They've got a negotiated rate because USPS doesn't have to actually move the mail except to the correct local zip code P.O. and from there to your mailbox, which costs them a lot less than (for instance) moving the same package from Los Angeles to Winston-Salem -- which is part of the job UPS can do cheaper than the postal service, because they do a better job of batching packages going to one place.
Aperture may actually pay a little more than they would for USPS Media Mail, but save it back in the presorting they don't have to do.
Thanks for the reply. I b'lieve that Leitmeyr's w/a lenses were of two design types, 4/4 double Gauss and 6/2 Dagor/Angulon. Would you please count reflections and tell me which yours is. I have a 105/6.3 Leitmeyr in Prontor II in the drawer, have never used it. I just counted reflections, it is a 4/4 so yours is probably a 6/2.
And when you use it, please tell us how well it shoots. Leitmeyr lenses are uncommon and I haven't seen much about any of them.
Its a 4/4. Two bright and two dim per uncoated cell.
I also have a 120mm 6.3 Leitmeyer but unfortunately it's too cloudy internally to shoot through.
The cells are swaged at the rear elements making them impossible to open without great skill and luck.
I read somewhere these lenses are probably copies of earlier Angulons.
yeah, the only thing worse would be UPS shipping. More and more, I'm trying to push all shipping towards US Post--they're slower, but for me the most reliable.
A bit off topic, but regarding KEH: I asked KEH (via chat) if they could service a Bronica GS-1, noting that parts would probably be required, and the respondee said yes, and not much more. I didn't feel persuaded by the rapid answer and lack of detail. Any experience here with KEH service department, especially re GS-1?
I did specify that a repair would probably involve the sensor and the LED display, and asked if parts would be a problem if they were reqired. The respondent came back with a 'no problem' (paraphrase) reply very quickly, which made me think they hadn't actually checked. Maybe my contact was in the know on GS-1 repair and could answer off the top of their head - but I wasn't confident that I could send the camera to KEH and not end up with a 'parts not available' return from them. Maybe I should have pressed them to go check the parts bins ... I didn't think that would fly. I've sent KEH repair a more detailed email - perhaps that will help.So did you go to the detail listing all the parts that were needed? What did you expect for an answer?
I did specify that a repair would probably involve the sensor and the LED display, and asked if parts would be a problem if they were reqired. The respondent came back with a 'no problem' (paraphrase) reply very quickly, which made me think they hadn't actually checked. Maybe my contact was in the know on GS-1 repair and could answer off the top of their head - but I wasn't confident that I could send the camera to KEH and not end up with a 'parts not available' return from them. Maybe I should have pressed them to go check the parts bins ... I didn't think that would fly. I've sent KEH repair a more detailed email - perhaps that will help.
I'm not knocking KEH - every piece of equipment that I've bought from them has been better than advertised - but I thought there might be some experience in the forum that would help me decide that they would or would not be a good service fit for a GS-1. Not that there are so many options.
Leitmeyr Múnich. El vidrio se ve muy bien, el obturador se pega a 1/10 y menos.
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That makes sense to me, and it was my attitude at first with the Bronica repair. But the GS-1 probably doesn't fit the description "common film camera". My initial correspondence (a chat and one email) with KEH got replies along the lines of 'send it in & we'll handle it", but with no commitment on parts availability. I followed up by email, mentioning that I didn't want to send my camera in if they didn't have the parts on hand, please check in-hand stock, to which they replied: "we do not have the parts for this nor are they able to be located at this time."I wouldn't be surprised to find that KEH has a stockpile of parts and parts bodies for many common film cameras. I doubt they would waste your time saying they could do the job if they couldn't.
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