amateriat
We're all light!
Yesterday, I sauntered into Manhattan to buy another lens hood for my new-to-me Contax Tvs. I say "another" because I'd already gotten hold of a somewhat chewn-up black hood from Adorama before finding out that the things were a bit more plentiful on the used market than I thought. (I also wanted one in silver. I'm so vain...)
Anyway, B & H had one, and even though it was twice what I paid at Adorama, it was (1) silver, and (2) in considerably better shape. Not 100% pristine, but neither is the camera. (Close, though.)
After getting my receipt, I turned to head downstairs for the usual pay-and-pick-up routine, when I saw this:
I'd actually been thinking about getting a belt pouch for the Contax, especially since finding out the OpTech pouch I bought for my Ricoh GR-1 was just a bit too small for to do the job with the Tvs. I went up to the display and pulled one of the Zing pouches of to try out. Perfect. Then I saw the price: at first, I thought is said $9.99, which would've been a pretty good mark-down. I asked a salesperson on the floor if this was a special-purchase price. He took the puch from my hand and looked at the tag. "Yes, we got a bunch in for a special price. $5.99 is pretty good, eh?"
$5.99...?
I looked at the tag again: Must have been a trick of the light, but sure enough, I'd misread it: it was $5.99. I ran back to the counter to add it to my lens hood purchase.
That's a true impuse-purchase price. I have no idea if this is available via their Web site, but you'll certainly find them in-store. At this price, I thought I'd pass this one along.
- Barrett
Anyway, B & H had one, and even though it was twice what I paid at Adorama, it was (1) silver, and (2) in considerably better shape. Not 100% pristine, but neither is the camera. (Close, though.)
After getting my receipt, I turned to head downstairs for the usual pay-and-pick-up routine, when I saw this:
I'd actually been thinking about getting a belt pouch for the Contax, especially since finding out the OpTech pouch I bought for my Ricoh GR-1 was just a bit too small for to do the job with the Tvs. I went up to the display and pulled one of the Zing pouches of to try out. Perfect. Then I saw the price: at first, I thought is said $9.99, which would've been a pretty good mark-down. I asked a salesperson on the floor if this was a special-purchase price. He took the puch from my hand and looked at the tag. "Yes, we got a bunch in for a special price. $5.99 is pretty good, eh?"
$5.99...?
I looked at the tag again: Must have been a trick of the light, but sure enough, I'd misread it: it was $5.99. I ran back to the counter to add it to my lens hood purchase.
That's a true impuse-purchase price. I have no idea if this is available via their Web site, but you'll certainly find them in-store. At this price, I thought I'd pass this one along.
- Barrett
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is that pink...
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?Al Kaplan
Veteran
Pink is good! Chicks will think that you must be a very confident dude! Sensitive too! Plus think of the money you saved.
It seems to be an ideal match for a plastic autofocus auto exposure built in itsy bitsy flash camera with no neckstrap lugs.
It seems to be an ideal match for a plastic autofocus auto exposure built in itsy bitsy flash camera with no neckstrap lugs.
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amateriat
We're all light!
Actually, it's maroon (sorry, AWB on my Casio was a bit sleepy). Definitely not pink.
- Barrett
- Barrett
amateriat
We're all light!
Maroon! (Not you, Al, the pouch.)
My beloved Contax is a tad miffed at that remark...
- Barrett
Al Kaplan
Veteran
I'd rather walk around town carrying a toy monkey than hiding a plastic Contax in a "maroon" belt pouch. It was Back Alley that decided it was pink.
StanSmith
Member
It was cheap probably due to the color. But I think it turns pick pockets off to its contents which is good.
amateriat
We're all light!
Hey, I dig toy monkeys too.
But the Contax is titanium. Really. Plastic wouldn't weigh this much. (That would be my Konica Lexio 70: lots o' plastic there, but not as lousy as some others).
- Barrett