hteasley
Pupil
Sent four lenses off for adjustment and coding today, summicrons and a summilux. Handing those boxes to the post office guy was wrenching, like I was all but taking the lenses and just smashing them on the pavement. I will be on pins and needles until I hear they were signed for in New Jersey, and then on more pins and needles until they get back.
Don't know how I'm going to survive until then.
Don't know how I'm going to survive until then.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
jan normandale
Film is the other way
turn on the TV and have a couple of beers. That'll take the edge off. For a while.
Dante_Stella
Rex canum cattorumque
Get a grip, man!
porktaco
Well-known
it's only money. money and special, magical gems.
peace to you, brother.
peace to you, brother.
hteasley
Pupil
Valium?
Beer will be key to the next few weeks, I think.
And by "weeks" I mean "years", of course.
David Murphy
Veteran
Insure them to full value, buy tracking, use Priority Mail, and pack them encased in bubble wrap and there's no need to worry - not lost one yet
umcelinho
Marcelo
hteasley
Pupil
Yeah, did that, pretty much. Wrapped in foam sheets, packed tightly in foam peanuts. Had the four lenses in three separate packages, too: I just couldn't cope with the idea of all those eggs in one smashable basket.
Thanks. Only folks here might understand.
Vickko
Veteran
Curious why you didn't use a courier (e.g. FEDEX). I feel much better with them, and in Canada, the mail service is threatening to go on strike.
Vick
Vick
segedi
RFicianado
Vick - If they go on strike, might we see an improvement in service
semordnilap
Well-known
Always a stressful moment... but if you packed them well you don't have too much to worry about. Anyway, they're on their way to be adjusted, so if they jostled a little, it'll get sorted out on the other end. Good luck!!!
kknox
kknox
You will be OK. I never send my lens Priiority mail. Express Mail is more expensive, but it is tracked every step of the way. The USPS miss shipped two of my lens in the same box I sent in for CLA to the wrong Zip code. They could not tell me where they were, as they only scan the whole shipping crate the items are in with Priority mail. Express mail each package is scanned at each sort facility.
It was the longest 10days of my life waiting to find they were OK. I have only had this happin once. I takes a long time to forget. You will be fine.
I do drink lots more now & have taken up smoking good cigars. Don't worry
It was the longest 10days of my life waiting to find they were OK. I have only had this happin once. I takes a long time to forget. You will be fine.
I do drink lots more now & have taken up smoking good cigars. Don't worry
hteasley
Pupil
I just haven't seen improved service from the couriers over what the post office provides, at 1/4 the price of the couriers. I've had an especially terrible time with UPS: if you ever sign the note telling them it's ok to leave a package, they apparently take that as carte blanche to forevermore leave packages without signatures.
I would have had this anxiety with any shipper, really.
Roberto V.
Le surrèalisme, c'est moi
Whenever I ship gear, I wrap it in a ton of bubble wrap, and airbags, and fill the rest of the box with packing peanuts. I reckon that stuff could survive a fall from a 10th story unharmed
rxmd
May contain traces of nut
Whenever I ship gear, I wrap it in a ton of bubble wrap, and airbags, and fill the rest of the box with packing peanuts. I reckon that stuff could survive a fall from a 10th story unharmed
You won't know for sure until you've tried it
Dr Gaspar
Established
Rolla fatty?
Could make him more paranoid too though...
ymc226
Well-known
I think the safest way is USPS Registered mail. Jewelry is sent this way. I've had people send me irreplaceable bamboo fly fishing rods this way and on the various fly fishing forums, this is what is agreed the best way to send irreplaceable valuables. It is not that expensive and I would definitely do that with Leica but fortunately, I live only about an hour away. I've also dropped Hasselblads for repair in person since they are in Jersey as well.
farlymac
PF McFarland
I would never ship anything via UPS. Everything that comes my way by them is smashed, like they just toss the boxes in the trailers, and then jump on them to make more space. And if it has a built in handle, you can guarantee the box will be ripped open.
PF
PF