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Subject: Re: mail order rip-offs - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 19-Jul-83 20:07:54 EDT
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pur-phy!rb    Jul 14 09:15:00 1983

Some time ago, I decided to buy a zoom lens using mail-order.
Several places advertised the lens I wanted (a Vivitar Series I 70-210)
for around $135.  B&H was asking $150, and a few (i.e., Cambridge)
were asking even more.

After calling around a bit, I discovered that all the cheap prices
advertised did not include the camera mount (as though anybody
would buy a lens without the mount).  The mount cost $25-$30.
I finally bought from B&H.

Ross Bogue
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