Can anyone remember ?
Posted 02/02/2010 - 22:40
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Techno used to be a great dealer with proper shops that sold Pentaxes! I bought my MX from them more years ago than I care to remember (Manchester). More recently they were internet only, and were bought out by someone else: I'm almost certain it was Jessops but stand to be corrected. Given that Jessops seems to have a track record of expanding too quickly then messing up big time, it probably was them....
Posted 02/02/2010 - 22:55
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Rumour was that Jessops bought Tekno just so they could close them down to reduce competition. I don't know if that is true, but I can believe it.
I got my Tamron 70-300mm for £60 from them. It's worth more second-hand now.
I got my Tamron 70-300mm for £60 from them. It's worth more second-hand now.
~Pete
Posted 02/02/2010 - 22:59
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I got mine from Jessops for £39...
Kris Lockyear
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Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
Posted 03/02/2010 - 01:47
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I got mine second hand on ebay for £26
Tim
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Posted 03/02/2010 - 10:58
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It was spelt "Tekno", if I remember rightly.
Thing about the Tamron 70-300 price: that's wasn't a special offer. They were selling it at £60 at a time when everyone else was selling them for £70 or £80 or more.
They often had the same sort of percentage difference on more expensive products as well. Photography has become more expensive since the demise of Tekno.
Thing about the Tamron 70-300 price: that's wasn't a special offer. They were selling it at £60 at a time when everyone else was selling them for £70 or £80 or more.
They often had the same sort of percentage difference on more expensive products as well. Photography has become more expensive since the demise of Tekno.
~Pete
Posted 03/02/2010 - 15:32
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Hi all
Thanks for the replies so far.
It wan't Tekno that I was thinking of.
I remember that one or two members were waiting for deliveries at the time (July/Aug 200 and were panicking but eventually received their order or refund. I believe the company was UK based doing internet business (no shops).
I switched back to the Pentax and bought the K-7 last November and very pleased. Just seems that Pentax cameras and lenses are so much cheaper than Canon, Nikon, Sony yet of a high quality giving great images just like on my old *ist DL used to.
Thanks for the replies so far.
It wan't Tekno that I was thinking of.
I remember that one or two members were waiting for deliveries at the time (July/Aug 200 and were panicking but eventually received their order or refund. I believe the company was UK based doing internet business (no shops).
iceblinker wrote:
Tekno.
Don't they know this on the Nikon forums?
I don't know ... don't use Nikon, never have.Tekno.
Don't they know this on the Nikon forums?
I switched back to the Pentax and bought the K-7 last November and very pleased. Just seems that Pentax cameras and lenses are so much cheaper than Canon, Nikon, Sony yet of a high quality giving great images just like on my old *ist DL used to.
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Posted 03/02/2010 - 17:01
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Sorry to but in on the thread, but just wanted to say Hi to a fellow pentaxian from my part of the world.
Posted 03/02/2010 - 22:19
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ripstar74 wrote:
Sorry to but in on the thread, but just wanted to say Hi to a fellow pentaxian from my part of the world.
Hello to you too.Sorry to but in on the thread, but just wanted to say Hi to a fellow pentaxian from my part of the world.
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I just found a dead bookmark for "tradecamerasonline.com" this might be the link I was looking for.
Thank you for the replies
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Posted 05/02/2010 - 10:17
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Keen2Learn wrote:
I switched back to the Pentax and bought the K-7 last November and very pleased. Just seems that Pentax cameras and lenses are so much cheaper than Canon, Nikon, Sony yet of a high quality giving great images just like on my old *ist DL used to.
Welcome back to the fold I switched back to the Pentax and bought the K-7 last November and very pleased. Just seems that Pentax cameras and lenses are so much cheaper than Canon, Nikon, Sony yet of a high quality giving great images just like on my old *ist DL used to.
are you enjoying the K7?
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Can anyone remember?
There was an online photographic stores which disappeared or went bust in 2008 or 2009, can anyone remember their name? I think their name began with a 'T' but not 100$
I remember I was here when it was mentioned in a thread that they had gone. (hence this post)
Thanks in advance
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