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Not sure how you walked in there with a backpack full of gear; I can barely squeeze between the boxes and the wall! :ROTFL:I was at Bear Images on Tuesday and Jim Taskett couldn't have been more helpful. Similarly Dennis Semick at Dodd Camera although I found that they had challenges with getting me accurate pricing. Fortunately for many of the Alpa users here the bar was set by Paul Slotboom at Optechs Digital - and I think that we all miss them. When it came to Alpa you couldn't find a more helpful and knowledgeable dealer. Jim at Bear is also very knowledgeable but the buying experience is different. Walking in with a backpack full of gear gets their attention but I do agree that it shouldn't be like that.
Regarding happy Arca-Swiss users - well, no doubt - when you finally get it! Once you order Alpa gear it does at least turn up as quickly as they can ship it.
That's funny. Anybody who's ever visited Bear Images will be able to relate. I was only able to remove the pack after walking in and following the single track to the back, via the Alpa/Phase cabinet and back to the front of the store. Luckily nobody else was in the store otherwise I might still be stuck there. The aisle was too narrow to turn :ROTFL:Not sure how you walked in there with a backpack full of gear; I can barely squeeze between the boxes and the wall! :ROTFL:
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I don't think one system is head and shoulders above another; it's just different and better for some users than others.
Over and out! :salute:
Guilty.....
If it's any consolation, what you get even has Cambo and some Arca folks swooning over it with oooo's & ahhhh's (Ken). :ROTFL: ....