Things you hate to hear in a camera shop

cfraz · 09-21-2013, 03:37 PM

I was checking out the Pentax display at Gordon's Photo in Reno and heard this:

Customer: I need to get my camera serviced [it was a Nikon DSLR].

Store employee: We can take care of it for you. What would you like us to do?

Customer: I was cleaning my camera and used a can of compressed air to clean the inside. Only it wasn't compressed air. It was lubricant.

Store employee: Oh...

Jamfke · 09-21-2013, 03:42 PM

Ouch!

abmj · 09-21-2013, 03:52 PM

Something else you don't want to hear: "Well, that's a gonner!"

**dadipentak** · 09-21-2013, 06:03 PM - **3 Likes**

"Good thing it's only a Nikon"

scratchpaddy · 09-21-2013, 06:31 PM

That's one way quiet down a noisy shutter!

**c.a.m** · 09-21-2013, 06:40 PM

Cringe. Major problem. Makes the "sensor stain" issue seem trivial.

Transit · 09-21-2013, 06:46 PM

Might thin out the oil spots, was it a 600 ?

cfraz · 09-21-2013, 09:31 PM

Originally posted by Transit

Might thin out the oil spots, was it a 600 ?

Ha! No it was a D3200, or something like that.

Juventino · 09-21-2013, 11:55 PM

Pentax? I don't know.

disco_owner · 09-22-2013, 03:04 AM

Originally posted by Transit

Might thin out the oil spots, was it a 600 ?

something a Lot of Nikon users area experiencing with D600. although I hear the updated D600 is not having this issue any more?

**Kerrowdown** · 09-22-2013, 01:33 PM

Originally posted by cfraz

Things you hate to hear in a camera shop

Pentax mate, never heard of 'em.

TenZ.NL · 09-22-2013, 01:47 PM

Sorry sir, sold out

(after driving 150km while the website and a salesman on the phone tell you that the specific item is indeed in stock)

sam-joseph · 09-22-2013, 02:46 PM

I don't hear anything in my local Pentax shop as there isn't one. All I hear when I'm buying camera gear is the gentle click of a computer keyboard in my study. Therefore the one thing I wouldn't want to hear is "Dad, where is all this smoke coming from?".

Regards

hks_kansei · 09-22-2013, 09:10 PM

A camera shop I went into once, to look at a K30, seemed to be staffed by people who had no idea.

The salesman could only really say that the K30 "has a grip, to make it easier to hold"

He then went off and said "oh, look at this Pentax lens, it's small" (referring to the 40mmXS pancake lens)

So, yeah....

According to him, I should buy a K30 because it's got a hand grip, and the 40XS because it's small.

I heard rumours they also can take pictures or something?

scratchpaddy · 09-23-2013, 07:27 AM

Originally posted by hks_kansei

I heard rumours they also can take pictures or something?

Shhh! That's just an unconfirmed rumor. We wouldn't want people to get too excited, now, would we?

09-21-2013, 03:37 PM	#1
cfraz Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 521	Things you hate to hear in a camera shop I was checking out the Pentax display at Gordon's Photo in Reno and heard this: Customer: I need to get my camera serviced [it was a Nikon DSLR]. Store employee: We can take care of it for you. What would you like us to do? Customer: I was cleaning my camera and used a can of compressed air to clean the inside. Only it wasn't compressed air. It was lubricant. Store employee: Oh...

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Jamfke Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Crossville, TN Photos: Albums Posts: 272	Ouch!

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dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	"Good thing it's only a Nikon"

09-21-2013, 06:31 PM	#5
scratchpaddy Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Phoenix Posts: 3,361	That's one way quiet down a noisy shutter!

09-21-2013, 06:40 PM	#6
c.a.m Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Ottawa, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,192	Cringe. Major problem. Makes the "sensor stain" issue seem trivial.

09-21-2013, 06:46 PM	#7
Transit Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Whanganui NZ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,624	Might thin out the oil spots, was it a 600 ?

09-21-2013, 09:31 PM	#8
cfraz Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 521 Original Poster	Originally posted by Transit Might thin out the oil spots, was it a 600 ? Ha! No it was a D3200, or something like that.

09-21-2013, 11:55 PM	#9
Juventino Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 32	Pentax? I don't know.

09-22-2013, 03:04 AM	#10
disco_owner Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Sydney Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,629	Originally posted by Transit Might thin out the oil spots, was it a 600 ? something a Lot of Nikon users area experiencing with D600. although I hear the updated D600 is not having this issue any more?

09-22-2013, 01:33 PM	#11
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,860	Originally posted by cfraz Things you hate to hear in a camera shop Pentax mate, never heard of 'em.

09-22-2013, 01:47 PM	#12
TenZ.NL Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Below sealevel Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,100	Sorry sir, sold out (after driving 150km while the website and a salesman on the phone tell you that the specific item is indeed in stock)

09-22-2013, 02:46 PM	#13
sam-joseph Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Newcastle, NSW, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,086	I don't hear anything in my local Pentax shop as there isn't one. All I hear when I'm buying camera gear is the gentle click of a computer keyboard in my study. Therefore the one thing I wouldn't want to hear is "Dad, where is all this smoke coming from?". Regards

09-22-2013, 09:10 PM	#14
hks_kansei Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 834	A camera shop I went into once, to look at a K30, seemed to be staffed by people who had no idea. The salesman could only really say that the K30 "has a grip, to make it easier to hold" He then went off and said "oh, look at this Pentax lens, it's small" (referring to the 40mmXS pancake lens) So, yeah.... According to him, I should buy a K30 because it's got a hand grip, and the 40XS because it's small. I heard rumours they also can take pictures or something?

09-23-2013, 07:27 AM	#15
scratchpaddy Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Phoenix Posts: 3,361	Originally posted by hks_kansei I heard rumours they also can take pictures or something? Shhh! That's just an unconfirmed rumor. We wouldn't want people to get too excited, now, would we?