KEH Camera, that’s a new name to me, but it’s where I bought my replacement used Pentax AF200T flash box. Sure they pride themselves in being mainly an online store, but where are they located in? Georgia, oh okay, that’s a great location to be in for international shipping.
20200921/https://www.keh.com/shop
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Interesting blog article about spending more on a camera body versus spending more on a lens. If you’re a skilled photographer, spending more on a DSLR camera body can pay off, but less skilled photographers are generally recommended to go cheap on the body and expensive on the lens. For film, cheap camera bodies can perform fine in terms of quality, really it comes down to skilled use of the lens and the film type.
20200921/https://www.keh.com/blog/should-you-spend-more-on-a-camera-or-spend-more-on-lenses
Wow, so this is a really interesting blog article about the differences in modern kit lenses compared to the old standard, “nifty fifty” as the author calls it. 50mm prime lenses with a wide maximum aperture were previously very popular kit lenses to include by the manufacturer, but now zoom lenses come as a standard. I agree this is a big disappointment, being able to have excellent image quality in low-light conditions and great depth-of-field? Those are the classic highlights of using SLR camera lenses, and it’;s unfortunate that the manufacturers are preferring to include zoom lenses.
20200921/https://www.keh.com/blog/every-kit-lens-for-an-entry-level-camera-should-be-a-nifty-fifty
Unfortunately, looks like the culture working at KEH Camera isn’t all that great. Sure there’s always negative reviewers, but I would concede that this is more negative reviews than typical.
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20200921/https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Keh-Camera/reviews
National Camera Exchange didn’t have the equipment that I needed, so I couldn’t buy from them. But, what about the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on them? They got hit really hard. They previously had four locations: Burnsville, Golden Valley, Edina, and Roseville. Now they’re down to only their central Golden Valley location. Their Roseville location was the last to close.
Our Golden Valley store is currently open for curbside pick up Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. We are happy to answer your questions over the phone at (763) 546-6831 or via email at sales@natcam.com. Our Roseville store has permanently closed. Photofinishing and merchandise orders may be picked up at our Golden Valley store or we can arrange to ship your order to you. Dismiss
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Here is their page with updates for COVID-19 changes. Lens rentals, also permanently closed. What effect does this have on teh lens rental industry? Looks like overall they’re doing well, that was just a National Camera Exchange decision to end lens rentals.
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20200921/https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2020/04/how-covid-19-is-affecting-the-photo-video-industry/
20200921/https://www.dpreview.com/news/1661159837/lensrentals-wants-to-know-if-the-covid-19-pandemic-has-impacted-your-professional-photography-work