Re: Ordering HIE from B&H

[Don Roberts <droberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rolland Elliott wrote:

> Wow, looks like there are a lot of B&H fans out there.
>  I don't really care what B&H ads say, or how much
> praise members of this list pile up on B&H; all I know
> is that within the past year, two Kodak reps have told
> me (over the phone) that Kodak will not guarantee
> Kodak infrared film sold through B&H.  Perhaps this
> has changed, but I don't think so.
>
> AND contrary to popular opinion there are other camera
> stores that offer good prices and service on film.  I
> see no reason to stick my neck out and buy through B&H
> when I can buy from a place like Unique Photo and get
> the same level of quality. Besides if you ever did get
> a bad batch of film do you know how hard it would be
> to prove to B&H that the film was bad. They would
> probably place the blame on you, especially with a
> touchy emulsion like HIE.
>
> It takes B&H four to six weeks to ship me a roll of
> 70mm HIE, while it takes Unique Photo about 12 days, I
> wonder why?
>
> Sincerely Rolland Elliott

To add to Roland's sentiments, I buy bulk 70mm HIE from Rainier Photo in
Seattle and I get it drop shipped from Kodak, packed in dry ice, in
about a week to 10 days.  Price and service are both better than B&H for
this product at least.  I don't have it in for B&H; I buy other things
there but not HIE.

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    Don Roberts * Bittersweet Productions * Iowa City, IA
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missing, but it hurts. - Frank Drebin, Naked Gun 2 1/2
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