Re: 4x5 light panels

[Richard Rylander <rlrylander@xxxxxxx>]

Brian Reynolds wrote:

> They're not my favorite camera store, but B&H is a very good company
> to do business with.  They definitely do not bait and switch.  They
> are one of only three NYC camera stores that advertise in the various
> national magazines that it is safe to do business with (the others
> being Adorama and Calumet (my favorite)).
>
> By the way I've had a Visual Plus 4x5 light panel for some time now.
> I think they were one of the first to come out with these things.  It
> eats 9V batteries at an alarming rate.

In addition to the stores you mention, I've been very happy with Abbey Camera
(Philadelphia, PA www.abbeycamera.com).  They frequently have the best price
and I've always gotten very good service.  I'm currently peeved at Calumet
since they managed to scramble the address on my last order (transposing
digits in the zip code, sending it to the wrong city) and weren't
particularly helpful in tracking it down.  I know the address was typed
correctly on my end as their confirming email was right, but somewhere
between order and shipping departments it got corrupted - apparently
re-entered by hand carelessly.  Mistakes happen, but getting the address
right should be an extremely high priority for a mail-order business and
correcting any errors should be next.

The Visual Plus does eat batteries (a 9V doesn't have much Ah capacity), so I
generally use mine with the AC adapter.
Richard Rylander