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Photography

flamin lib

(14,559 posts) Mon Jan 9, 2012, 12:12 PM Jan 2012

Placed an on line order with Mello Digital for an Olympus FL36R flash.

Price looked too good to be true--it was. It was bait n switch to a Vivitar 293; just as good and stronger.
Said it was fully IR compatible--not so, no wireless remote TTL.

Needless to say, I canceled the order.

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Placed an on line order with Mello Digital for an Olympus FL36R flash. (Original Post) flamin lib Jan 2012 OP

They do not have a good reputation. ManiacJoe Jan 2012 #1

Thanks, I'm bookmarking that link. nt flamin lib Jan 2012 #2

There's a lot of bait-and-switch places that sell photography equipment Major Nikon Jan 2012 #3

ManiacJoe

(10,136 posts)

1. They do not have a good reputation.

Reply to flamin lib (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2012, 04:07 PM

Jan 2012

http://www.resellerratings.com/store/MelloDigital

flamin lib

(14,559 posts)

2. Thanks, I'm bookmarking that link. nt

Reply to ManiacJoe (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 9, 2012, 05:08 PM

Jan 2012

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

3. There's a lot of bait-and-switch places that sell photography equipment

Reply to flamin lib (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2012, 05:44 PM

Jan 2012

If the deal looks too good to be true, it probably is. If it's a retailer I haven't heard about, I cross check between B&H, Adorama, and Amazon. If none of those places are running the same sale, you can forget about it. Ritz and Cameta are also good places to deal with.

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