Albert does it again

mikeanywhere

Cant knock the guy for amazing service.

My new 5D & toys arrived today and took two days to get here - EXCELLENT!!!!!

If only the local companies offered service anywhere near as good as this they would be doing a bomb!!

FreeAnd..

be warned, his 5D's are dodgy knock offs..they look real at first but check it out they are fakes...it will take a while to figure it out..

Fajitas!

Jesus yeah, did you not get the PM?

mikeanywhere

FreeAnd.. wrote:

be warned, his 5D's are dodgy knock offs..they look real at first but check it out they are fakes...it will take a while to figure it out..

Now this is an interesting comment to make, would you be so kind as to explain this further either here or via PM.

Ta

PaulieC

this is the first 'not good' report I've heard about Kea photo. How come he still has 100% feedback? Do you know if he was faked by someone else or he was faking you?

FreeAnd..

i had to bring mine to canon after it stopped working, they checked it out and found it was a sophosticated fake made from the internals of a 350D in a 5D body...got to charge all that extra for it...sickening..

mikeanywhere

cambo_gueno wrote:

ha ha ha. Way to make someone sh*t their pants. Nice one. Fair play Mike, hope you enjoy the new toys

Slight bead of sweat forming HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Now where the frigging stanley knife, defo no doubt of the packing quality

FreeAnd..

i didnt believe them so i took it apart myself..when i put it back together it looked like this...



Albert is a legend amongst men...enjoy the new camera, you wont regret one second of it...sorry for the concern..i missed April Fools day this year..

Fajitas!

To be fair, FreeAnd.. even got me worried for a second

FreeAnd..

To be fair, FreeAnd.. even got me worried for a second

it didnt take long to to replace that worry with a need for mischief;)

elven

Jeysus, you had my sympathies there for a minute. That's not funny!

Two days for delivery????? Wow! How can I check if he has my canon 100mm macro in stock?

mikeanywhere

I was looking for the same image too as it was used in another thread a while back - doh!!


PHEW!!!!!!!

Fajitas!

Email him - Albert@keaphoto.com

He can get pretty much anything in stock within 48 hours too.

Valentia

Ah come on FFS. Ye didn't fall for that :rolleyes::p:mad::eek:!!!!!!

Brilliant. What a gullible gang we have here.;)

Mike good kuck with it and mind that them lenses are not taking them upside down pictures.

Still guffawing...................................

mikeanywhere

Valentia wrote:

Ah come on FFS. Ye didn't fall for that :rolleyes::p:mad::eek:!!!!!!

Brilliant. What a gullible gang we have here.;)

Mike good kuck with it and mind that them lenses are not taking them upside down pictures.

Still guffawing...................................

Cause not "cough, cough"



Oh and just to wind things up a bit more, my other new toy arrives in approx 4 weeks time.



MODS - please delete this thread - already bored with it!!! :eek: :cool:

City-Exile

Would you just e-mail him with a product request and buy via paypal or is it best to click "Buy It Now" from his eBay listings?

Fajitas!

If it's in stock, Buy it Now,

If not, email him, he'll get at least 1 in, and then click Buy it Now, afaik.

mikeanywhere

Fajitas! wrote:

If it's in stock, Buy it Now,

If not, email him, he'll get at least 1 in, and then click Buy it Now, afaik.

As the man from the East/South East or where ever hes from this week says

Fajitas!

South East

Sunny South East.

440Hz

now im def not going shooting with you anymore

*storms off in a huff*


enjoy

Paulw

Out of curiosity - who is Albert?

Fajitas!

One of the people running KeaPhoto on eBay - A good few of us buy stock from him, he's really efficient, and can get stock easy.

Oh, and he has 100% positive feedback

FreeAnd..

who is Albert?

Who is Albert?

Paulw

FreeAnd.. wrote:

Who is Albert?

LOL

That link was missing some more information - God

Paulw

Fajitas! wrote:

One of the people running KeaPhoto on eBay - A good few of us buy stock from him, he's really efficient, and can get stock easy.

Oh, and he has 100% positive feedback

Thanks for that. I must go have a look. Mind you, not really in need of buying anything right now.

I just need to learn how to use what I already have.

FreeAnd..

I must go have a look.

the above quote will render the following quote completely irrelevant..

Mind you, not really in need of buying anything right now.

Paulw

And next you'll tell me that you've never bought something that you didn't need.

If I do see something that is a good price, that alone might tempt me to spend. Maybe a new 100mm lens?

FreeAnd..

thats the spirit that you need when dealing with Albert..that and a nice big credit card..have an open mind and he will make all your dreams come through..

leinsterman

Great wind up Freeand.. ... you had me going for a minute too ...

I just (also in 2 days) received the 16-35 F2.8L MkII and 70-200 F2.8L IS from him ... my heart was sinking reading the thread until the bit about finding the 350d inside ...

Mind you those two new lenses do feel a bit like they may be made from an old tupperware disk and some bottle tops ... I'd better get Canon to check them out ...

City-Exile

I'll be throwing about €4,000 at him, this weekend, so he'd better come through. Should I tell him that Boards.ie approve of him?

sineadw

They're actually toilet roll inserts. The 70-200 is a bounty kitchen roll one. I read it on Wikipedia so it must be true.

I'll be popping my Kea cherry next week hopefully

leinsterman

City-Exile wrote:

I'll be throwing about €4,000 at him, this weekend, so he'd better come through. Should I tell him that Boards.ie approve of him?

I already did this ... and tried to negotiate a boards rate for us ... but he wasn't budging ... he knows his prices and service are what makes us go to him so why would he ? ... to be fair .... though he will negotiate a discount if you contact him directly ...rather than via ebay ...

bovril

sineadw wrote:

I'll be popping my Kea cherry next week hopefully

What are ya buying missus? Do tell...

City-Exile

leinsterman wrote:

I already did this ... and tried to negotiate a boards rate for us ... but he wasn't budging ... he knows his prices and service are what makes us go to him so why would he ? ... to be fair .... though he will negotiate a discount if you contact him directly ...rather than via ebay ...

Well, the prices are competitive enough, so it's hard to complain.
Buying a few little things, so maybe he'll pack them all together, or something.

rymus

City-Exile wrote:

Buying a few little things, so maybe he'll pack them all together, or something.

He'll pack them together alright, but you won't get a discount on the shipping.

sineadw

bovril wrote:

What are ya buying missus? Do tell...

The 50mm 1.8 for definite. Maybe an IR filter. Also thinking about the Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro but can't figure out why its so cheap (€120 or so...). Seems a little too good to be true that one..

City-Exile

sineadw wrote:

Also thinking about the Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro but can't figure out why its so cheap (€120 or so...). Seems a little too good to be true that one..

I had one of those before and don't think I paid too much more for it.
Perhaps mine wasn't APO though, can't actually remember.

FreeAnd..

nothing is too good to be true with Kea - i reckon half the people here would still be on the kit gear if you were forced to pay conns prices all the time..

mikeanywhere

sineadw wrote:

I'll be popping my Kea cherry next week hopefully

Now thats an offer that Albert cant refuse - boom boom!!!!

mikeanywhere

FreeAnd.. wrote:

nothing is too good to be true with Kea - i reckon half the people here would still be on the kit gear if you were forced to pay conns prices all the time..

Yep, couldnt agree more. Both him and Digital-Rev are the best!!

bovril

sineadw wrote:

The 50mm 1.8 for definite. Maybe an IR filter. Also thinking about the Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro but can't figure out why its so cheap (€120 or so...). Seems a little too good to be true that one..

very nice indeed. You deffo won't be sorry with the 50mm. I have no experience with the sigma you mentioned so can't say ya or nay on it but at 120E it sounds like it's a bargain alright.

City-Exile

mikeanywhere wrote:

Yep, couldnt agree more. Both him and Digital-Rev are the best!!

Would only be fair to give URGalaxy a noteable mention.

mikeanywhere

City-Exile wrote:

Would only be fair to give URGalaxy a noteable mention.

I am talking about the guys I only ever deal with but if you are happy with them so be it!!

man1

Has albert got a site?

City-Exile

mikeanywhere wrote:

... but if you are happy with them so be it!!

Yes, very nice to deal with and utterly efficient!

Roen

True on the Urgalaxy vote, you only know what someone is like when thing go wrong, and the grip for my 5D did not arrive with the rest of the kit. He shipped it out via express airpost when he was satisfied that the problem was at his end. It took a bit longer but got there in the end.
I'll stick with them because of they way they handled this problem.

latchiko

man1 wrote:

Has albert got a site?

yes

Fajitas!

Placed my first order with URgalaxy a few minutes ago. Only for a hand strap mind, but we shall see...

Fireman

FreeAnd.. wrote:

be warned, his 5D's are dodgy knock offs..they look real at first but check it out they are fakes...it will take a while to figure it out..

FreeAnd you also had me going as I received my New 16/35 II from Albert within 4days including the weekend. I was thinking as I was reading the thread's are his lens also dodgy


Regards Fireman

elven

I got an email back from him saying my 100mm is out of stock and he has no ETA of the next lot from his suppliers

Off to check out URgalaxy and Digital Rev now...

City-Exile

Fajitas! wrote:

Placed my first order with URgalaxy a few minutes ago.

I just placed an order for over €4,000 with them.
Was just easier to deal with the same people again.
It's a lot of money, so I went with what I knew.
Fingers crossed now.
I'm hoping this investment will change my photography in a dramatic way.