Cameta Camera
Dec 22, 2019 09:11:31 #
olemikey
Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida
Always a great place to buy, excellent service, hope the new owners continue that tradition! Hope the employees were ready for the change.
Dec 22, 2019 09:22:22 #
live4summer wrote:
The owner of Cameta decided to retire and is selling the business. I spoke to Steve who has worked at Cameta for many, many years and he seems to believe that the new owners will be taking over soon and they should be reopening in February. Keeping my fingers crossed!
I have bought a few cameras and lenses from Cameta and the service and merchandise was all excellent. The current owner has earned an excellent reputation for the company. Hopefully the new owner will not change any of that. Time will tell.
Dec 22, 2019 09:27:57 #
jarneyd
Loc: New England
I have purchased a camera body and other items from Cameta (online) over the years and always had great service and pricing. I have called several times on different things and always spoke to someone knowledgeable and helpful. If they reopen I hope things will continue they way they were.
PS Last week, I purchased a Manfrotto Tripod from Cametta through Amazon and it has shipped and due to arrive tomorrow.
PS Last week, I purchased a Manfrotto Tripod from Cametta through Amazon and it has shipped and due to arrive tomorrow.
Dec 22, 2019 10:22:53 #
NJphotodoc
Loc: Now in the First State
I've been a loyal customer of Cameta since my days living back on LI and heading down Sunrise Hwy to their store. Always had great service and prices. Remained a loyal customer when I moved and sorry to see them gone. Hopefully they will be able to find a buyer and come back.
Dec 22, 2019 10:27:50 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
krl48 wrote:
I make no claim of being any sort of authority on marketing, but IMHO shutting one's website down at this time of year is shooting yourself in both feet.
And one knee just to be on the safe side.
I went to the site and thats what it says.
Amazing.
Dec 22, 2019 10:45:49 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
traveler90712 wrote:
The store is closed. This is what I received from a friend who works there. "Bill retired and in the process of selling. Deal hasn’t gone through yet but we ran out of stock so we closed earlier than expected."
Thanks.
Sorry to hear that. I was very satisfied with their honesty and service.
Dec 22, 2019 11:29:23 #
At least the owner retired, and did not close due to a lack of business. Thankfully, there are the B&H, Roberts, Adorama, and a couple more that are great to do business with.
Dec 22, 2019 14:21:54 #
I recently purchased a Pentax K70 with a 18-135 mm WR zoom (kit lens) and a special package with several other items (SD card, flash, tripod and a few items) from Cameta through Amazon. The price was in line with the prices at Ricoh and other sites (Adorama, B&H) but I used an Amazon credit card so got some "cash back" for that.) Shipping was fast and everything was well packaged. All arrived in great shape. I had never bought from Cameta but was impressed with the eveything about the transaction. Even though it was through Amazon, it all came from Cameta. I hope the new owner will continue the customer service and reputation of the original store.
Dec 22, 2019 15:19:54 #
krl48 wrote:
I make no claim of being any sort of authority on marketing, but IMHO shutting one's website down at this time of year is shooting yourself in both feet.
Definitely!
I've completely rebuilt a couple of sites, none of which I took down while the new one was being built.
All new pages had their unique name, the new index page (home page) was called "IndexTest" or "NewIndex".
When all was completed and proofed, all I had to do was rename IndexTest to Index on the server, and walla, the new site is active. All of this was done with the old site still running. There was no site down time.
Unless there is a reason they wanted the site inactive...
EDIT: Ahhh. I see the reason from traveler90712...
Dec 22, 2019 15:45:38 #
Lagoonguy
Loc: New Smyrna Beach, FL
I am a former customer of Cameta. They provided excellent service. I hate to see them close.
Dec 22, 2019 16:13:14 #
There is no telling if a new owner will keep the same policies as the previous one.
Dec 22, 2019 16:27:40 #
chrisg-optical wrote:
Absolutely....they should fire the web designer....you test the new site in a hidden directory....when it's ready you switch over which takes seconds.
Different scenario, we have more info now...
Dec 22, 2019 16:59:52 #
I have made business with Cameta in the past. I bought a refurb product from them and they gave me a whole year warranty on it. The transaction was a very courteous one and their treatment to the customer was as professional as it could be.
I am sure the new web site will be even better.
I am sure the new web site will be even better.
Dec 22, 2019 17:33:48 #
camerapapi wrote:
I have made business with Cameta in the past. I bought a refurb product from them and they gave me a whole year warranty on it. The transaction was a very courteous one and their treatment to the customer was as professional as it could be.
I am sure the new web site will be even better.
I am sure the new web site will be even better.
That will depend on the new owner, if the deal is finalized. Otherwise there probably woe be one.
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Dec 22, 2019 20:46:03 #
mas24
Loc: Southern CA
Businesses changing ownership are common. Let's hope the service and products sold at the new managed Cameta, are not suspect.
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