| One happy customer. New tripod and head.
Must say I am very happy with the service from the guys at Jacob's Photographic here in Leicester.
First of all I'll have to say that I am in favour of purchasing from my local store, mainly for support of a local business, secondly I find it very convenient to just pop in the shop, look at what I want, take it into my hands and see how it works and feels and then purchase it and finally I feel kinda bad of going into the shop, seeing what I like, getting all the help from the employees there, and I must say they are very helpful indeed, and then going and buying the item from the internet.
So, I was looking at the Manfrotto 055XPROB and the 486RC2 head for my 120-300mm f2.8, a necessary purchase due to the weight of the lens, and the price at the store was for both together £187. After searching on the web, I could find the tripod legs for £112 from Morrisphotography on ebay (a UK shop) and the head for £40ish from another UK shop. I was ready to order on the internet when I decided that I should give the guys at Jacob's another chance. Went to the store, told them this story and that I have been purchasing from their store for 3 year now. I bought my camera and two lenses from them, I print my photos there, both film and digital, and also went with a friend who bought the 400D with kit lens. I told them the price I found on the internet, and yes, they price-matched, giving me a final price of £154.99! I am so happy with the service there. I must have paid about £3 more than what I would've got from the internet incl. delivery, but I was willing to pay up to £10 just for the reasons I stated above.
So, I'm waiting for my Sigma 2X EX DG to arrive tomorrow before 1pm, wildlife, here I come!!!
__________________ Canon EOS 400D + BG-E3 Grip, EF-S 18-55mm, EF 50mm 1.8, EF 35-105mm, Sigma 10-20mm EX, Sigma 120-300mm F/2.8 EX HSM, Lensbaby 2.0, Sigma 2X EX, Sigma EF-500DG Super Flashgun, Manfrotto 055XPROB +486RC2. My Flickr | 
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