This may be ridiculous compared to people waiting since Dec,... But, any Idea when an early May order may ship? I'm more than willing to wait, and am really looking forward to it, but a vague idea of when would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Mark, sorry to have to post my issues on the board. I will send you a PM. I would prefer a refund because I currently do not have any Canon gear and I'm sure there are people who really need the freed up adapter. If currency is an issue with Paypal I'm fine with accepting and selling the adapter at cost to someone on FM. I'm just glad I was found as my worse fear was that my order was completely lost.
Any status on my refund? I hate to use the board as a way to get in touch with Mark but once again my PM went unreplied for 4 days after I immediately PM'd him about a refund. I also sent an email two days ago. This is in addition to months of attempting to get any info about my order.
Thanks for any update, this time please PM or email me as I can't get thru to you. I've sent you my paypal address and paypal transaction number for the 24th of Dec. 2007.
UPDATE 2:23 PST: REFUND FINALLY RECEIVED TODAY
Edited by White, Jack on May 13, 2008 at 12:30 PM GMT
"And this is not the place for this conversation."
Only after people post to this forum do we get answers. Nobody likes to air dirty laundry but you do not answer emails and PM's. Right after you posted to the board that you missed 8 orders I sent you a PM about a refund. That was 5/9. I followed up on 5/11 with an email. Today is 5/13 and I finally got my refund AFTER I posted to the board that I wanted an update about a refund. Was it going to be processed today anyway? Who knows. This is all in addition to weeks and months of trying to get any info so though we don't like to post here to get answers it has been the only way to do so. Thank you for the refund.
As far as I'm concerned it's over but if you want to discuss a timeline and the number of unreplied emails and PM's over the past couple of months on the board I am more than willing. The great thing about PM and emails is that a copy of each message is saved.
Mark did not have any problem using this board (and others) to communicate interest for his product, so why so much concern about others using it to communicate back to him? Over the past few months there have been numerous posts where customers have said their emails to Mark directly have gone unanswered. Considering his apparently poor record of keeping those same paid customers up to date on their orders, it seems understandable.
It is just not possible to engage 130 people in conversation simultaneously. So, yes: for some, the service has been lousy; for all, the delays have been shameful, and I've made many refunds.
But I'm afraid that is the deal: until the base adaptors are available in quantity, you have to be long-suffering and patient, or take your money back – and there isn't a thing I can do about it beyond continuing to do what I can to get the things into people's hands ASAP.
I guess I can't stop you complaining, and really I quite understand: it's just that it won't do either of us any good. For anyone else similarly upset, don't get mad, get even: post here, PM or email me, and I'll return your payment, too. Let's get all those filthy knickers on the line . . .
For the record, Jack, I asked whether you wanted a refund on May 9th (on record in this thread, above). I received the following email on May 12 at 2.16pm and completed the refund on May 13th.
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Hi Mark, I had time to look up the transaction from Dec. 24th 2007. The Unique Transaction ID is #XXXXXXXXXXXXX and as you mentioned I am one of the 8 individuals who had their sale lost. My paypal account is [email protected] and a refund is preferred because I am now shooting with Nikon. Thanks, Jack
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I seriously hope the mainstream adapter manufacturers come out with their versions soon. Wonder why it is taking so long, surely they would see a market for this.
Here are some shots of the lens and adapter on my 5D and on my 1DS3.
I am also including some recent shots I took handheld at f8 with no sharpening and no adjustments done in lightroom, just straight conversion from RAW to jpeg with default settings.
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