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<blockquote data-quote="Fortkentdad" data-source="post: 456538" data-attributes="member: 24285">Or not - I was at a recent camera show hosted by a shop in Edmonton.&nbsp; Nikon, Tamron, Sigma, Canon et al were there with displays and reps selling their gear.&nbsp; I went to the Nikon room&nbsp; (they rated a room to themselves - Sigma, Tamron and other shared a room, yes Canon got their own room, as did Pentax but that was a small room).&nbsp; But room size aside the Nikon reps were not at all friendly and I was totally put out by the way they spoke to me.&nbsp; It's not like I was rude.&nbsp; I had a D610 around my neck so they knew I was 'one of theirs&quot; (maybe they only like the D800 and up group?).&nbsp; Anyway I was looking for a new lens and left with a Tamron 24-70mm 2.8 VC.&nbsp; Price was certainly a big factor - but price vs performance is what they need to sell.&nbsp; And they need to learn to do it nicely.&nbsp; But one encounter does not a business culture make.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fortkentdad, post: 456538, member: 24285"] Or not - I was at a recent camera show hosted by a shop in Edmonton. Nikon, Tamron, Sigma, Canon et al were there with displays and reps selling their gear. I went to the Nikon room (they rated a room to themselves - Sigma, Tamron and other shared a room, yes Canon got their own room, as did Pentax but that was a small room). But room size aside the Nikon reps were not at all friendly and I was totally put out by the way they spoke to me. It's not like I was rude. I had a D610 around my neck so they knew I was 'one of theirs" (maybe they only like the D800 and up group?). Anyway I was looking for a new lens and left with a Tamron 24-70mm 2.8 VC. Price was certainly a big factor - but price vs performance is what they need to sell. And they need to learn to do it nicely. But one encounter does not a business culture make. [/QUOTE]

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