I mean, if your name is Abe's of Maine, your reputation must be sterling right?

they aren't in Maine, so the name is somewhat deceptive. They're located in Brooklyn, NY. I found that somewhat odd.

-Dave Pramanik

Not a good sign when the deception starts with the name on the door. We'll see. I checked pricegrabber and some similar sites and it appears as though they started poorly online and have turned generally positive, including official authorization as a Canon dealer.

but that really isn't saying much. They are nowhere near the level of B&amp;H, Adorama, Cameta or some of the other more respectable photo retailers. The site below is often used as a gauge by the folks on fredmiranda.com. I link the feedback for Abe's.<ul><li><a href="http://www.resellerratings.com/seller2003.html">http://www.resellerratings.com/seller2003.html</a</li></ul>

I am assured it will ship today and arrive in three days. So far, so good.

Continued thumbs up on the Abes experience. I'll hold out my final approval pending whether the instruction manual is in Libyan.<ul><li><a href="http://forums.audiworld.com/other/msgs/3185093.phtml">http://forums.audiworld.com/other/msgs/3185093.phtml</a</li></ul>