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12-18-2010
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Mablo is offline
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Aki Asahi is back!
Good news! I stumbled upon Aki Asahi's website today and to my amazement it's open and back in business again:
http://aki-asahi.com/store/
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12-18-2010
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newspaperguy is offline
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That's good news for all.
He is a true gentleman to do business with.
info@aki-asahi.com
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"We photographers deal in things
which are continually vanishing,
and when they have vanished,
there is no contrivance on earth
which can make them come back again.
"We cannot develop and print a memory."
HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON, The Decisive Moment, 1952
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12-18-2010
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That's really me
ItsReallyDarren is offline
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Location: Bay Area, Ca
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Good news indeed. I've been waiting to pick up some replacement covers. Thanks for the heads up.
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12-18-2010
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FrankS is offline
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I've bought a half-dozen camera skins from Aki Asahi. First class sevice and product.
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12-21-2010
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monopix is offline
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Location: S. Oxfordshire, UK
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The site's been up and down like ... well, you know.
Let's hope it stays up this time.
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12-21-2010
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andreios is offline
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Location: Prague, Czech Republic
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Thanks, at last I managed to order a cover for my IIIc.
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12-21-2010
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Gil
gilpen123 is offline
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Location: Manila, Philippines
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Thanks as well, I ordered the leather covering for my EP2. The dark tan snap case looks good, anyone using this?
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02-06-2011
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dyao is offline
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Has anybody heard from him? I tried ordering an M3 covering from him a week ago, sent him a separate e-mail, haven't heard back...
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02-06-2011
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Trigger finger
kshapero is offline
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Location: 3 miles from the Everglades
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Just ordered some eye cup donuts last week. prompt service from him.
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02-06-2011
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sevo is offline
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Location: Frankfurt, Germany
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Communication is always somewhat difficult (due to the language barrier, obviously), but orders via web shop tend to be processed quite fast. All curtain material that I ordered after the shop reopened was shipped within a business day or two and reached me within two weeks.
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02-06-2011
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gian is offline
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Location: Switzerland
Age: 31
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Good to hear!! Do anybody of you know if there is a replacement for Leica M7 available? The battery compartment is a little different from the MP/M6...
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02-06-2011
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monopix is offline
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Location: S. Oxfordshire, UK
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I ordered a bunch of stuff off him about three weeks ago and it all turned up in about week.
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02-06-2011
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johndan is offline
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I ordered a set of felt rings for my M3's viewfinder; they were delivered yesterday.
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02-06-2011
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Shac is offline
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Location: White Rock, BC
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Thanks Mablo - I've always been VERY pleased with his service
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02-06-2011
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Paul T. is offline
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Hmmm.
I bought several items from him, mostly coverings, up to a year ago, and his service was exemplary.
Then I got a real runaround with the GF1 case - sporadic emails, promises my order was underway, promises to get back to me within a certain time... I wasted months waiting for him. ( I should add, I hadn't paid, he kept promising to send a PayPal invoice but never did so).
I've never had an explanation as to what happened, but if I were to deal with him again - and he does have excellent stuff - I would approach him with caution.
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02-06-2011
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dyao is offline
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I still haven't heard back from him - I guess I'll try e-mailing him again. Thanks guys
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02-10-2011
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dyao is offline
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I tried again to order through his website - no response.
I've checked my Spam folder in my e-mail - nothing there either.
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03-12-2011
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mosin73 is offline
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aki asahi is back!!!! my order has arrivet in romania in2 days. thank you very much!  |
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04-23-2012
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ymc226 is online now
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Location: New Jersey
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Does anyone know how the order process works?
I ordered from his website and put in my Paypal address.
I received an email confirmation stating that my order will be shipped after I pay but no way to pay from the email. Does he send a separate bill to my Paypal account?
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04-23-2012
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chrishayton is offline
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Location: England
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I bought a cover today. He sent me a paypal invoice which I payed through paypal's website
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04-23-2012
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charjohncarter is offline
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Location: Danville, CA, USA
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I bought a light seal kit from him. One thousand per cent perfect fit, mailed, I think from Japan, and got to CA as fast as from the
East coast. Very easy guy to do business with.
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04-23-2012
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Love vintage Hifi, too!
errorlogin is offline
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Darmstadt, Germany
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ymc226
Does anyone know how the order process works?
I ordered from his website and put in my Paypal address.
I received an email confirmation stating that my order will be shipped after I pay but no way to pay from the email. Does he send a separate bill to my Paypal account?
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Yes, separate email. You will get it later, probably.
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04-23-2012
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Fluffy Marsupial
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Those look like great products.
Does he also sell straps to match the cases? I don't see them on the site...
Robt.
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04-23-2012
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ymc226 is online now
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Quote:
Originally Posted by errorlogin
Yes, separate email. You will get it later, probably. |
Thanks all, it's 3am in Japan so even he has to sleep  |
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04-23-2012
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ʎlʇuǝɹǝɟɟıp sƃuıɥʇ ǝǝS
kdemas is offline
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I just ordered a #4034 for my M8. Looking forward to seeing how it looks in the flesh.
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