Does anyone know the exact location of arca swiss in France? The address below does not get picked up by Google maps. Also can gear be purchased directly from them? Do they have a retail outlet? Has anyone purchased gear directly from arca? is this the cheapest way?
ARCA-SWISS International S.A.R.L. 29, quartier de l'europe, Espace Valentin, FR -25048 Besanon.
This was kindly given to me by Emmanuel Bigler, whom I believe is the Arca rep for France:
ARCA - SWISS International
29, Quartier de l' Europe, Espace Valentin,
F-25048 Besançon (France)
Phone : (+33) 3 81 85 40 60
Fax : (+33) 3 81 85 40 69
They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea.
-Francis Bacon
You don't want to pay for your domestic distributors' marketing, service, and support!?
Wait... it's Arca. That means there isn't any. Better to buy used and deprive them of any profit.
Thank you, but for some reason I cannot get this to locate on google maps? Has anyone else tried?Originally Posted by John Schneider
Frank,
I will be travelling in France,and I thought it might be worthwhile going directly to the source for the purchase. Is this possible? is it cheaper? Do they have a retail outlet there?
You lost a letter - search for Besançon or at least Besancon. They have representatives in most major markets - I do not know whether they'd sell directly elsewhere...
Frank,
Rod Klukas, in Phoenix, is their USA rep. I think he is known to many of the members here.
Rick
Their dealers would get awfully mad at them if they sold them cheaper directly. Especially since their dealers pay for that marketing, service, and support out of their own pockets. You might show up and make a deal, but it would be on the sly, like showing up at Apple in Cupertino and buying an iMac from the janitor.
Everything I've heard about Rod is that he's a great person to deal with and knows the line cold. Likewise precisioncameraworks.com - Bob Watson - provides great service. I'm only snarky about the company itself, based on my professional experiences, but the cameras themselves are awesome.
Rod knows Arca like Bob S. knows Linhof, and I mean that in the best possible way. I should know, I've given him many $1000s of my money
They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea.
-Francis Bacon
Anyone know of a good service/price retailer in europe?
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