Fast and correct service and I have ordered from them many time and I
don't recall every having to figure out shipping costs, other than to
note whether you want normal UPS service or one-day service etc.

Dick

Disclaimer--> I do not have any association with Porters Camera Store except
as a customer

I have bought from Porter's frequently. I can't recall ever having a
backorder. On one order, they didn't include an item that was checked off on
the packing list. I called, told them, they shipped the missing item.

As for your comments on the shipping charges: Packages shippers such as UPS,
Fedex, et al, charge based on weight and distance, not the price of the
merchandise in the box.. (You also have to look up your zip code and
determine your shipping zone to get the shipping charge.) If you order $200
dollars worth of film (light weight), and I order a $200 enlarger (heavy
weight), under the "subtotal between A and B..shipping charge is..." plan,
you get screwed on shipping and I get a bargain. The way Porters does it,
every customer pays the shipping charge that he actually incurs. Actually,
in the days of the Sears catolog, where you filled out an order form,
enclosed a check, and sent your order in; figuring shipping weight was a
part of the procedure. (Insert rant here about how the Internet has "dumbed
down" Americans! BTW, there are 16 ounces to a pound!)

That being said, Porters is good, fast, has everything imagineable in stock,
and their catolog is very detailed, but they aren't the cheapest place
around.

Ken Hart

I have used them several times without problems.
I usally order over the phone and get the whole amont including shipping.