What the hell happend to RH timer prices!!

[fotch]

If you don't know anything that is not desirable about them, why assume that is not going to be good?

[PKM-25]

But what is this SDS company, really? Anybody know? It is a really generic homepage, with no information about who is behind the company. Not very reassuring, I am sorry to say. I wish someone like Silverprint could've fronted this instead.

Never heard of them either but maybe this will put them on the map since it looks lik the RH Designs site will stay up. That being said, I ordered the second Stopclock as a just in case ( looks like S-Print is already out of them ) and might do the same for a spare temp probe and footswitch...

[R.Gould]

SDS is a well known and reliable seller of second hand and new darkroom equipment and supplies in the U.K., they have been established for many years and have a very good reputation as one of the biggest seller of new/used darkroom equipment, in the U.K., so I would tend to thin k that the R.H equipment is in safe hands for the forseable future.
Richard

[pentaxuser]

I totally endorse what Richard Gould has said about SDS. It is in analogue for the long term and has sold RH Designs products for a good number of years. There would have been little point in taking over RHDesigns if it didn't intend to be in the analogue business.

I think you should have no concerns in dealing with them. Just expect to pay more for the stuff for reasons already mentioned.

pentaxuser

[PKM-25]

Excellent to hear, thanks!

[RH Designs]

I can assure you all that if I thought for a moment SDS were not going to be able to keep RH products on the market and support them reliably I wouldn't have let them take them on . Thanks all for your good wishes!

[David Brown]

It is unfortunate that the prices have risen, but that's likely not something we can control. Face it, we're spoiled. Prices for used timers (and almost everything else) on the market are fairly cheap; but have you priced, say, Gralab timers new? How about the MSRP on that enlarging lens you got for $50? Considering what RH timers will do over another timer, the price difference - new to new - is not that startling. It's just that there aren't many used RH on the market. Try pricing out everything in your darkroom at new prices, and the timers won't seem so bad.

I love my Stopclock Pro. "F/stop" timing was a revelation. I know one can do it with any timer, or a metronome even, and charts, but the Stopclock and its ilk just make it easier. It has been more than worth it to me!

[ozphoto]

I guess the best testament to these timers, is that they are rarely seen up for sale as used items. Seems everyone that buys one, loves it so much, they can't bear to part with it. Great news for Richard & RH Designs, but not so much for those hoping to save a little money.

I'd dearly like to purchase one, just need to get some $$$ together. (One thing I did note with the SDS order site, was that if I enter Australia as the country they need to ship to, I still get charged VAT. Hopefully that will be updated by the time I have the funds to purchase.)

[PKM-25]

Well it's a good thing I already own a Vario, because my emails to the new supplier for a Stopclock and sundries have gone unanswered and Silverprint is not honoring the price I ordered the Stopclock at, claim it is not in stock and still list other items at the old price.

I can not even figure out what shipping would be for a Stopclock from SDS.

I miss dealing with Richard already....what a mess...

[Martin Reed]

Apologies that Silverprint is unable to help on this one. If it were in stock we would have done our best... however it's a massive price increase of which we weren't informed by the new distributors.

After many years trading with Richard all our best wishes to him for a well earned retirement... and I'm sure all who are using his products concur!