roderick_white Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Hi there, looking for a 30D and some lenses, i really like Adorama and B&H but would LOVE to find a great deal! If anyone could help I would sure apreciate it. Thanks-Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sattler123 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Unless you buy from a reputable vendor you will be in for a ride - and it won't be pretty - just read the vendor reviews: http://www.resellerratings.com/ . Whenever you find a deal that is substantially better than what B&H or Adorama have to offer it is a scam. There are other reputable and very service oriented vendors of course (Badger Graphics, OneCall, Midwest Photot Exchange) but their deals will be very similar to B&H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_wu6 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 PCNAtion is another good site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoneguy Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 B&H, or Adorama. Don't look for a "To good to be true" deal Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibin Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 From someone who's learned it the hard way, just go with B&H or one of the vendors mentioned by others above. Otherwise you'll get burned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdanmitchell Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 I agree with the other posters regarding Adorama and B&H. On the other hand, if you are patient and watch carefully you can sometimes find short-term better deals from Dell and Amazon, but they don't last long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_ehrenpreis Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Amazon.com $1350 Body only$1409 w/kit lens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alton Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Check your local store and see if they will try to come close to B&H and then you'll have real people to talk to. Especially if you need to return it for any reason. "Real deals" are usually real bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palfy Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Go to pricegrabber.com (or any of your favorite deal site), search for 30D, and eliminate all vendors with less than 1000 reviews and less than a 4.0 rating. Then match the remaining vendors with resellerratings.com to pick the one you want to buy from. You might find some that are cheaper than B&H, but the savings will be in the single digits percentage-wise. E.g., I just ran the query and the subsequent matching. The cheapest one, including shipping, is buydig.com at $1299. Not a lot cheaper than B&H, so don't have any unrealistic expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delwyn_ching Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 B&H or Adorama are your best bet. Haven't seen anyone with lower prices and if it is, it's probably a scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian_potts Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 There are very, very, very few honest photography stores. I am not sure what it is about photography equipment, but it seems to bring more scams than anything else that I am aware of.<br><br> As general good advice, B&H and Adorama will suit you well. You can also look at places like Canoga and 17th Street Photo.<br><br> Most places are very bad. Take a look at these <a href="http://donwiss.com/pictures/BrooklynStores/#1">photo stores before ordering.</a> It is scary how a magazine ad or on-line store can look. The pictures of the actual store fronts is more telling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_richards3 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 That was a great link for photo stores in Brooklyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmf Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 let me just put a plug in for Calumetphoto. Great service, although their prices tend to be a few percent higher than B&H's. There's a lot of collective knowledge behind the recomendations you've seen so far and you won't go wrong with any of the names I've seen mentioned. It's a LOT of money (at least it is for most of us), and there's no reason to gamble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ifeito Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 You'll be glad you did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian P Bower CamraScapes Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 Allens Camera is well stocked and he will beat B&H best price. Great service. He has both new and used and is a Canon Authorized dealer. I bought my Epson 4000 printer and several L lenses from him. Check out his positive comments in the Photo.net community buyers and sellers comments. http://www.photo.net/neighbor/view-one-about?id=2&about=Allen+Camera+%28PA%29 Go to, http://www.allenscamera.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eos 10 fan Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 Penn Camera http://www.penncamera.com Robert's Imaging http://www.robertsimaging.com Samy's Camera http://www.samys.com SportsShooter recommends these three http://www.sportsshooter.com/sponsors.html -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m_barbu1 Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 I've had great experiences with <a href="http://bhphoto.com/">B&H Photo</a> and <a href="http://amazon.com/">Amazon</a> (actually, <a href="http://onecall.com/">OneCall</a> through Amazon). The only "too good to be true" deals I would "trust" are the ones I sometimes see from Dell, but be sure to factor in the cost of sales tax and shipping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonduncan Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 I got my 30D from BeachCamera.com. I ordered it at 6:30amEST and it shipped the sameday. No phone calls for "confirmation" just to sell me something. I was real pleased and got an amazing price on a 18-55 kit (same price you can get the body only in most places). Search www.shopper.com and check store ratings at another site. Your milage may veriy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphamaster Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 amazon, bhphoto, adorama, beachcamera all of them are working sites, no scam. bought from them many things, after spending days on scam sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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