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    Buying a New Camera

    I've talked the boss into letting me upgrade to a dslr and have settled on a Canon 40D. My next challenge is to find the best place to purchase it online. Where do you go online ot get your gear? What types of sites should I be wary of?

    I've noticed a huge difference in prices from site to site. Even for similar packages/kits.

    Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated.
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    B&H is pretty much about the most respected place to buy. I have also used Beach Camera/ Buydig and had very good luck. Shipping is included from Beach/Buydig.

    If you see the really cheap pricing on line, BEWARE!! go to www.resellerratings.com to check the companies Feedback.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CarpeyBiggs
    B&H
    I guess we are just cut out of different molds, you say B&H and I say adorama. You say canon, I say nikon..... Just having some fun there Dan, but I do almost exclusive do my camera shopping at Adorama.

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    Quote Originally Posted by waltny
    Quote Originally Posted by CarpeyBiggs
    B&H
    I guess we are just cut out of different molds, you say B&H and I say adorama. You say canon, I say nikon..... Just having some fun there Dan, but I do almost exclusive do my camera shopping at Adorama.
    LOL. To be fair, I'd put Adorama just below B&H. But I'm no Nikon hater, I just own Canon.

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    I higly recommend Pictureline, in Salt Lake City:

    http://www.pictureline.com/



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    B&H, Cameta, e-Bay's auction stuff...you get pretty sweet deals in there

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    Quote Originally Posted by JP
    B&H, Cameta, e-Bay's auction stuff...you get pretty sweet deals in there
    On ebay you have to beware of grey market stuff

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    Just to chuck my two cents in, if you're not adverse to buying used gear you can save a few hundred dealing with some of the good people on Fred Miranda: http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/board/10 or a smaller group at Digital Grin: http://www.dgrin.com/forumdisplay.ph...aysprune=&f=18

    I myself have to admit to usually ordering from B&H also; they have a great reputation and pretty decent prices. They too sell used gear, and buy it as well. Nothing against Adorama; I think they are for the most part similar (if not nearly identical) to B&H.
    Scott Mikkelsen

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    Here's a tale of caution:

    Before I made the original post I was searching the internet and found the 40D at several sites for way, way cheap (at least $500 less than Beach, B&H, etc.). So I placed an online order. The next day I got an email asking me to contact them to confirm my order. Immediately the butthole salesmen (they were incredibly rude and aggressive) were on me about needing to buy a battery and a charger (which didn't come with the camera.) I asked them what they cost: Battery $180 and Charger $280. WTF??????

    I canceled the order. I checked some other similarly cheap sites and they all ran the same scam. When I said that I didn't need the battery but would use an old one from a different camera they suddenly said that the camera was unavailable.

    Another lesson in the area of "you get what you pay for".
    The gostak distims the doshes.

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