Best places to buy Nikon or Canon DSLR cameras?
Howdy,
I was wondering if you knew of good places to buy cameras? I've been looking at the Canon EOS and Nikon D type of cameras. Mostly I'm looking for something digital above 6 Mpixels, works well with shaking hands and perhaps an ambient/reflected flash instead of a uni-directional flash. Used and refurbished cameras are fine with me.
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What Not to Do When Buying Cameras:
There is really only one rule when it comes to buying cameras: Do not buy cameras online from cheap stores in New York or New Jersey. (Unless it's B&H or Adorama.) If the price is lower than B&H, Adorama or Amazon.com, then something is wrong with it. Those dealers in NJ/NY are almost entirely con artists, and have various tricks to screw camera buyers. These include:
The Best Camera Stores Are: Buying online means no tax, and usually free shipping. If you just really insist on buying local... ... then Arlington Camera in Dallas would be my suggestion. They have a great selection of used gear, too. Competitive Camera is their main competitor in DFW, located off 35E near Oak Lawn, though I never really liked shopping there. Semi-rude, and not the best pricing vs Arlington, for the local shops. The Wolf/Ritz Camera location on Harry Hines is (or at least was) the "main" store in DFW, and had a lot of decent used gear. These days, however, it's hard to beat new and online from Amazon. :2cents: ____________ You should give this a good read, too: Nikon vs Canon Cameras, Why Nikon SLRs are Best I wrote that late last year. In terms of helping you select a camera, what is your budget? What cameras were you looking at already? If you have $1,400 to spend, the Nikon D7000 is drool-worthy: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...SIN=B0042X9LCO It does 20-minute HD video recording, and has a ton of advanced photography features. This is the kind of camera that would last you a good solid decade before you need to put it in the trashcan. It's well-built, feature-rich, and takes stunning quality photos even in low-light without a flash. You can get some decent shots with only minimal effort (that should appeal to you!*). And then it's the kind of tool that won't hold you back. If I had a spare $1,100, and was still using cameras daily, I'd buy the body-only D7000 as a backup. No question about it. If $1,400 is too much, give me an alternative number to work with. :thumb: * For anybody reading this thread, this is somebody I know offline. ;) |
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