Camera Shops

[Mully]

Which camera shops do you use or are there any camera shops that you'd recommend. I use Misfuds as it very local for me. Can you recommend any internet sites for equipment, especially lenses and what about ebay?
Its always nice to know about good companies that people use regularly.
A lens I am interested in is about £50 - £75 cheaper on ebay, but I am unsure about spending a lot of money on there.

[tessnell]

I use Mifsuds as well, but for items I don't need to see first, I often buy from warehouseexpress.com. They tend to be the cheapest and have a very wide range - but check that they have any expensive items in stock first before ordering, as some items have a long wait (eg some lenses). The trouble with ebay, is that you are not always sure that the items are genuine uK and not imports from the far east. Having said that, Calumet is good for second hand.

[Oy]

if I'm buying online my first stop is always warehouseexpress.com

[glsammy]

Originally Posted by Mully

I use Misfuds as it very local for me. Can you recommend any internet sites for equipment, especially lenses and what about ebay?
Its always nice to know about good companies that people use regularly.
A lens I am interested in is about £50 - £75 cheaper on ebay, but I am unsure about spending a lot of money on there.

There's nothing wrong with imports from Hong Kong etc, PROVIDED you buy from a reputable company, one that will supply all the relevant paperwork etc. Digital Rev is one such company. I've used them three times now, saved a huge amount of money and everything worked out well.
I bought my Sigma 50-500mm from them through ebay, as well as a Canon 400D for my son in law. I can highly recommend them.

[Jon]

Originally Posted by glsammy

There's nothing wrong with imports from Hon Kong etc, PROVIDED you buy from a reputable company, one that will supply all the relevant paperwork etc. Digital Rev is one such company. I've used them three times now, saved a huge amount of money and everything worked out well.
I bought my Sigma 50-500mm from them through ebay, as well as a Canon 400D for my son in law. I can highly recommend them.

I have just looked them up and noticed a Canon 100mm macro for about £264 ......sounds like an absolute SNIP to me!!
Jon

[nutmeg]

Digital Rev's prices look pretty good. Are you likely to get clobbered by import duty when buying form Hong Kong?

[Paul mabbott]

I would prefer to buy from Harrisons in Sheffield when I can't I go on line - I've had good deals with Pixmania amongst others.
E-Bay is such a sprawl of opportunities - a very few people have had problems with it, most of us have had none. As has been said - check the descriptions very carefully, just because something's from HK or Korea doesn't mean it will be rubbish but if you've misinterpreted their description, you'll have a heck of a job getting your money back!
Good luck!

[Joel.W]

ive used a company called one stop digital a couple of times, and they have been great, around 3 days delivery time from hong kong, and good prices too. I think delivery is free aswell, but i cant remember off the top of my head. They will also reimburse you any import costs or VAT you have to pay which is great although ive not had this problem myself. the site adress is Onestop Digital

[eeyore]

for expensive kit i tend to buy from an ebay trader although i generally deal with him direct to get an even keener price

for less expensive items i either buy online from whoever is cheapest or if its something i want to handle i go to T4 camera in Witney. Second hand stuff comes either from T4 or from camtech near Cottenham in cambs - or off ebay as the situation requires

[mallain]

I have had good service from:
Rankhour

and

Bristol Cameras for Cheapest Digital Cameras and SLR Lenses

especially for filters etc!