Canon 60D pricing: Anyone with any bad experiences from camera king or any reason why i should not buy from there?
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If you check ResellerRatings.com, quite a few people have accused this vendor of scamming them. The reviews seem to fall into two groups: "they're scammers" and "they're perfect". The simple fact is that you're never going to find a legitimate dealer selling these popular cameras for substantially less than everyone else. But you WILL find plenty of scam shops offering low prices to suck you into a bait-and-switch scheme. Stick to spending your hard earned money at honest sellers like Amazon, B&H Photo and Adorama.
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6/8/09, 2:53 Mountain time. Scary price right now on the Canon 10-22. $1,000,000. Hope it's a mistake.
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I have a 40D that I use all the time. I did buy a 60D but I find myself still using the 40D for most of my photos. Unless the 40D is broken I'd keep using it. Of course if like me, you just want a new toy, there are a lot of 60D's on the market. I don't us my cameras for video so I can't speak to their abilities. Hope this helps.
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Also, our personal experience has been that less than reputable (read: SCAM) dealers will sell you the gray market camera and then tell you that it doesn't include accessories such as a battery and battery charger, which we all know comes with any legit camera. Best to spend the extra money and buy from an authorized dealer through authorized channels and have some peace of mind so that if it ever needs service, it will be covered under Nikon USA warranty. We bought our D90 direct from Amazon.com (not a seller through Amazon marketplace) and have been very happy with it. I cannot speak for this particular vendor, though. Also, our personal experience has been that less than reputable (read: SCAM) dealers will sell you the gray market camera and then tell you that it doesn't include accessories such as a battery and battery charger, which we all know comes with any legit camera. Best to spend the extra money and buy from an authorized dealer through authorized channels and have some peace of mind so that if it ever needs service, it will be covered under Nikon USA warranty. We bought our D90 direct from Amazon.com (not a seller through Amazon marketplace) and have been very happy with it. I cannot speak for... » Read More Also, our personal experience has been that less than reputable (read: SCAM) dealers will sell you the gray market camera and then tell you that it doesn't include accessories such as a battery and battery charger, which we all know comes with any legit camera. Best to spend the extra money and buy from an authorized dealer through authorized channels and have some peace of mind so that if it ever needs service, it will be covered under Nikon USA warranty. We bought our D90 direct from Amazon.com (not a seller through Amazon marketplace) and have been very happy with it. I cannot speak for this particular vendor, though. « Show Less
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It looks like they put an upgrade, the 50D, that is the higher price. The prices for the 20D are very inexpensive, under $500, and not much to choose from. I doubt you can get a brand new one any more.
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I did check out PriceMad after I posted and there are way too many negative comments. I did buy the KDL 52W3000 from Amazon, thru their dealer, J&R-----.; I checked J&R; out and comments/reviews are great. I got it for $2199 with free s&H.; and it has been shipped, so they say.Whoopee!
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Baku: I purchased a D70 s new. I purchased 2 used D 70 s cameras, one through Amazon. 1. I was pleased with the quality/condition of the unit; there was an instruction booklet, charger - the condition was more than I expected. Now let me tell you what a premier repair shop in Cleveland said. "It is everything you need" talking to me. I have a 35-70 2.8, 80 - 200 2.8 and a 85 1.8 among others. Mike's retired principal has a D 60 and he takes great photos. If you can purchase a D 70 s used ( I assume you have Nikon lenses ), it is worth purchasing. I know, I know the latest sounds like it is a great camera & some people like to take streaming video but, I am a bit of a purist. Mike
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I've been buying photo equipment for years mostly oneline and mailorder. I gave up on trying to squeeze the last dollar on a camera purchase. These guys are scam artists and their is no way you are going to win. I buy at B&H; Photo and Adorama, usually very fair prices and good services. I'm happy with them.
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Gregory, I don't know if you are purchasing the Canon 20D camera body from the same person that I did. If so then this is what I think. After much research on the camera, I found it was the top of the line, of all cameras, when it first came out. The original price was up around $1800 and had more "bells and Whistles" on it than you could imagine. It was stated that it was in very good condition. When I got it in the mail, I found everything was sealed in its original wrappings and the manual's pages were not even bent. I really believe that it had never been out of the original box. It was in mint condition. I am using it strictly for astrophotography on my 3 large telescopes. It is performing flawlessly. I still had a couple of lenses from my old 35mm film camera, so I bought an adapter for the 20D so I could use the lenses. The photos are great. The 20D was made back in 2004, I believe, but it is far from being obsolete. It has a great range of speed and apertures and the ISO is very good. It even has an electronic noise reducer that gets rid of graininess when you go above 800 ISO. That works very well. Go for it. Ron
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Yes to all. However, I will say that I haven't checked out the disks because I had a canon 60D already & that software is already on my computer. It's a good deal.
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I must edit my answer after thinking about it and writing it while mad the first time. I bought this camera from another seller who used this SAME EXACT AD, WORD FOR WORD, CUT AND PASTE. The camera I got is an 808 #3 CLONE. They've offered me my money back and let me keep the cheapo camera but then again, I only paid $12 for it. If you're paying $100 I really hope it's the right one and they just have the wrong pictures in this ad. Do you homework on the 808's, there are many and the higher the number the more option and the more they go for. A #3 does 640x480 and 3megapix photos and is worth about $10. There's the #6,#8, #11, #16, #20......#26. the #26, if real, will do everything this ad says and is worth more than $100. I'd like to give credit to this company for being honest if they are but also call them on it if they are not. Good luck.
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It sounds like a decent deal to me. It would, however, depend on the manufacturer and type of lenses that would come with it. Lenses can run in price from the inexpensive to the very expensive. Is this a camera where you know the person selling it or is it for sale from an advertisement? Is it being sold through a company or an individual? If it's a company, will they give you a warranty for some period of time? I doubt that you would be "taken to the cleaners"... and if the camera is clean and the deal legitimate, $250 is (in my estimation and by not having seen it in person) a better than average... but not a great deal! Hope I could be of some help. Best of luck to you! It sounds like a decent deal to me. It would, however, depend on the manufacturer and type of lenses that would come with it. Lenses can run in price from the inexpensive to the very expensive. Is this a camera where you know the person selling it or is it for sale from an advertisement? Is it being sold through a company or an individual? If it's a company, will they give you a warranty for some period of time? I doubt that you would be "taken to the cleaners"... and if the camera is clean and the deal legitimate, $250 is (in my estimation and by not having seen it in person) a... » Read More It sounds like a decent deal to me. It would, however, depend on the manufacturer and type of lenses that would come with it. Lenses can run in price from the inexpensive to the very expensive. Is this a camera where you know the person selling it or is it for sale from an advertisement? Is it being sold through a company or an individual? If it's a company, will they give you a warranty for some period of time? I doubt that you would be "taken to the cleaners"... and if the camera is clean and the deal legitimate, $250 is (in my estimation and by not having seen it in person) a better than average... but not a great deal! Hope I could be of some help. Best of luck to you! « Show Less
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Can you tell me about the results? I still haven't done the actual ordering, I'm still researching. I want to make sure I get a good camera. I have a Canon PowerShot and I'm happy with the pictures. That's why I wanted to stick with a brand I was familiar with.
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DO NOT order from Ajrichies! I originally placed an order with them after calling to make sure they had the item in the warehouse only to be told, yes, they had the desired items and they would ship that day. After, Michael, the customer service representative failed to up-sell me and get me to buy additional memory cards and batteries, suddenly the invoice price they emailed me was $20.00 higher per camera than the on-line advertised price. Plus, the items were not shipped that day, but rather it took 3 weeks, several phone calls and waiting on hold for 30-plus minutes to get them to ship. I have an email from them stating the cameras would soon be in the warehouse and they would send them out at the advertised price (but my credit card was still billed at the higher price.)To top it all off, when I called their customer service deptartment to discuss the invoice pricing not matching their "adverstised on-line prices", they were very rude. There was NO customer service going on at all. I will never order from this site again and my advice to anyone tempted by their alluring, low on-line prices is...beware the 'bait and switch' and the rude sales and customer service representatives. This operation reeks of scammers!
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To make sure (as much as possible) that it is the "real" Canon product you are seeking, purchase it from a reputable retailer such as B&H; or Adorama. Amazon is great, but you have to do your homework on the retailers they associate with ... just like you would on the world famous "Flea-Bay" auction site.
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I actually ended up w/ Pana ZS1. Got a deal from Costco and felt it suited me fine because I don't ever use the video. I like it better than Canon so far because I don't have to adjust it all the time for a decent shot.
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I ended up going with Cameraland (check them out on eBay). Quite a bit less and I got it Christmas day!