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07/04/2008 02:53:21 PM · #1 |
I'm geting the itch for a true SLR digital camera. This place has a price of $469 (body only) on a Nikon D200. According to their web site, it is not gray market, and has full US warranty. Found the listing at lowpricedigital.com, and supposedly they have a high rating.
I'm pretty leery of the price that seems too good to be true. But hope does spring eternal. |
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07/04/2008 02:58:30 PM · #2 |
| They are not good. From Resellerratings.com. Rating .49/10. They will most likely try to sell you all the parts that should come with the camera and boost the price alot. |
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07/04/2008 03:24:22 PM · #3 |
I just bought a camera from them in December. In the end everything turned out ok and I got a very competative price, especially considering it was my first DSLR and I needed alot of stuff. Delivery was smooth and timely, I love my camera, and I got a very complete 'beginners' set of equipment. But jdannels is right, they'll try to sell you a whole bunch of stuff you don't need, and I felt like the sales person was using my inexperience against me. He was very rude and tried to make me feel stupid for not wanting to buy some things. Also, when I had questions about equipment he was not helpful at all. You'll find that one reason things look so cheap online is because that price doesn't include alot of things that aught to come with the camera.
My advice would be to do enough research to know exactly what you want/need to buy before you call them. They'll try to sell you packages of things that you probably already have (don't buy their camera case it sucks, and their tripod isn't particuarly good either). So when you call just don't let them bully you around and you could come out on top of things. That being said, there's probably somewhere better to go.
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07/04/2008 03:33:43 PM · #4 |
| Whoa, just read jdannel's link, wondering now if they really did take me for my money.....wish I'd have known about dpc before I bought mine! |
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07/04/2008 03:37:00 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by JessWest:
I just bought a camera from them in December. In the end everything turned out ok and I got a very competative price, especially considering it was my first DSLR and I needed alot of stuff. Delivery was smooth and timely, I love my camera, and I got a very complete 'beginners' set of equipment. But jdannels is right, they'll try to sell you a whole bunch of stuff you don't need, and I felt like the sales person was using my inexperience against me. He was very rude and tried to make me feel stupid for not wanting to buy some things. Also, when I had questions about equipment he was not helpful at all. You'll find that one reason things look so cheap online is because that price doesn't include alot of things that aught to come with the camera.
My advice would be to do enough research to know exactly what you want/need to buy before you call them. They'll try to sell you packages of things that you probably already have (don't buy their camera case it sucks, and their tripod isn't particuarly good either). So when you call just don't let them bully you around and you could come out on top of things. That being said, there's probably somewhere better to go.
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Can I ask what your original price listed was and what you ended up paying and what items were added on?
Things that should have come automatically with your DSLR are items like a battery, strap, charger, manual, and warranty card. Often times I hear people being charged for these items which is not right for a new purchase. If you don't agree to purchase these often they will not send you the camera or tell you it is back ordered. |
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07/04/2008 03:47:25 PM · #6 |
1way is believed to be a front for sonic cameras, whom I dealt with. Long story short, D300 for $999, ordered it and was told to phone in to verify the order, was told it was a cheap Chinese plastic knock off without any accessories, that the USA version of the D300 would be $1800. Battery and charger another $400. After arguing with the man for close to 30 minutes I finally called my bank and had my card canceled.
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07/04/2008 04:30:04 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by jdannels:
Can I ask what your original price listed was and what you ended up paying and what items were added on?
Things that should have come automatically with your DSLR are items like a battery, strap, charger, manual, and warranty card. Often times I hear people being charged for these items which is not right for a new purchase. If you don't agree to purchase these often they will not send you the camera or tell you it is back ordered. |
I'm afraid I may be reveling my ignorance with this, but I swear I did a ton of research and ended up paying about $100 less than a friend of mine who bought the same camera at the same time (we took a class together).
I can't say I remember exactly, but I think my Canon Rebel XTi body was listed around 400, and when I called them to confirm the order they sold me a package for $789. That included the body (which came with battery and charger), an 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens, 2 Gb high speed compact flash card, a case, lens cleaning kit, tripod, high speed card reader, and screen protectors. I also got the Canon Digital Photo Professional software and all the cords and whatnot to connect your camera directly to the computer or a TV or whatever. So, do you think I got ripped off? :/ |
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07/04/2008 06:17:16 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by jdannels:
They are not good. From Resellerratings.com. Rating .49/10. They will most likely try to sell you all the parts that should come with the camera and boost the price alot. |
I was afraid it would turn out to be something like that. Glad I asked. (Though a D200 body for $469 would have been really sweet... sigh...)
And thanks for the link to a site that reviews other vendors as well.
-alex
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07/04/2008 09:09:46 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by JessWest:
Originally posted by jdannels:
Can I ask what your original price listed was and what you ended up paying and what items were added on?
Things that should have come automatically with your DSLR are items like a battery, strap, charger, manual, and warranty card. Often times I hear people being charged for these items which is not right for a new purchase. If you don't agree to purchase these often they will not send you the camera or tell you it is back ordered. |
I'm afraid I may be reveling my ignorance with this, but I swear I did a ton of research and ended up paying about $100 less than a friend of mine who bought the same camera at the same time (we took a class together).
I can't say I remember exactly, but I think my Canon Rebel XTi body was listed around 400, and when I called them to confirm the order they sold me a package for $789. That included the body (which came with battery and charger), an 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens, 2 Gb high speed compact flash card, a case, lens cleaning kit, tripod, high speed card reader, and screen protectors. I also got the Canon Digital Photo Professional software and all the cords and whatnot to connect your camera directly to the computer or a TV or whatever. So, do you think I got ripped off? :/ |
DPP and all the cords come with the camera. The lens is part of the kit though you can buy the body by itself. It adds about $100 when bought as part of the kit. The memory card, case, cleaning kit, tripod and reader are extras probably worth no more than $100 (depending on the tripod). |
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