Off Topic: Buying digital SLR on-line

[Mark Jarvis]

Absolutely! I'm well aware of the problems with gray market sources & 
dropped a couple of obvious ones. These CLAIM to have Nikon-USA stock, 
but that's why I'm asking . . .

-mj-

Ted Gould wrote:

> On Sun, 2005-10-02 at 21:36 -0700, Mark Jarvis wrote:
> 
>>I'm thinking seriously of getting a digital SLR camera--specifically, a 
>>Nikon D50. Two on-line sites have prices significantly lower than most: 
>>www.ExpressCameras.com and www.BestPriceCameras.com, but I know nothing 
>>about either of them.
>>
>>Does anyone have comments about the camera or where to buy one?
> 
> 
> I haven't tried either of those sites, I did try to buy a Digital SLR
> through a lower cost seller.  It turned out the camera was Grey market,
> and then when I didn't want to buy their over priced lenses and support
> contract, somehow they were available in 6-10 weeks.  That time never
> got shorter, no matter how long I waited, so I canceled the order.
> 
> Anyway, I ended up buying a camera and supplies at Adorama
> (http://www.adorama.com) and I've had good luck with them.
> 
> Of course, one bad experience from some guy on the Internet isn't always
> a good way to judge things :)
> 
> 		--Ted
>