New experience: Avoid SonicCameras.com like the plague

[Big Mike]

I'm under the impression that most of Amazon's camera equipment comes directly from Adorama.

 

[icassell]

I'm under the impression that most of Amazon's camera equipment comes directly from Adorama.

If it does, it doesn't come labelled that way. I have only dealt with Amazon customer service if I order from them.

 

[DWS]

B&H and Adorama are my "go to" stores....

 

[goodoneian]

i'd use ritz if i had to. they might not have the best prices or stock but they're a legit company and i would be confident enough that i wouldn't get scammed by them

 

[uplander]

I normally use B&H but have used Amazon sometimes. I only use Amazon when it says shipping from their warehouse or from a reputable warehouse such as Adorama. I did notice that for camera stuff when you order "ships from Amazon" it sometimes directly links you to Adorama and other times not.

 

[GeneralBenson]

So am I f'ed of what? The lens is supposed to be here tomorrow. We'll see what happens.

 

[Ptyler22]

ALWAYS when looking at a new site. Check RESELLER RATINGS, before I even look at what they have I check it. When it has a terrible rating then right away you know it's bad news. If its got a good rating, then go through and read the comments, positive comments, in particular. If they are written all in one day or a bunch by the same user name, then it's probably somebody working for the company bumping up the rating, so BE AWARE,

 

[ANDS!]

I ordered a flash (Nikon SB-600) through them, and I received an email saying I need to confirm my order.

So I thought they'd try to sell me crap and.. they did:

After an endless wait, I got a very rude guy that put me on hold 4 times and told me this flash sucks and he has a better one for me: a one time deal that is normally more expensive but he'd make it the same price; the one time deal was a Bower SFD35N ($70 on Amazon); he got mad that I tried to Google it then he told me that the SB-600 will not work my my D200 as it is ... the analog version!, but I could get the digital version for more money :er:; of course, there was only the 'analog' one on their website, the 'digital' version is only in their catalog.
and he got angry I did not want to cancel the order and eventually hanged up...

they are rude and lie... I should have checked their online rating before (I found a site with 300+ reviews where they score 0.5 / 10)

LOL! Man, I would have tried to record his conversation before you called, as thats fraud, and you would have had proof. That would have been SO epic.

 

[ANDS!]

Pretty much B&H and Adorma are the only trustworthy online sources. There are a couple others, but you've really gotta just find a store that you trust.

Cameta Camera, KEH, Sigma4Less, various eBay online stores, hell even Amazon. Adorama and B&H have got a nice racket going on, but they by no means corner the market on dependability or value.