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jewels
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Status: offline |  Posted - 13 May 2008 : 20:23:08  
| Hi there,
We are coming to Orlando next week and I am after a digital camera.
Can anyone tell me where's the best and cheapest place to get one.
Thanks in advance.
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orchidvilla
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Snapper
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Status: online | Posted - 13 May 2008 : 21:31:16
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Originally posted by jewels
Can anyone tell me where's the best and cheapest place to get one.
I'm not sure that best and cheapest go hand in hand. 
If you want the cheapest there are heaps of camera shops all around Orlando. Just look for the big Nikon, Canon, Sony, etc. signs. This also goes with a caveat emptor in that there are also heaps of rumours that while you get a bargain price you don't always get the most up-to-date models, or sometimes the full specification.
If you want the best it might vary depending on whether you know exactly what you are looking for and/or whether you are looking for a bit of advice. If you are after some advice then somewhere like Ritz Camera should be excellent. If you know what you are looking for and are staying in a villa you could consider ordering the kit online and have it shipped to the villa. Check with the owner but for privately rented villas it shouldn't be a problem; and the owner might even be able to give you an alternative address to receive the package just before you arrive so that it can be there and waiting for you. Adorama, B&H Photo and curiously enough Amazon (.com) are all excellent places to shop online. |
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orchidvilla
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Status: offline | Posted - 13 May 2008 : 22:58:48
| As Steve mentiond there are the "Tac-tourist" shops on the 192 and I-Drive if you do go to one of these and purchase any item ensure you open the box and inspect the item before you part with funds and ensure the item does not go out of site before you walk out of the shop. It has been known for someone to buy a Sony camera and when they got back to there hotel and opend the box it was a pattend camera and on the box was written simular to the Sony Camera and because it had these words on the box apparently the seller was not in breach of any law so the police wouldnt intervene.
You can always try BestBuy aswell and Tartget stores | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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florida4sun
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Status: online | Posted - 14 May 2008 : 20:37:49
| Is there any evidence of this? I used the camera shops on the 192 for a few years (and also sent a lot of guest that way too) and never had a problem, you just need to go in armed with the correct price for you. I have never had any attempt to rip me of in this way. I always found these smaller independant stores to be better on price than the big boys who are usually fixed on price. I always started with the bigger stores and then work down.
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As Steve mentiond there are the "Tac-tourist" shops on the 192 and I-Drive if you do go to one of these and purchase any item ensure you open the box and inspect the item before you part with funds and ensure the item does not go out of site before you walk out of the shop. It has been known for someone to buy a Sony camera and when they got back to there hotel and opend the box it was a pattend camera and on the box was written simular to the Sony Camera and because it had these words on the box apparently the seller was not in breach of any law so the police wouldnt intervene.
You can always try BestBuy aswell and Tartget stores
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Snapper
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Status: online | Posted - 14 May 2008 : 21:03:14
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Great thread as I'm camera shopping too. I hope this isn't too stupid a question but when buying in the US do you get a US or UK charger?
A US charger.
Usually this shouldn't be a problem for you. Almost all battery chargers these days use a figure-of-8 mains cable. You probably have such a cable already in the UK (especially if you ever owned a tape recorder 10 or 20 years ago). Just check that the battery charger is universal voltage, most are, and then swap the cable once home. |
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dsv77
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Status: offline | Posted - 16 May 2008 : 13:54:42
| I wouldn,t touch the shops on the 192 / international drive , you know the ones that say Sony or Nikon on them . I am a professional photographer so you would think I would know better , but even I was caught out a couple of years ago . I was in the market for a new expensive canon lens , I went into a couple of these shops and was sucked in by the Asian owners knowledge of the canon lens I wanted , it was not much cheaper than the big stores but as I say I was sucked in . Any way I bought the lens for $1100 cash but when I got home and tried to register the warranty with Canon , I was told the lens was from the grey market , a cheaper version of the original.
I went back to the shop ,and was told the guy who sold it no longer worked there and there was a no refund policy [ unless faulty]
Also one of my guests broke their video camera and went into another of these shops and thought she was getting a good deal at $399 for a camera that is normally $475 ,but it broke down 1 week after she got home and later found out she had been sold a reconditioned camera ,which was now unreparable after only 3 weeks .
I know would only buy from Best Buy , Walmart, Ritz, Target ect .
P.s when I was in the market for new pro gear I order online from Costco and get it delivered to my villa | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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peterB
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Status: offline | Posted - 16 May 2008 : 16:14:46
| | I bought a nice Olympus camera at Best Buy last month. I found a coupon for 10% discount on the web and that was honoured without a problem. I checked walmart as well but found that the models they sold were not yet the latest around. | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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bargainqueen
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Status: offline | Posted - 18 May 2008 : 04:42:33
| A couple of years ago after eating at The Olive garden on 192 my husband insisted on going into the "sony" outlet shop opposite.
We were only browsing but after viewing a camera we were being pressed into buying it. The assistants were getting really pushy and the hairs on the back of my neck were standing up. Luckily someone else came into the store and they backed off.
I thought it was just me being over sensitive but once we were inside the car all three of us said we were relieved to be out of the store.
My husband would always buy from Wolf Cameras? in Belz mall. Our last trip he went into Ritz Cameras in Florida Mall and bought a new model for his collection. Afterwards we realised that the two shops are connected so no prizes in guessing where we will be visiting each trip.
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