kb6kgx wrote:
Is it just my local store or does Best Buy want "out" of the camera business?
Maybe it IS just my local store (Simi Valley, CA). I was just in there today and there were literally only THREE cameras on display, a Sony A6000 and two entry-level Canon DSLRs. Not a single camera from any other manufacture, even the digital camcorders were nowhere to be seen. A few bags, a few tripods, that was pretty much it.
Compared to the store closest to my work (Woodland Hills, CA), where they have literally the complete current production line of Nikon, Canon and Sony, from pocket point-and-shoots to the highest-end DSLRs, plus the full lineup of lenses for all three. For Nikon, just to name one, everything from the 50mm f1.8G all the way to the "Holy Trinity" and even the 200-500 is on display.
So, maybe, it's a regional thing. Maybe my town isn't as affluent as where the other store is located. But, MY store, at least, looks like it isn't interested in selling cameras anymore. I have two independent camera stores near me. One closer to my work, but I don't get a good "vibe" when I'm in there, and the other store, which is about a half-hour drive in the opposite direction, but where they really know me and appreciate my being there. Fewer and fewer independent stores are still around. Many disappeared because of the "big box" stores, but even some of those, like MY Best Buy, are phasing it out.
Sad.
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I was at Best Buy today in Colorado Springs, CO. Very large store and the camera displays were very large and complete. They were exhibiting every current camera brand and model that is on the market. They also had a huge display of mirror-less only cameras. Just guessing but there must have been at least 30-40 cameras on display. My only problem with Best Buy has been there pricing and the ignorant sales people. They are getting better with pricing and competing with the online resellers. I purchased a 4K Sony DVD player within $4 of Amazon pricing. The salesperson that helped me could not answer one question about the product.