daeod Loc: Levittown, PA

A nod to Allen's in Levittown, PA. My dad discovered Allens in the early 1980's and he ( until his death in 2003) , my brother, and I got our gear there. When Allen died suddenly about 3 years ago, his took over and it is just as ever!

RolandDieter

Pro Photo Supply in Portland, Oregon is great

GregWCIL Loc: Illinois

I agree, Elliott, Schiller's is a very good store. My son lives near there so when I go visit, it is handy to stop in. They always seem quite busy, but they have been very helpful when I was looking for something. For example, I needed a new, bigger camera backpack about a year ago. I tried a couple from online vendors but it was hopeless (not the vendors fault but a backpack is kind of i like a new suite - it either fits you or it doesn't). I stopped at CCC in St. Louis but they didn't have the models I was considering. Then I made my first ever trip to Schiller's. They were more than helpful with a very large stock of backpacks. I found one that fit me and concluded the purchase. Since then, I have stopped in a couple of times and plan to give them first chance at selling me a new D850 this year.

RRS Loc: Not sure

No not sarcasm at all. The last time I was there one of the salesmen was wearing a holster with a hand gun. My brother was a cop in the Eastern District in Baltimore, now retired and he told what I could expect to see once we got into the store and he was right on. Maybe things have changed, it's been several years. Safe and laid back, I thought that store was as well protected as Fort Knox. BTW, great store and service too.

PeterDragon Loc: Harlan, KY - Kona, HI - Phoenix, AZ

Semper Fi,
Jim

Collie lover Loc: St. Louis, MO

I live in the Arnold area and do most of my camera and supplies at Schiller's. I bought my first DSLR at a Creve Coeur Camera store on Telegraph in the south country area because it was close to me. That store was closed and nearest CCC is in Crestwood. It isn't much further to Schiller's, so I usually go there because it's a larger store than the CCC in Crestwood. I sometimes shop at the main CCC store in Creve Coeur. Both stores have excellent choices, good prices and helpful people.

Drive by Shooter

sad, indeed.
Raleigh is fortunate to still have Southeastern and Peace; incredible for a small city. Both are great.

Amazon is a giant parasite that will hopefully be the target of antitrust action soon.

Cookie223 Loc: New Jersey

Grew up in Newark NJ and traveled to Maryland on a regular basis. You are correct Md. has a lot of nice area’s, but like many cities today it has its fair share of crime.

tomcat

Yes, we are still fortunate to have those 2 stores. I do know that Southeastern will match B&H prices (they have for me in the past), so there's no need to order from NYC

skywolf

Robert's Camera in Indianapolis and the suburb of Carmel, always does a good job! Competitive prices, great lab work and helpful people. If I'm looking for something, I check them first.

Ozzie2154 Loc: New Jersey

In North Jersey (NJ) Unique Photo in Fairfield and Hoboken is outstanding and they carry everything! They also offer free shipping. If in the northern part of New Jersey there is no need to go to NYC to B&H when we have Unique Photo.

NJphotodoc Loc: Now in the First State

Also have Bergen Camera in Westwood and Wholesale Photo in Midland Park. Plus Westwood and Unique have excellent shows with manufacturer demos, etc.

henryp Loc: New York, NY

Thank you!

The camera store you want won't hire "a stock clerk," but will hire pros who have experience using the equipment they're selling and can discuss hardware, techniques, etc.

henryp Loc: New York, NY

Look around. Isn't this the same as 'unilateral pricing?' The authorized US distributor tells authorized retailers the lowest permitted selling (not advertised) price and the result is most legit stores have the exact same retail price for items protected by these 'unilateral pricing' restrictions.

lmTrying Loc: WV Northern Panhandle

If memory serves me, in the early 80s, in Wheeling WV there were 2 or 3 full fledged camera stores and that many, if not more, well stocked camera departments in other stores, all with knowledgeable staff. Over the years they've all closed.

I paid probably a hundred more for my XSi at the last Ritz Camera in the area just to support local. They closed about 6 months later.

There may be one, Bernie's, left in Pittsburgh, some 90 minutes away, Campus Camera in Kent Ohio, about 2 hours, or Midwest Photo in Columbus Ohio, about 2-1/2 hours.

My last few small purchases have come from Amazon and my SX710HS from Best Buy. There are NO knowledgeable employees in either place to assist you. You better do your homework and know for what you are laying your money down.

The very last store in Wheeling is paying the bills by applying your digital images to shirts, bags, coats, calenders, wood anything, etc. They don't sell cameras. I can't even find the supposed camera clubs that are rumored to be in the area. For those of you who have a real camera store within half an hour of your door, give them all the business you can. Otherwise don't cry when they are gone. In the fifties, your Dad bragged about how much he paid for his new car. Today everyone wants to Bragg about what extremes they went to, to save the most money. I wish I could give the OP an answer. Unfortunately, I can NOT.