Tristate Camera in Brooklyn, NY? (Page 2): Yeah he lives in Chicago how would he know Abe's of Maine in New Jersey?

BebuLamar

JohnSwanda wrote:

Abe's is a well know scam outfit. Most of use know that, and CHG_CANON is "joking". He's been warned before that if he keeps touting Abe's that someone will take him seriously.

Yeah he lives in Chicago how would he know Abe's of Maine in New Jersey?

rdemarco52 Loc: Wantagh, NY

Take the subway to 34th street and go to B&H on 34th and 9th. Anything to do with photography that you could ever want will be in that store, along with very helpful staff.

Jack 13088 Loc: Central NY

bobbyjohn wrote:

There are a ton of camera stores in Brooklyn, and most all are places to avoid. For the details, the reviews, and pictures of the storefronts see: http://www.donwiss.com/pictures/BrooklynStores/

The pictures alone would be enough to scare anyone considering Brooklyn.

This produced the best laugh of the morning. Probably repeats dozens of times across the country. Since local store closed a few years ago I only deal with Adorama or B&H Photo online partly because stuff shows up in a day or two.

Sidwalkastronomy Loc: New Jersey Shore

brooklyn-camera I wrote:

Any info on this location will be highly appreciated for sure. Never heard of this location, new to the business or just another bait and switch joint?
Anyone with dealings please leave a comment about this shop. Looking to purchase the Canon G9 X mark ii.

Thanks to all....

Brooklyn- Camera

Go to B and H
Best prices and no bait switch ever

Sidwalkastronomy Loc: New Jersey Shore

CHG_CANON wrote:

I've heard Abe's of Maine has great prices.

Not good prices GREAT prices and customer service is like no other

EJMcD

brooklyn-camera I wrote:

Any info on this location will be highly appreciated for sure. Never heard of this location, new to the business or just another bait and switch joint?
Anyone with dealings please leave a comment about this shop. Looking to purchase the Canon G9 X mark ii.

Thanks to all....

Brooklyn- Camera

Stick with B&H. I've been dealing with them for many years and have never been disappointed.

levinton

brooklyn-camera I wrote:

Any info on this location will be highly appreciated for sure. Never heard of this location, new to the business or just another bait and switch joint?
Anyone with dealings please leave a comment about this shop. Looking to purchase the Canon G9 X mark ii.

Thanks to all....

Brooklyn- Camera

I would avoid these "Brooklyn" operations, although I have to admit I had a good experience last year with Abes of Maine. I have used beachcamera.com with success. But these days, bhphotovideo and adorama are good, fast, and transparent. Amazon has advantages if you are prime, because delivery is more predictable (but no more predictable than bhphotovideo.com which gives good info on arrival. Be careful about backordering. Some popular cameras are not as available as they seem to be. B&H recently was very good in this realm with me in trying to order a fujifilm x100VI, which is the hottest travel camera just out. They gave honest info on availability and I was able to cancel with ease.

lreisner Loc: Union,NJ

brooklyn-camera I wrote:

Thanks for the heads up.......stay far, far away. B&H Adorama... Looking for my first point and shoot pocket camera. I'll check out Abe's for a G9 X mark ii

Paul was being sarcastic when he mentioned Abe's. Not cool of him.

Ioannis

brooklyn-camera I wrote:

Any info on this location will be highly appreciated for sure. Never heard of this location, new to the business or just another bait and switch joint?
Anyone with dealings please leave a comment about this shop. Looking to purchase the Canon G9 X mark ii.

Thanks to all....

Brooklyn- Camera

I have done business with tri-state from Brooklyn just recently. I purchased a canon r100 camera and few days after I received it I returned it with no problem at all. The reason was I found out the r50 had better features from the r100, the r50 was purchased from Amazon. Tri-State in Brooklyn has been in business since 2002 and the sales person I communicated was very gracious and helpful. I am not associated with their establishment, just wanted to clear any confusion.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

I'd say a simple review of the TriState site seems to indicate they're a grey market seller, just like our low-cost friends at Abe's. They have a 'brand new' Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM prime lens listed at $1,119.99. We know B&H is an authorized Canon USA dealer, where the 'same' new lens is listed at $1,599.00. TriState has all the same parts / accessories listed as 'in the box', as well as offering free shipping. Our lowest-cost friends at Abe's has the lens even cheaper at $1,089, where the only indication of a problem is their reference: Brand New Factory Fresh Import Model.

So, if you want to gamble on a lower / lowest cost with no warranty support from Canon (or Nikon, Sony, etc), these grey market sellers are there to take your money. Canon USA has a list of their Authorized Dealers. Neither TriState nor Abe's can be found on this list.

niteman3d Loc: South Central Pennsylvania, USA

Tri-State has one advantage over some of the other shady side dealers if you're very, very careful. They sell on eBay. Buy from them only via eBay and pay with PayPal, then grab the after-market warranty if it's much of a purchase. Also, make sure you've read the entire listing. The same goes for 6th Avenue on Amazon. Make sure you give the product a good shakedown as soon as you receive it and start the return process immediately if there's any problem. Or, as everybody else said, just avoid them. I would add a few others to the list of reliable... MPB, Roberts/used photo pros, and KEH for used equipment.

henryp Loc: New York, NY

EJMcD wrote:

Stick with B&H. I've been dealing with them for many years and have never been disappointed.

Thank you.

BebuLamar

henryp wrote:

Thank you.

You're in NY city so I guess you know how Tristate Camera store front looks like.

epd1947

niteman3d wrote:

Tri-State has one advantage over some of the other... (show quote)

Why patronize “shady” dealers at all? More than a few reputable dealerships available.

niteman3d Loc: South Central Pennsylvania, USA

epd1947 wrote:

Why patronize “shady” dealers at all? More than a few reputable dealerships available.

Price or availability?