Where do you buy your gear from?

[Kaido]

Hi,

Just wondering were everyone buys there gear from?

Had to go hire some gear today, and while i was at the 2 places i got some price quotes, so i could do some checking online to see if its worth buying local or not

[protecon]

Cheapest online for Australia would have to be DWI (http://www.dwidigitalcameras.com.au/store/index.asp), which is basically like buying direct from HK. If you're thinking about buying from fleabay, check DWI first.

Teds is Australia-based but heading more into the local shop retail pricing > http://www.teds.com.au/

[Kaido]

Cheapest online for Australia would have to be DWI (http://www.dwidigitalcameras.com.au/store/index.asp), which is basically like buying direct from HK. If you're thinking about buying from fleabay, check DWI first.

Teds is Australia-based but heading more into the local shop retail pricing > http://www.teds.com.au/

thanks for the info, was in HK last year and pick myself up and point and shot sony for dirt cheap with heaps of stuff thrown in, wishing i bought my slr gear then too :(

[Mad_Aussie]

I was expecting a thread about drugs

[cplagz]

So was I... then I realised it was in the photography forum :p

[MISS 13B]

Haha so did I, you don't really pick that info up using the New Posts function.

[mitchy]

this is columbian, your stuff's just sherbet

[AGIT8D]

Kye

[morgazmatron]

DD photographics

online store in sydney, cheap and get warranties so not as dodge as overseas.

http://www.d-d-photographics.com.au/

[Skipmaster J]

I bought from leederville camera house. Certainly not the cheapest, but I use my camera for work and wanted local support if and when stuff fails.

Have gotten lenses and flashes off ebay though.
Saving the links posted above for future reference.

[Quokka]

ebay :)

ive got a micro 4/3 so i buy oldschool manual lenses and smash on an adapter on :)

[TJ]

I get my gear from Martinez, everyone knows his shit is the bomb

[RELEASE]

www.camerasdirect.com.au
used them a few times

also
www.digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au/

[thomas]

Little dodgy asian dude...... would make Martinez's shit look like Macca's compared to CoCo's.

[sethor]

DD photographics

online store in sydney, cheap and get warranties so not as dodge as overseas.

http://www.d-d-photographics.com.au/

+1

You can also buy from their Singapore site which is slightly cheaper than the Australian site.

[MattyP]

+1 for DWI. Spent an easy 15k on there and no problems what so ever.
Bought my last batch of 580 flashes from DD Photographics so +1 for them too.

I tend to go to www.shopbot.com.au first to see the latest prices from various online stores, as sometimes the prices can be cheaper or more expensive than the other from week to week.

My radio triggers and small accessories I get from various shops on eBay.

[DRKWRX]

Camera Electronics! but yeah most stuff cheaper online.

[urabus]

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/

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Brendon

[DRKWRX]

^ just make sure you don't go over 1k.. will get done duty and g.s.t from Bhphoto, never been done from Hong Kong though.

[manna_85]

^^ Yep i just got stung for duty and tax after buying a body from Adorama.

[MattyP]

Thankfully some stuff on B&H are cheaper than HK, even including taxes + postage. Usually the really big ticket items or items that are extremely popular.

DWI do dodgy receipts, but you just email them later to get a copy of the real one.

[DRKWRX]

yeah true guess it depends on the Item, I could have saved a bit on my recent Camera but having the Warranty here was worth the bit extra.

[urabus]

Dad has bought epic stuff from B&H and never been charged any duty. I thought stuff from the US was all good due to free trade. B & H service is awesome.

Europe is a world of hurt as I found out.

IIRC Canon warranty is a worldwide warranty. Makes no difference where you buy from.

Brendon

[MattyP]

I ordered something off DD Electronics Sunday night, today I got delivery of it. The fastest online delivery I've had to date!!

[urabus]

I spoke to the old man today and he has been stung for duty from B&H before. He got a 1D mark IV the other day and they got him on that.

Brendon

[mitchy]

I ordered something off DD Electronics Sunday night, today I got delivery of it. The fastest online delivery I've had to date!!

Cameras Direct i've had next day delivery for 3 orders.
one was $120, the other 2 were $2k+

[DRKWRX]

Wish more Hong Kong ebay stores stocked Hassy gear would save a bucket on lenses! ordering here I wait ages....

[|nick|]

In Perth:
Camera Electronic
http://www.cameraelectronic.com.au/

PRA Imaging
http://www.praimaging.com.au/


Yea prices on DWI are too good. Me and a few mates have gotten Camera Electronic and CR Kennedy (http://www.crkennedy.com.au/v1/) to price match DWI Sigma lenses. CR Kennedy is the distributor of Sigma in Aus and camera electronic get their stock off them :)