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Especially for audio/video/photo stuff there's a bunch of dealers just for that, which tend to be quite good (in terms of prices, packaging, customer services),
by formerly_proven 5y ago
Especially for audio/video/photo stuff there's a bunch of dealers just for that, which tend to be quite good (in terms of prices, packaging, customer services), and also specialized distributors ("sells small numbers to professionals"), that's why I'm surprised people go for Amazon.
Some examples:
Random camera: Amazon: 2000 €, any photo dealer: 1800 €
Random high-end lens: Amazon: 2500 €, photo dealer: 2000 €
Random microphone: Amazon: 275 €, A/V distributor: 220 €
Studio microphone: Amazon: <not authorized to sell>, A/V distributor: 600 €
And that's before considering that Amazon is probably going to ship more slowly (even on prime) than most other "pro" dealers, and that Amazon is probably going to throw a box in a more or less empty parcel, while someone at a proper dealer will actually bother to package the stuff correctly.
- ghaff 5y agoI haven't really found Amazon to be consistently more expensive or slower, but yes I normally order that kind of thing from B&H (or Adorama).
- free652 5y agoanytime I order anything, but amazon the package takes 3 to 5 days at minimum. Amazon is 1 day most of the time.
- biztos 5y agoFor my last camera purchase of about $3500, Amazon had it on sale for a couple hundred bucks less, and I was going to buy from them because it was a big enough difference to overcome my loyalty to B&H. I decided to think on it for a day, and sure enough by the next day B&H had the same price. Pretty sure it was a manufacturer discount but in general I think they try to match prices.
- FpUser 5y agoDifferent here in Canada. For example particular lens I am looking for is $1,900 on Amazon and $2,200 from other retailers.