Buying DSLR in seattle?

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I am coming to Seattle in a couple of weeks and are looking for advice as to
where is the best place to buy a digital slr camera (Nikon or Canon)??
Any advice?
Brgds Sorensen, Denmark

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----P.Sir---- wrote:
> I am coming to Seattle in a couple of weeks and are looking for advice as to
> where is the best place to buy a digital slr camera (Nikon or Canon)??
> Any advice?
> Brgds Sorensen, Denmark

Go to an internet cafe and buy one from a reputable dealer on the
internet!

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Mark² wrote:

> > > I am coming to Seattle in a couple of weeks and are looking for
> > > advice as to where is the best place to buy a digital slr camera
> > > (Nikon or Canon)?? Any advice?
> > > Brgds Sorensen, Denmark
> >
> > Go to an internet cafe and buy one from a reputable dealer on the
> > internet!
>
> And where would they ship it??? Denmark?
> I have this funny feeling he just might want to use it while he's
> here...

Apart from that he might try to duck import tax.

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Both of the above !

But I still need advice of where to go in Seattle? I will stay in the
Bellevue area.
Sorensen

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"salgud" <davegb@safebrowse.com> wrote in message
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Mark² (lowest even number here) wrote:
> "salgud" <davegb@safebrowse.com> wrote in message
> news:1124286178.451930.267020@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> >
> > ----P.Sir---- wrote:
> >> I am coming to Seattle in a couple of weeks and are looking for advice
> >> as
> >> to
> >> where is the best place to buy a digital slr camera (Nikon or Canon)??
> >> Any advice?
> >> Brgds Sorensen, Denmark
> >
> > Go to an internet cafe and buy one from a reputable dealer on the
> > internet!
>
> And where would they ship it??? Denmark?
> I have this funny feeling he just might want to use it while he's here...

I have this funny feeling that you just might need a laugh track to que
you to when someone's trying to make a point in a humorous way...
-----------------
It doesn't help that I've been up all night working on stuff. My
laugh-o-meter gets squeaky...

Still...you might be surprised to read the silly suggestions made here from
time to time (and I'm sure I've made a few of them...).

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There are only two "real" photography equipment stores, Glazers Camera
and Optech. Glazers is online at glazerscamera.com and I haven't been
able to find the web site for Optech. Both are within a mile and a
half of downtown Seattle.

There are other places like Kens Camera which is similar to Ritz Camera
and other places like that.

I personally would (and do) buy on the internet though.

Brian

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> >> I am coming to Seattle in a couple of weeks and are looking for advice
> > >> as
> > >> to
> > >> where is the best place to buy a digital slr camera (Nikon or
> > >> Canon)??
> > >> Any advice?
> > >> Brgds Sorensen, Denmark
====================================
If you have transportation (personal) drive about 2.5 hours to PORTLAND
OREGON and save the SALES TAX from Washington.......NO SALES TAX IN OREGON

h

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Thanks for the advice - but I am only there for like 24 hours - and have
some work to do also, so it is going to have to be in
Seattle/Bellevue/airport area.
sorensen

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>If you have transportation (personal) drive about 2.5 hours to PORTLAND
>OREGON and save the SALES TAX from Washington.......NO SALES TAX IN OREGON


Let's see...5 hours driving at conservative 60mph is 300 miles. In a
car with 25mpg, that burns 12 gallons. At about $2.70 per gallon,
that's $32 in sales tax, or tax on a $492 item. (Then you have to
figure in how many miles are 'free' on the rental car rate, before
figuring in cost of driving the car, above the gas cost alone, if you
don't have unlimited miles in the agreement.) Seems like a whole lot
of driving (5 hrs.) to save yourself not a lot of money ($35) if the
total purchase comes to $1000 before tax.

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Randall Ainsworth wrote:
> In article
> <3tudnZ2dnZ2iA1_WnZ2dnY38nt6dnZ2dRVn-zJ2dnZ0@scnresearch.com>, howard
> <fishfeeder@gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
>
>>If you have transportation (personal) drive about 2.5 hours to PORTLAND
>>OREGON and save the SALES TAX from Washington.......NO SALES TAX IN OREGON
>
>
> HEY! We need the tax dollars. The fools in this state elected (well,
> actually, they selected) a Democrat for governor and so far she's never
> seen a tax or regulation she didn't like.

out of staters do not have to pay washington tax. Do not about foreigner.


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On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 21:52:24 +0200, "Joel Dorfan"
<bdorfan@MAPSicon.co.za> wrote:

>Order from B&H in NYC and have them deliver to where you will be in Seattle.
>Sounds like you wont have much time to go shopping.
>
>I have bought this way a few times when I visit the USA with no problem.
>
>Joel
>South Africa

Snce you're from SA, can you answer a question?
When you do this, I presume you pay by credit card. Do you have a
problem with a delivery to someplace other than your billing address?
With my CCs, if I order something and have it delivered to an address
other than my billing address, the CC bank will refuse the charge
unless I tell them about it in advance.
Does it work this way for SA banks, too? I ask, because this seems to
be a very basic theft-prevention technique, but it seems (from answers
like yours and others) that this isn't always done.
Thanks!

--
Bill Funk
Replace "g" with "a"
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gordo wrote:
> If you are staying in the Bellevue area, you can go to Cameras West. It is
> on NE 20th street between 140th Ave NE and 148th Ave NE on the south side of
> the street. I believe they are a part of the Ritz chain.
>
> Gordo
>
>
> "----P.Sir----" <remove_pbs@adslhome.dk> wrote in message
> news:43035065$0$592$edfadb0f@dread11.news.tele.dk...
> > Both of the above !
> >
> > But I still need advice of where to go in Seattle? I will stay in the
> > Bellevue area.
> > Sorensen

If you already know what you want and don't need to discuss it with a
"real" salesperson, the Bellevue Best Buy has a good number of the
digital SLRs. I'm not certain but the prices might be better than in
the camera stores. I'd call ahead and make sure they have what you
want, though, and price check it before you go in.

Best wishes.

beeswing