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• 1 LEM // Sep 11, 2008

  http://www.bhphoto.com/
  http://www.adorama.com/
  http://www.amazon.com

  These are three places that are most reputable and reliable.

  I also had some good experience with a slightly smaller and less well known:
  http://www.buydig.com/

  They are usually a bit cheaper than the rest of the pack, but not really TREMENDOUSLY cheap.

  Do beware of places that will offer you the camera at 10% or more cheaper than B&H. There are lots of scam sites online that advertise cameras at cheap prices and then try to upsell you to something else or sell you the same camera for a lot more.

  Always check: http://www.resellerratings.com/ - go to store ratings and check the store. If it’s rating is less than 7 or so - be very careful. Though the scam sites are usually rated at under 1. Those 5-6-7 rated stores are often legit sites but with problems (shipping delays, return hassles/no returns accepted/customer service nightmares/etc). But do you really want to deal with that kind of stores anyway? Also be aware of stores that have no record or very few and all recent ratings. The scammers often open up new web sites with new names to avoid the bad reputation built up under their older names. So only buy from ones that have ratings going back at least a year or so and are consistent in the reviews through at least past year.

  Good luck,
  LEM.

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