47th Street Photo

3rdPlanetPhotography3rdPlanetPhotography Banned Posts: 920 Major grins
edited May 26, 2009 in The Big Picture
Someone please tell me that 47th Street Photo is legit? I'm ordering a 30d from them and they are 100 bucks cheaper than B&H which I prefer. I really wanted to buy all from B&H but after Lens, Camera, and Flash I saved about 200 bucks going to 47th Street.

Any info from my fellow dgrinners?

:dunno

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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,245 moderator
    edited April 24, 2006
    Look here first. Good luck!
    http://www.donwiss.com/pictures/BrooklynStores/
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited April 24, 2006
    Would you trust your money to this kind of a rating?
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,245 moderator
    edited April 24, 2006
    wxwax wrote:
    Would you trust your money to this kind of a rating?

    Yes, if there were hundreds of lifetime reviews. Three sounds suspicious for lifetime.
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  • marlinspikemarlinspike Registered Users Posts: 2,095 Major grins
    edited April 24, 2006
    Their ebay store gets good enough ratings...98.9%, though every now and then it seems they like to wait a long time before shipping.
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited April 24, 2006
    David_S85 wrote:
    Yes, if there were hundreds of lifetime reviews. Three sounds suspicious for lifetime.
    Really, even after reading the second review?

    But the lack of reviews is the point: this store has been around for a while, in one guise or another.
    Sid.
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  • 3rdPlanetPhotography3rdPlanetPhotography Banned Posts: 920 Major grins
    edited April 25, 2006
    Ouch
    damn.. I think I'm gonna cancel that order for sure....

    Back to the trusty ole B&H.
  • wholenewlightwholenewlight Registered Users Posts: 1,529 Major grins
    edited April 25, 2006
    Actually, 47th Street Photo has been around for a long time. My experience and impression about them is that they're not near as bad as many of the NY/Brooklyn photo scam artists but they're also not in the same category as B&H, Adorama, etc.

    A looong time ago when I used be in the photo retail business (mid-1980's owned a one-hour lab and did some camera sales), they were known for giving low-ball pricing but stripping things out of the package like batteries, camera strap, lens cap - and then charging extra for the normally included items.
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  • wholenewlightwholenewlight Registered Users Posts: 1,529 Major grins
    edited April 25, 2006
    a couple of decent reviews here: http://forums.photographyreview.com/showthread.php?t=7231

    BUT then I found this info posted on dpreview:
    http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1019&message=17378922

    But it still appears that they have fans:
    http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1031&message=17274028
    john w
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    I knew, of course, that trees and plants had roots, stems, bark, branches and foliage that reached up toward the light. But I was coming to realize that the real magician was light itself.
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  • 3rdPlanetPhotography3rdPlanetPhotography Banned Posts: 920 Major grins
    edited April 25, 2006
    Fixed
    Well I've cancelled the order at 47th Street. The little higher price pays for the security to me. :D

    Thanks Everyonethumb.gif
  • dragon300zxdragon300zx Registered Users Posts: 2,575 Major grins
    edited April 25, 2006
    Hey wholenewlight.

    How long do I have to stare at your avatar to see the trick?
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  • wholenewlightwholenewlight Registered Users Posts: 1,529 Major grins
    edited April 25, 2006
    dragon300zx wrote:
    Hey wholenewlight.

    How long do I have to stare at your avatar to see the trick?

    It might or it might not . . . ne_nau.gif
    john w
    http://cspics.smugmug.com/

    I knew, of course, that trees and plants had roots, stems, bark, branches and foliage that reached up toward the light. But I was coming to realize that the real magician was light itself.
    Edward Steichen

  • ellepixelsellepixels Registered Users Posts: 164 Major grins
    edited April 27, 2006
    kc7dji wrote:
    Someone please tell me that 47th Street Photo is legit? I'm ordering a 30d from them and they are 100 bucks cheaper than B&H which I prefer. I really wanted to buy all from B&H but after Lens, Camera, and Flash I saved about 200 bucks going to 47th Street.

    Any info from my fellow dgrinners?

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    I purchased a slr bundle with them. And i had no problems.
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  • sickdawgssickdawgs Registered Users Posts: 1 Beginner grinner
    edited May 26, 2009
    47th Street Photo sells grey market products
    Ordered a Tamron Lens, which 47th Street Photo stated had a 6 year manufacturers warranty. One year later, the lens started to have problems, so we contacted 47th Street Photo and Tamron. 47th Street Photo didn't return calls or emails, and Tamron informed us that the camera we bought from 47th Street Photo did not have a valid serial number and must have been a grey market lens so it was not covered by the warranty. So we are out the lens and the money.
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