Stupid question.

theinlawjosie

I am still looking around for a place to buy my first DSLR, and I had narrowed it down to B&H and Adorama until I came across broadwayphoto.com and found that they had the camera I will be purchasing (Canon XTi) for about 100.00 cheaper than the two previously mentioned sites.

The question I have is in regards to the product description on broadway photo. They list the camera as an EOS Kiss X. :scratch I have no idea what Kiss X means and although I didn't really put a whole lot of effort into it, I couldn't find anything online. For all I know, there is no difference between an EOS and an EOS Kiss X, but if there is I would like to know. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

denisegoldberg

You might want to look in the "Buying a Camera? How To Not Get Ripped Off" thread - http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=374 - at the head of this forum. There are some pretty bad (recent) stories there about Broadway Photo (under various names).

If it were me, I'd stick with B&H (although I've heard good things about Adorama too, I just can't give you a personal recommendation since I haven't bought anything from Adorama - where I have from B&H).

--- Denise

Dante

theinlawjosie wrote:

I am still looking around for a place to buy my first DSLR, and I had narrowed it down to B&H and Adorama until I came across broadwayphoto.com and found that they had the camera I will be purchasing (Canon XTi) for about 100.00 cheaper than the two previously mentioned sites.

The question I have is in regards to the product description on broadway photo. They list the camera as an EOS Kiss X. I have no idea what Kiss X means and although I didn't really put a whole lot of effort into it, I couldn't find anything online. For all I know, there is no difference between an EOS and an EOS Kiss X, but if there is I would like to know. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Broadway has been listed on several forums as a scam site...pay slightly more and go with a reputable dealer. B&H and Adorama are both solid resellers....B&H being the more established IMO.

http://forums.cnet.com/5208-7593_102-0.html?forumID=58&threadID=99394&messageID=1144715

http://forums.cnet.com/5208-7593_102-0.html?forumID=58&threadID=99394&messageID=2532277

http://www.price.com/vendor_review_display.html?vid=-2147483296

http://www1.epinions.com/webs-Web_Services-All-Merchants-Broadway_Photo/display_~reviews/pp_~1/sort_~date/sort_dir_~des/sec_~opinion_list

Sam

You need to check out resellerratings.com. These guys have a rating of only .65 out of ten. All the postings use the same word: scam.

Stick with the known guys.

Sam

LuckyBob

theinlawjosie wrote:

[...]I have no idea what Kiss X means and although I didn't really put a whole lot of effort into it, I couldn't find anything online. For all I know, there is no difference between an EOS and an EOS Kiss X, but if there is I would like to know.[...]

Regarding the Kiss name, it's the Japanese name for the Rebel line. There's no difference in the camera itself, although some versions of the kit lens on some Kisses feature a micro USM motor - lucky Japanese :. Check out the "International naming" section (near the top) here: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/CanonEOS400D/page2.asp

theinlawjosie

Thank you all very much for your responses. I have been checking several sites and finding out that a lot of these are scam sites but I guess the fact that I saw a two page add in a PCPhoto magazine made me not really think to even check broadway.....oops, that will teach me. I'm going to go with B&H as they have a sligtly better price and that seems to be the more reputable of the two according to most I have talked to.

claudermilk

B&H is probably the most legit place there is, they are the gold standard against which the others are compared. You cannot go wrong there.

Scott_Quier

claudermilk wrote:

B&H is probably the most legit place there is, they are the gold standard against which the others are compared. You cannot go wrong there.

- This is my first, and usually my last, stop when I'm shopping for camera gear. I have never been burned by them and never expect to. 100% legit!

hamster

You might check with onecall.com as well. I've had numerous good experiences. Their selection is not as wide as B & H though.

dangin

there's a reason why i'm a repeat customer to B&H. i've heard good things about Adorama as well.

avoid the scammer sites like the plague. if it looks too good to be true, it most likely is.

i'm also not a fan of tristate camera. they have aggressive sales tactics, crappy customer service, even during pre-sales and worse during post-sales, and i've gotten suspect lenses from them.

of course there's also calumet camera. you'll pay retail but you're dealing with a national chain.