Camera Stop

Don’t EVER shop here, the guy who works here is a serious crook, I came in to buy a tripod, first he overcharged me, there are no prices on the products he just makes them up as he goes along, then he gave me the wrong change and blamed it on sales tax, even with sales tax it was still the wrong amount, he also spent the entire time trying to convince me to buy a lens for my camera, even after I made it clear I wasn’t interested, he told me he would sell it to me for $ 200 and that it was a good deal, I know about cameras and I confirmed it on Amazon, the lens is worth about $ 50. Don’t go here, even if you were desperate like I was.

NEVER BUY SOMETHING FROM HERE. Yes, the staff may be friendly, they may even show you some cool tricks with difference lens and what-​not for your cameras, but they are also liars. My parents are very sweet people, and they thought they would surprise me with a new wide-​angle fisheye lens and charger for my Nikon D3100. As I was talking to them it turns out they paid over $ 250 for these two things. When I looked up the EXACT lens and charger online it was valued at $ 25 COMBINED. The man at the store flat out lied to my parents saying the lens was valued at $ 400, and the charger was a special one just for my specific camera. Of course, there are no refunds and we had a flight before I could go over to the store to confront the men there myself. This store absolutely sickens me. The average person who does not understand much about cameras can easily fall into this trap. The only good reviews about this store were probably from customers who still believe they received a good deal. Please do not shop here, for your own sake.

This store shouldn’t be in business. I called ahead of my trip to make certain I could find C-​120 film for my camera. This place said they had it. Well I get there, and they have one type of C-​120. I stated to the man behind the counter that the person on the phone should have been more specific. He snatched the film out of my hand and said, «Get the fuck out of my store.» He then proceeded to rant and yell more profanities. I don’t think this store is in the real business of selling camaras. You don’t treat customers like that.

We were on vacation and were having a fight about our current camera and wanted to buy a new, small, digital camera that would last us for a while. We went to The Camera Stop where we had excellent service from Albert. He showed us a variety of cameras at different price points and clearly explained the features of each. He didn’t pressure us to purchase the most expensive camera. Instead, he focused on our needs and helped us narrow the selection to two cameras and then finally one. Did we pay a little more than we would have paid at a box store? Yes. On the other hand, we left the story knowing how to operate the camera including which buttons to push for what, etc. If you include the value of that education in the price, we received better value than we would have buyng a camera online or at a box store.
These guys know cameras and are truly helpful.