The NY State Attorney General's office has closed some of the worst scamming camera shops of NYC. B&H is not even close to being a scam - it's one of the three real vendors out of NYC. http://consumerist.com/5305302/ny-attor ... era-stores Here's a list of the many names they went as: ; (these are the worst bait&switch stores) http://hdguru.com/wp-content/uploads/20 ... ailers.pdf
I'm glad they finally did something about them. ; Those stores have been scamming people for decades, even before the internet. ; Used to advertise a ton in Pop. Photo magazine, Shutterbug, etc.
it's a shame it took this long... those store are just AWFUL. ; BUYER BEWARE! hmmmmm, let's see... "canon 5d mark 2 for $1200? ; OH OH that's not a scam! ; i'll take 2!"
That's for the cheap construction made in Malaysia model. ; No warranty. ; You really want the made in Japan model, only $700 more. And it doesn't include a battery, that'll be $100 more, the charger another $200, and the software you'll need to view your pics - they're special now because of HD video, and it runs $500. And did I tell you that it won't use your older film lenses? ; You'll need the special Sigma HD lense[nb]sic intentionally[/nb] - 28-300mm, only $800. ; I'm charging your cc now for $7500, there is a special HD camera $250 shipping fee for each one. ; Thanks for doing business with us!
about 7 yrs ago I purchased a printer from one of the Brooklyn stores online before I knew about them being run by shady characters and luckily wasn't scammed and saved 80 bucks off B and M prices