Best place to buy EX1

[Craig Seeman]

Best deal and best place are not necessarily the same.
Also it may depend on where you live.

Generally I’d trust B&H for best price but Armato’s will give you a free loaner if your camera goes in for repair.

[Marcus Eden]

I live in Scottsdale AZ

[Clint Fleckenstein]

Since we don’t have a local dealer here, B&H all the way. They’re the best.

Cf

[Dean Sensui]

Just FYI, I purchased both EX1’s from Video Life here in Hawaii to support our local dealership. Great service: he let me try one out for a day before I made my final decision.

Dean Sensui — Hawaii Goes Fishing

[Ronnie Martin]

I totally agree that B&H or Armatos in NY are the best places to buy a new camera. I have bought several cameras from Dennis Hopkins at Armatos and their service after the sale is second to none. I had a new camera go down on me the first time I shot with it and they sent me another camera next day special delivery so that I could make my next gig 200 miles away. Their prices are competive with B&H. I have bought cameras from B&H prior to the last three cameras I bought from Armatos and have not had to use their after the sale service. I think that they use a service company when you buy and extended service policy or you have to send the camera back to Sony rather than interact with them on a loner or replacement basis. In my case the camera came the next day and I shipped the defective one back to them several days later.

The after the sale service from Armatos is the best in the business.

Good Luck

Ronnie Martin

Ronnie Martin
Kato Video Productions
http://www.dirtracingvideo.com

[John Sharaf]

FYI, Sony controls the pricing of this camera such that all dealers sell at the same discount. Therefore it’s really a matter of trying to save sales tax by buying out of state vs. the cost of shipping. I work with a dealer in San Francisco called FH Video who is very trustworthy so you might consider them as well!

HS

[Bob Tompkins]

Just bought 3-EX1R’s from Rule Broadcast in Boston. The price was $6,299.00 which is the same at B&H and another camera dealer I quoted. Rule delivered them and set them up. There has to be a Sony dealer in your area which will do the same. You should always have a relationship with someone in your area for an important purchase such as this. I use B&H for almost everything else.

[Tom Grotting]

You are subject to use tax no matter where you buy it!

The IRS will enjoy sending a recent college grad to pick through your reciepts.

Someday, I promise. It happened to us. You will owe the taxman.

Tom

Tom Grotting
Digital Pictures
Minneapolis

[Bob Tompkins]

I just want it clearly stated for the record that I said nothing about not paying the required taxes on this equipment.

Although technically, since we use this equipment for R&D we are not required to pay Mass state sales tax.

These posts are anonymous, right?

[Tom Grotting]

my comment was not directed at you in particular.

I am just a fan of buying local.

Yes! anonymous!

Tom Grotting
Digital Pictures
Minneapolis