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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the Philadelphia Area? Now You'll Know.

	Thinking of making the switch from film to digital? As with any major purchase, you'll want to make sure you get good advice so that you end up with the right camera for your needs, at a good price. Armed with our ratings of area stores and our price comparisons, the purchase should go smoothly. From Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine
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	Name	Number of ratings	Checkbook's top rating ()		What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality"	Firm's price index score
	Name	Number of ratings	for quality	for price		Firm's price index score
1.	Allen's Camera & Video 4401 New Falls Rd Levittown, PA 215-547-2841	55 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
2.	Best Buy All locations combined	180 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
3.	Best Buy 9940 Roosevelt Blvd Philadelphia, PA 215-676-7206		Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
4.	Best Buy 1130 Easton Rd Willow Grove, PA 215-784-7020	18 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
5.	Best Buy 310 Commerce Blvd Fairless Hills, PA 215-949-3006	12 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
6.	Best Buy 4807 Concord Pike Wilmington, DE 302-477-0305	20 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
7.	Best Buy 2201 Farrand Dr Wilmington, DE 302-993-0495	29 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
8.	Best Buy 2010 Chemical Rd Plymouth Meeting, PA 610-567-2835	13 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
9.	Best Buy 642 Baltimore Pike Springfield, PA 610-604-7474	15 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
10.	Best Buy 1851 Deptford Center Rd Depford, NJ 856-374-0404	23 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
11.	Best Buy 1420 Nixon Dr Mount Laurel, NJ 856-608-1600	29 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
12.	Calumet Photographic 1400 S Columbus Blvd Philadelphia, PA 215-399-2155		Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
13.	Camera Shop Ritz 3574 West Chester Pike Newtown Square, PA 610-353-3477		Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
14.	Camera Stop TV Audio & Video 216 Tuckerton Rd Medford, NJ 856-983-5676	54 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
15.	Cameras Etc 165 E Main St Newark, DE 302-453-9400	78 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
16.	Cameras Etc 4101 N Market St Wilmington, DE 302-764-9400	96 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
17.	Cardinal Camera & Video Center 810 W 2nd St Lansdale, PA 215-855-4818	169 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
18.	Chestnut Hill Camera Shop 8614 Germantown Ave Philadelphia, PA 215-248-0263	27 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
19.	Classic Cameras 6 N Black Horse Pike Runnemede, NJ 856-939-9595	12 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
20.	Jack's Cameras 422 N Main St Doylestown, PA 215-348-7226	14 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
21.	Jack's Cameras 131 W Lincoln Hwy Exton, PA 610-363-1024	14 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
22.	Larmon Photo 4367 W Swamp Rd Doylestown, PA 215-340-9825	15 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
23.	Larmon Photo 980 Old York Rd Abington, PA 215-887-1248	54 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
24.	Larmon Photo 31 Wynnewood Rd Wynnewood, PA 610-649-2627	21 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
25.	New York Camera & Video 1139 Street Rd South Hampton, PA 215-322-9743	97 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
26.	Newark Camera Shop 63 E Main St Newark, DE 302-368-3500	25 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
27.	Photo Workshop 8011 Germantown Ave Philadelphia, PA 215-247-0740		Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
28.	Ritz Camera All locations combined	295 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
29.	Ritz Camera 162 Montgomery Mall North Wales, PA 215-362-0890	18 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
30.	Ritz Camera 1330 Walnut St Philadelphia, PA 215-545-7761	18 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
31.	Ritz Camera 108 W 9th St Wilmington, DE 302-655-4459	29 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
32.	Ritz Camera 1321 New Churchmans Rd Newark, DE 302-738-4606	30 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
33.	Ritz Camera 100 Evergreen Dr #107 Glen Mills, PA 610-358-3898		Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
34.	Ritz Camera 500 W Germantown Pike Plymouth Meeting, PA 610-828-0796	28 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
35.	Ritz Camera Rte 38 & Lenola Rd #A-10 Moorestown, NJ 856-273-7860	27 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
36.	Ritz Camera 2000 Rte 38 #230 Cherry Hill, NJ 856-665-0777	30 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
37.	Rutherfords Camera 23 W State St Doylestown, PA 215-348-4221	23 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
38.	Staples 937 Paoli Pike West Chester, PA 610-696-8311		Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
39.	The Camera Shop All locations combined	315 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
40.	The Camera Shop 2500 W Moreland Rd Willow Grove, PA 215-657-7272		Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
41.	The Camera Shop 2300 E Lincoln Hwy Langhorne, PA 215-752-0311	11 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
42.	The Camera Shop 719 Neshaminy Mall Bensalem, PA 215-953-7550	10 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
43.	The Camera Shop 572 Lancaster Ave Bryn Mawr, PA 610-527-0300	76 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
44.	The Camera Shop Lancaster Ave & Woodside Rd Ardmore, PA 610-642-2464		Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
45.	The Camera Shop/Ritz Camera Pike Creek Shopping Ctr--4744 Limestone Rd Wilmington, DE 302-994-5586	23 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
46.	The Camera Shop/Ritz Camera Springfield Mall--1250 Baltimore Pike Springfield, PA 610-328-0600	15 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
47.	The Camera Shop/Ritz Camera 690 W DeKalb Pike King of Prussia, PA 610-337-2020	21 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
48.	The Camera Shop/Ritz Camera 126 Exton Square Mall Exton, PA 610-363-6702	27 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
49.	The Camera Shop/Ritz Camera 849 E Baltimore Pike Kennett Square, PA 610-444-4499	12 ratings	Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 41 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.

Philadelphia camera stores by neighborhood

DE
Camera Stores in Newark, DE	Camera Stores in Wilmington, DE
NJ
Camera Stores in Cherry Hill, NJ	Camera Stores in Depford, NJ	Camera Stores in Deptford, NJ
Camera Stores in Medford, NJ	Camera Stores in Moorestown, NJ	Camera Stores in Mount Laurel, NJ
Camera Stores in Runnemede, NJ
PA
Camera Stores in Abington, PA	Camera Stores in Ardmore, PA	Camera Stores in Bensalem, PA
Camera Stores in Bryn Mawr, PA	Camera Stores in Doylestown, PA	Camera Stores in Exton, PA
Camera Stores in Fairless Hills, PA	Camera Stores in Glen Mills, PA	Camera Stores in Kennett Square, PA
Camera Stores in King of Prussia, PA	Camera Stores in Langhorne, PA	Camera Stores in Lansdale, PA
Camera Stores in Levittown, PA	Camera Stores in Newtown Square, PA	Camera Stores in North Wales, PA
Camera Stores in Philadelphia, PA	Camera Stores in Plymouth Meeting, PA	Camera Stores in South Hampton, PA
Camera Stores in Springfield, PA	Camera Stores in West Chester, PA	Camera Stores in Willow Grove, PA
Camera Stores in Wynnewood, PA

Subscriber Comments/Reviews

CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

Subscriber from NEWARK, DE wrote about CAMERAS ETC, Newark, DE on 08/06/09: Continues to be superior........

Subscriber from WILMINGTON, DE wrote about CAMERAS ETC, Wilmington, DE on 07/28/09: The several recommendations we received to go here were good. Really supported my wife in..........

Subscriber from BENSALEM, PA wrote about ALLEN'S CAMERA & VIDEO, Levittown, PA on 07/20/09: Top-notch products; great service; super customer service; competitive prices. Photography professionals provide excellent, personalized advice...........

Subscriber from BERWYN, PA wrote about THE CAMERA SHOP, Bryn Mawr, PA on 07/06/09: Hold classes for using products purchased from them........

Subscriber from BALA CYNWYD, PA wrote about THE CAMERA SHOP, Ardmore, PA on 08/06/08: Poor selection and bad advice. Never went back........

Subscriber from NEWTOWN, PA wrote about ALLEN'S CAMERA & VIDEO, Levittown, PA on 09/25/07: I had enlargements made, and the person helping was an expert at using Photoshop enabling..........

Subscriber from MOUNT LAUREL, NJ wrote about CAMERA STOP TV AUDIO & VIDEO, Medford, NJ on 09/14/07: Prices are often less than you can get on the Internet. Always have the latest..........

Subscriber from WILMINGTON, DE wrote about CAMERAS ETC, Wilmington, DE on 09/12/07: Sometimes service suffers only from the fact that they are busy and take a lot..........

Subscriber from IVYLAND, PA wrote about NEW YORK CAMERA & VIDEO, South Hampton, PA on 09/11/07: Big store, good prices, very professional.......

Subscriber from CONSHOHOCKEN, PA wrote about CARDINAL CAMERA & VIDEO CENTER, Lansdale, PA on 08/15/07: Good Store. Be prepared to negotiate.......

Subscriber from WALLINGFORD, PA wrote about THE CAMERA SHOP, Springfield, PA on 10/14/06: The rudest and least attentive staff of any such establishment. Avoid........

Subscriber from LANSDALE, PA wrote about CARDINAL CAMERA & VIDEO CENTER, Lansdale, PA on 10/06/06: Friendly place to do business. Customer support through technical lectures........

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