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Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the San Francisco Bay Area? Now You'll Know.
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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 Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine
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Checkbook's top rating ( ) |
What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality" |
Firm's price index score |
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Ritz Camera
3631 Mt Diablo Blvd #C Lafayette, CA
925-283-1400
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14 ratings |
How does "Ritz Camera" rate compared to other camera stores in Lafayette , CA?
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Best Buy
1490 Fitzgerald Dr Pinole, CA
510-758-0112
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16 ratings |
How does "Best Buy" rate compared to other camera stores in Lafayette , CA?
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Best Buy
4820 Dublin Blvd Dublin, CA
925-829-7041
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13 ratings |
How does "Best Buy" rate compared to other camera stores in Lafayette , CA?
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Adolph Gasser & Red Shoes
181 2nd St San Francisco, CA
415-495-3852
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41 ratings |
How does "Adolph Gasser & Red Shoes" rate compared to other camera stores in Lafayette , CA?
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Discount Cameras
33 Kearny St San Francisco, CA
415-392-1100
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11 ratings |
How does "Discount Cameras" rate compared to other camera stores in Lafayette , CA?
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Best Buy
31350 Courthouse Dr Union City, CA
510-441-2130
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10 ratings |
How does "Best Buy" rate compared to other camera stores in Lafayette , CA?
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Best Buy
180 Donahue St Marin, CA
415-332-6529
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12 ratings |
How does "Best Buy" rate compared to other camera stores in Lafayette , CA?
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Action Camera
1605 Taraval Ave San Francisco, CA
415-564-0699
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20 ratings |
How does "Action Camera" rate compared to other camera stores in Lafayette , CA?
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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).
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As You Can See Below, Some Camera Stores Get High Praise from Their Customers. Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Camera Stores.
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Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote
Another Store: Adequate. Busy, not specialists, not always knowe=legeable........
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Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote
Another Store: Slow servuce and not very knowledgable on their products........
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Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote
Another Store: There is no better place for advice and wide choice of product. Only the internet..........
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Subscriber from RICHMOND, CA wrote
Another Store: If you need help they're no good but they have a decent assortment of cameras..........
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Subscriber from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote
Another Store: Excellent choice options and knowledgeable sales persons. Expensive........
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Subscriber from BELMONT, CA wrote
Another Store: Honored the price match guarantee without hassle........
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Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote
Another Store: A great user friendly camera shop where the staff helps you wade thru the vast..........
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Subscriber from CAMPBELL, CA wrote
Another Store: I have been going to K&S on California for over 2 decades. I drive up..........
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Subscriber from ALAMEDA, CA wrote
Another Store: The staff blantantly doesn't know what they are doing and are willing to sell equipment..........
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Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote
Another Store: This is a professional photo store, staffed by professionals. You will not get a 'big..........
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Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote
Another Store: Staff is a bit abrupt on weekends, but service is probably much better when they..........
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Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote
Another Store: A very good place, but struggling against the Internet merchants. Where I need service or..........
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Subscriber from SAN RAMON, CA wrote
Another Store: I bought a medium-high priced Nikon digital camera there, and have been very satisfied with..........
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Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote
Another Store: It sometimes take a while to get waited on, and they don't always have everything..........
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Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote
Another Store: Very difficult to test cameras. Staff has limited knowledge of products........
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Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote
Another Store: helped me select my first digital camera.......
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Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote
Another Store: Note that my review is for the RENTAL DESK only - the retail part of..........
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Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote
Another Store: Better all round. Crowded and dusty and you really have to know where stuff is,..........
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Subscriber from MARTINEZ, CA wrote
Another Store: indiferent towards a non big-spender.......
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Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote
Another Store: The store prices were very reasonable considering the location........
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Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote
Another Store: They cleaned a camera before we took it on an international trip. Not until we..........
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Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote
Another Store: Good selection; bad service........
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Subscriber from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote
Another Store: A great place for camera-related services!.......
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Subscriber from MILL VALLEY, CA wrote
Another Store: I had a camera repaired there, I didn't buy one........
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Subscriber from MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA wrote
Another Store: Continues to be the premier camera shop on the Penninsula that offers excellent service and..........
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Subscriber from KENSINGTON, CA wrote
Another Store: Won a camera and they helped me learn how to use it and to buy..........
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Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote
Another Store: They give coupons for digital prints from an instore machine but it is very slow..........
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Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote
Another Store: Moved from Camden Ave to; 1572 Meridian Ave San Jose, CA, 95125 (408) 267-5050 and..........
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Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote
Another Store: In the last year, I've been very pleased with the support I've gotten at SJ..........
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Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote
Another Store: Digital store is somewhat better than main store. Salesmen aren't as high pressure and you..........
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Subscriber from STANFORD, CA wrote
Another Store: Very helpful........
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Subscriber from MENLO PARK, CA wrote
Another Store: One of the last real camera stores around. Great selection of camera gear for digital,..........
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Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote
Another Store: Not the most pleasant people to deal with, but they know their stuff when it..........
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Subscriber from CAMPBELL, CA wrote
Another Store: I am astonished that this store remains in business with the way they treat and..........
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Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote
Another Store: Very friendly and helpful to a non-expert.......
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Subscriber from CUPERTINO, CA wrote
Another Store: The only full service camera store left on the peninsula. I usually go during the..........
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Subscriber from PIEDMONT, CA wrote
Another Store: Knowledgable staff and patient, personal service. Not a discount shop, but well worth the price........
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Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote
Another Store: I have bought a slide copier (35 mm to digital) and two cameras there this..........
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Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote
Another Store: Friendly and knowledgeable; often don't have what you want; staff has to open boxes to..........
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Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote
Another Store: "The" place to go for pros in the area. Everyone else pays top dollar, but..........
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Subscriber from CONCORD, CA wrote
Another Store: The man who helped me was very knowledgeable and explained everything I asked about. He..........
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Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote
Another Store: I expect to pay full price, not a discounted price, but get good help selecting..........
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Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote
Another Store: Excellent all the way.......
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Subscriber from CAMPBELL, CA wrote
Another Store: This is a warehouse no matter how you dress it up........
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Subscriber from CAMPBELL, CA wrote
Another Store: This is a high end store and you need to know what you are asking..........
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Subscriber from CONCORD, CA wrote
Another Store: Very knowlegeable salesman.......
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Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote
Another Store: I purchased a digital camera over the Internet. It functioned for 11 1/2 months and..........
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Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote
Another Store: Pricey but probably the best in our area........
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Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote
Another Store: Regular photo developing not stellar, but this the best store for purchasing camera equipment. No..........
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Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote
Another Store: Staff is extremely helpful; you can go back anytime you want with any questions about..........
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