Camera Stores in San Mateo , CA

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Friday, March 19, 2010

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Camera Stores in San Mateo, CA and Nearby

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

	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
			for quality	for price
1.	Kaufmann's Cameras 154 W 25th Ave San Mateo, CA 650-574-3429	42 ratings	How does "Kaufmann's Cameras" rate compared to other camera stores in San Mateo , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Ritz Camera 352 Hillsdale San Mateo, CA 650-345-1678	14 ratings	How does "Ritz Camera" rate compared to other camera stores in San Mateo , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	Action Camera 1605 Taraval Ave San Francisco, CA 415-564-0699	20 ratings	How does "Action Camera" rate compared to other camera stores in San Mateo , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	Best Buy 31350 Courthouse Dr Union City, CA 510-441-2130	10 ratings	How does "Best Buy" rate compared to other camera stores in San Mateo , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	Adolph Gasser & Red Shoes 181 2nd St San Francisco, CA 415-495-3852	41 ratings	How does "Adolph Gasser & Red Shoes" rate compared to other camera stores in San Mateo , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	Discount Cameras 33 Kearny St San Francisco, CA 415-392-1100	11 ratings	How does "Discount Cameras" rate compared to other camera stores in San Mateo , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	Best Buy 180 Donahue St Marin, CA 415-332-6529	12 ratings	How does "Best Buy" rate compared to other camera stores in San Mateo , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	Best Buy 4820 Dublin Blvd Dublin, CA 925-829-7041	13 ratings	How does "Best Buy" rate compared to other camera stores in San Mateo , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
9.	Best Buy 1490 Fitzgerald Dr Pinole, CA 510-758-0112	16 ratings	How does "Best Buy" rate compared to other camera stores in San Mateo , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.


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Sample Subscriber Comments/Reviews About Camera Stores

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).

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.

Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: I was looking for a lens cover for my video camera and they helped locate..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: I purchased a digital camera over the Internet. It functioned for 11 1/2 months and..........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: very narrow selection, and hit or miss as to whether there is someone available to..........
Subscriber from MILL VALLEY, CA wrote Another Store: I had a camera repaired there, I didn't buy one........
Subscriber from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote Another Store: Excellent choice options and knowledgeable sales persons. Expensive........
Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote Another Store: We had the feeling we were imposing on the clerk by trying to purchase a..........
Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote Another Store: Very professional.......
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Store: It is best to have a general idea what you want and how much you..........
Subscriber from LIVERMORE, CA wrote Another Store: best return policy.......
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Store: Let me take a digital camera outdoors so that I could see how the viewfinder..........
Subscriber from MARTINEZ, CA wrote Another Store: indiferent towards a non big-spender.......
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: A true find -- especially for printing. They went to the wall for me and..........
Subscriber from ALAMEDA, CA wrote Another Store: The staff blantantly doesn't know what they are doing and are willing to sell equipment..........
Subscriber from STANFORD, CA wrote Another Store: Very helpful........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: The store prices were very reasonable considering the location........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Digital store is somewhat better than main store. Salesmen aren't as high pressure and you..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Snobbish counter people. Not recommended........
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Store: The only place locally where you can handle a camera and then buy it at..........
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Store: "The" place to go for pros in the area. Everyone else pays top dollar, but..........
Subscriber from CAMPBELL, CA wrote Another Store: This is a warehouse no matter how you dress it up........
Subscriber from SANTA CLARA, CA wrote Another Store: 1 staff person had obvious disinterest and only did minimum to show me cameras 2..........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: Tend to be snooty........
Subscriber from MENLO PARK, CA wrote Another Store: I came in for one thing and left with another, which might have been a..........
Subscriber from SAN MATEO, CA wrote Another Store: Almost an antique shop. Had an amazing variety of old cameras and camera equipment, and..........
Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote Another Store: I have bought a slide copier (35 mm to digital) and two cameras there this..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Moved from Camden Ave to; 1572 Meridian Ave San Jose, CA, 95125 (408) 267-5050 and..........
Subscriber from MENLO PARK, CA wrote Another Store: One of the last real camera stores around. Great selection of camera gear for digital,..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: I went looking for a specific camera. They had it. Price was ok. And they..........
Subscriber from BELMONT, CA wrote Another Store: Honored the price match guarantee without hassle........
Subscriber from BELMONT, CA wrote Another Store: You're on your own. Self-service would be better........
Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote Another Store: Staff is a bit abrupt on weekends, but service is probably much better when they..........
Subscriber from CONCORD, CA wrote Another Store: I purchased a digital Cannon digital camera for my birthday. I had done a lot..........
Subscriber from SAN BRUNO, CA wrote Another Store: I left some sixty year old negatives to be processed at the Serramonte store, which..........
Subscriber from ALBANY, CA wrote Another Store: Sales person listened to my list of needs/requirements, including price range. He presented me with..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Good selection; bad service........
Subscriber from MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA wrote Another Store: Excellent!.......
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: It sometimes take a while to get waited on, and they don't always have everything..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: Adequate. Busy, not specialists, not always knowe=legeable........
Subscriber from MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA wrote Another Store: Continues to be the premier camera shop on the Penninsula that offers excellent service and..........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: Shopping experience can differ markedly depending on which clerk. Some are very knowledeable about both..........
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Store: There is no better place for advice and wide choice of product. Only the internet..........
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Store: This is a professional photo store, staffed by professionals. You will not get a 'big..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: helped me select my first digital camera.......
Subscriber from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote Another Store: Reed's is an outstanding photography store for the serious photographer. They have a very knowledgable..........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: Regular photo developing not stellar, but this the best store for purchasing camera equipment. No..........
Subscriber from CUPERTINO, CA wrote Another Store: The only full service camera store left on the peninsula. I usually go during the..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: A very good place, but struggling against the Internet merchants. Where I need service or..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Not the most pleasant people to deal with, but they know their stuff when it..........
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Store: Very difficult to test cameras. Staff has limited knowledge of products........
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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