Camera Stores in Santa Clara , CA

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Friday, March 19, 2010

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Camera Stores in Santa Clara, 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.	Costco Wholesale 1601 Coleman Ave Santa Clara, CA 408-961-3900		How does "Costco Wholesale" rate compared to other camera stores in Santa Clara , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Wolf Camera & Video 3581 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 408-249-0952	14 ratings	How does "Wolf Camera & Video" rate compared to other camera stores in Santa Clara , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	Best Buy 31350 Courthouse Dr Union City, CA 510-441-2130	10 ratings	How does "Best Buy" rate compared to other camera stores in Santa Clara , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	Best Buy 4820 Dublin Blvd Dublin, CA 925-829-7041	13 ratings	How does "Best Buy" rate compared to other camera stores in Santa Clara , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	Action Camera 1605 Taraval Ave San Francisco, CA 415-564-0699	20 ratings	How does "Action Camera" rate compared to other camera stores in Santa Clara , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	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 Santa Clara , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	Discount Cameras 33 Kearny St San Francisco, CA 415-392-1100	11 ratings	How does "Discount Cameras" rate compared to other camera stores in Santa Clara , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	Best Buy 180 Donahue St Marin, CA 415-332-6529	12 ratings	How does "Best Buy" rate compared to other camera stores in Santa Clara , 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 Santa Clara , 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 CAMPBELL, CA wrote Another Store: I am astonished that this store remains in business with the way they treat and..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: Adequate. Busy, not specialists, not always knowe=legeable........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: Better all round. Crowded and dusty and you really have to know where stuff is,..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: Got gift camera purchased from them. Just attended a single class one nite. Haven't really..........
Subscriber from MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA wrote Another Store: Excellent!.......
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Slow servuce and not very knowledgable on their products........
Subscriber from STANFORD, CA wrote Another Store: Very helpful........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: They cleaned a camera before we took it on an international trip. Not until we..........
Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote Another Store: We had the feeling we were imposing on the clerk by trying to purchase a..........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: Shopping experience can differ markedly depending on which clerk. Some are very knowledeable about both..........
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 PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Store: Excellent all the way.......
Subscriber from CONCORD, CA wrote Another Store: The man who helped me was very knowledgeable and explained everything I asked about. He..........
Subscriber from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote Another Store: Excellent choice options and knowledgeable sales persons. Expensive........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: lost my camera arriving in Spain, made do with disposables. Sarbers 1) got the rolls..........
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 KENSINGTON, CA wrote Another Store: Won a camera and they helped me learn how to use it and to buy..........
Subscriber from CAMPBELL, CA wrote Another Store: This is a high end store and you need to know what you are asking..........
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 CUPERTINO, CA wrote Another Store: The only full service camera store left on the peninsula. I usually go during the..........
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Store: Pricey but probably the best in our area........
Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote Another Store: I have bought a slide copier (35 mm to digital) and two cameras there this..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: Note that my review is for the RENTAL DESK only - the retail part of..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Snobbish counter people. Not recommended........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: Looking glass is great resource for digital and film based photography........
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 SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Prompt customer contact, fair evaluation of broken product and appropriate choice of a replacement camera..........
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 BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: Service can sometimes be slow since a line forms at the registers. Prices are sometimes..........
Subscriber from BELMONT, CA wrote Another Store: Honored the price match guarantee without hassle........
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 FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: A true find -- especially for printing. They went to the wall for me and..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: A very good place, but struggling against the Internet merchants. Where I need service or..........
Subscriber from MENLO PARK, CA wrote Another Store: K&S is a full-service store with highly knowledgeable staff and sales people. The best ever..........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: Regular photo developing not stellar, but this the best store for purchasing camera equipment. No..........
Subscriber from CAMPBELL, CA wrote Another Store: I have been going to K&S on California for over 2 decades. I drive up..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: They give coupons for digital prints from an instore machine but it is very slow..........
Subscriber from CAMPBELL, CA wrote Another Store: This is a warehouse no matter how you dress it up........
Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote Another Store: This particular store always appears messy and the help is not very helpful - they..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Store: Good selection; bad service........
Subscriber from SAN RAMON, CA wrote Another Store: I bought a medium-high priced Nikon digital camera there, and have been very satisfied with..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Store: Very friendly and helpful to a non-expert.......
Subscriber from RICHMOND, CA wrote Another Store: If you need help they're no good but they have a decent assortment of cameras..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Store: helped me select my first digital camera.......
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Store: Friendly and knowledgeable; often don't have what you want; staff has to open boxes to..........
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 FREMONT, CA wrote Another Store: It is best to have a general idea what you want and how much you..........
Subscriber from MILL VALLEY, CA wrote Another Store: I had a camera repaired there, I didn't buy one........
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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