Camera Stores in Fairfax , VA

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Camera Stores in Fairfax, VA 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 Washington 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.	Best Buy 13058 Fair Lakes Pkwy Fairfax, VA 703-631-3332	38 ratings	How does "Best Buy" rate compared to other camera stores in Fairfax , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Costco 4725 W Ox Rd Fairfax, VA 703-802-1223	11 ratings	How does "Costco" rate compared to other camera stores in Fairfax , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	Micro Center 3089 Nutley St Fairfax, VA 703-204-8400		How does "Micro Center" rate compared to other camera stores in Fairfax , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	Penn Camera Exchange 12967 Fair Lakes Shopping Ctr Fairfax, VA 703-222-5690		How does "Penn Camera Exchange" rate compared to other camera stores in Fairfax , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	Photo Craft 9555 Braddock Rd Fairfax, VA 703-425-5555	89 ratings	How does "Photo Craft" rate compared to other camera stores in Fairfax , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	Ritz Camera 12225 Fair Lakes Promenade Dr Fairfax, VA 703-278-9030	113 ratings	How does "Ritz Camera" rate compared to other camera stores in Fairfax , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	Best Buy 13058 Fair Lakes Pkwy Fairfax, VA 703-631-3332	38 ratings	How does "Best Buy" rate compared to other camera stores in Fairfax , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	Best Buy 5799 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 703-671-0184	32 ratings	How does "Best Buy" rate compared to other camera stores in Fairfax , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
9.	Best Buy 3401 Jefferson Davis Hwy Alexandria, VA 703-519-0940	13 ratings	How does "Best Buy" rate compared to other camera stores in Fairfax , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
10.	Ace Photo 44710 Cape Ct Ashburn, VA 703-430-3333	231 ratings	How does "Ace Photo" rate compared to other camera stores in Fairfax , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
11.	Best Buy 1201 S Hayes St #B Arlington, VA 703-414-7090	24 ratings	How does "Best Buy" rate compared to other camera stores in Fairfax , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
12.	Ritz Camera 425 11th St NW Washington, DC 202-783-3160	10 ratings	How does "Ritz Camera" rate compared to other camera stores in Fairfax , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
13.	Best Buy 15750 Shady Grove Rd Gaithersburg, MD 301-990-8839	37 ratings	How does "Best Buy" rate compared to other camera stores in Fairfax , VA? Subscribe Washington 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 LAUREL, MD wrote Another Store: While the product selections and quality are very good, the staff attitudes on customer service..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Store: unable to make passport photos, twice........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Store: best resource........
Subscriber from STERLING, VA wrote Another Store: This is the worst camera store ever - owner is a sheister who prices items..........
Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Store: Lack of variety of products bugs me........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Store: Real pros. You get what you pay for........
Subscriber from ADELPHI, MD wrote Another Store: My biggest problem has been their self-service kios, which has not been accepting my flash..........
Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote Another Store: One salesman was NOT very helpful, but others have all been superior........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Store: Service is highly dependent on who your salesperson is. The first I got was not..........
Subscriber from PHILOMONT, VA wrote Another Store: Assisted with a complicated rebate procedure that eventually got results........
Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Store: My salesperson, Mr. Daunte P Albin has always given excellent service and advice concerning the..........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Store: Dominion had trouble reproducing what I asked for when cropping a 35mm negative - twice!..........
Subscriber from STERLING, VA wrote Another Store: They are great - they let you test cameras and lenses, don't hurry you and..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Store: Good Service & Professioanl.......
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Store: They were able to repair my camera without my having to send it in to..........
Subscriber from VIENNA, VA wrote Another Store: Overall, it depends on the ndividual salesperson; service and competency varies from average to excellent,..........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Store: Good products and prices, but not good at helping me once I bought the camera..........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Store: we bought a digital camera and like it. The salesman helped us decide between models,..........
Subscriber from SPRINGFIELD, VA wrote Another Store: They recommed off brand products that do not always work as well as the name..........
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Store: Penn doesn't usually have the best prices, but I find that their service is worth..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Store: I have used Penn for years; their sales reps are very knowledgeable and helpful; they..........
Subscriber from OAK HILL, VA wrote Another Store: Staffed with real photographers, and it makes a big difference.......
Subscriber from GREAT FALLS, VA wrote Another Store: Willing to help with advice and willing to bend exchange policies to accommodate customers. Their..........
Subscriber from RESTON, VA wrote Another Store: Penn staff are (usually) great and very informed on all the different cameras, which cannot..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Store: Photo Craft is top-flight, with extremely knowledgeable, helpful and friendly staff who spend as much..........
Subscriber from VIENNA, VA wrote Another Store: Most knowledgable camera sales people in the area........
Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote Another Store: Good experience purchasing camera and providing CD transfers for puctures. Waits for service can be..........
Subscriber from N BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Store: The staff was not as familiar and knowlegeable as I would have expected in a..........
Subscriber from RESTON, VA wrote Another Store: They're moving to Ashburn this fall. Staff is very knowledgeable and helpful but they need..........
Subscriber from WEST MCLEAN, VA wrote Another Store: OK store, not noteworthy........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Store: I like the quality of their lab work.......
Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote Another Store: Always helpful........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: These guys represent your stereotypical sleazy camera store. Went in for one camera and they..........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Store: This is a local store that provides excellent service and technical advice with prices that..........
Subscriber from RESTON, VA wrote Another Store: Really helpful, knowledgeable and very competitive prices........
Subscriber from GAITHERSBURG, MD wrote Another Store: Store owner has had small claims against him previously........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: Well worth the trip all the way from D.C........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: Prices are highly competitive with lowest available........
Subscriber from ANNANDALE, VA wrote Another Store: USED FOR 28 YEARS. ALWAYS EXCELLENT AND ESPECIALLY PLEASANT TO DEAL WITH........
Subscriber from DUMFRIES, VA wrote Another Store: The address is in Woodbridge vice Vienna........
Subscriber from CENTREVILLE, VA wrote Another Store: Great store - just a bit expensive. Seems more Nikon biased eventhough they carry Canon.......
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Store: Poor service and misleading information. One expects better of a long running neighborhood business.......
Subscriber from OAKTON, VA wrote Another Store: They know their stuff!.......
Subscriber from RESTON, VA wrote Another Store: Prices can't be beat. Very helpful staff. Huge inventory of merchandize-the store is a wonderland..........
Subscriber from SPRINGFIELD, VA wrote Another Store: Very knowledgeable and helpful staff........
Subscriber from CHEVY CHASE, MD wrote Another Store: Moved to Woodmont Ave. Behesda.......
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Store: Higher price than big boxes, but wider selection, more knowledgable staff is worth something........
Subscriber from N BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Store: The staff was not as informed as those in the camera stores They had a..........
Subscriber from ANNANDALE, VA wrote Another Store: Very helpful on advice on camera choice after I identified what features I wanted and..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Store: If they have what you want, it's almost impossible to beat their camera prices and..........

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