BS: Any decent camera shops in London area

Subject: RE: BS: Any decent camera shops in London area
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 26 Aug 11 - 05:56 AM

West Norwood - thanks, I'll pop over there and try them.

"Discontinued tech stuff" - my camera has been superceded by the Fuji HS 20, but the lens thread remains at 58mm. I can also use a smaller threaded teleconverter with an adjustment ring to enable fitting to 58mm.

Subject: RE: BS: Any decent camera shops in London area
From: Penny S.
Date: 26 Aug 11 - 02:05 AM

A friend uses an old-fashioned camera shop in West Norwood High Street, which has been good with repairs - don't know if they would have the part you need, but would, from what I hear, probably know where to point you.

Penny

Subject: RE: BS: Any decent camera shops in London area
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 25 Aug 11 - 07:18 PM

Sometimes it isn't just that it is cheaper - it's that it is available somewhere at all. Don't know about your lens, but (for example) when you start looking for discontinued tech stuff, then it can be quite a search process.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Any decent camera shops in London area
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 25 Aug 11 - 12:59 PM

I do really need to try the lens first. The existing lens on the camera is 21-720mm which needs a very steady hand on full 30 x zoom, so it is important to try the extra weight fixed to it. I'm not that fussed if the internet price is a few pounds cheaper - postage & packing would bump it back up again as a rule.

Subject: RE: BS: Any decent camera shops in London area
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 25 Aug 11 - 12:00 PM

Great thing about the Internet is that lots of special interest fora come to life.

If London doesn't have the part you need, New York City probably does, and these places ship.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Any decent camera shops in London area
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 25 Aug 11 - 11:27 AM

I used to use Jessops in Tot Ct Rd when I was in or visiting London & they used to do part-exchange. They've closed their Bracknell branch and I was not impressed by their Reading branch,latterly. I think online business and switch to digital has badly affected them. I now tend to buy online after doing a lot of research and have (touch wood) had some good deals with no problems. You need to do a lot of price comparisons, I ended up buying body from one supplier, lens from another and case from another etc. based on their current special offers.

RtS

Subject: RE: BS: Any decent camera shops in London area
From: Wolfhound person
Date: 25 Aug 11 - 11:12 AM

If you know what the part is that you want, wouldn't buying it online be the cheapest option?
Both in cash, and in terms of your time finding / getting to a supplier.

Paws

Subject: RE: BS: Any decent camera shops in London area
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 25 Aug 11 - 10:04 AM

I now understand that it needs to be a specialist supplier because not many Fuji HS10 owners seem to want a teleconverter, and having now spoken to several camera shops in London,I have been pointed towards SRB-Griturn in Dunstable - near to Whipsnade Zoo - now there's a day out!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Any decent camera shops in London area
From: Greg F.
Date: 25 Aug 11 - 09:52 AM

By the by - in the directory for the greater London area there are at least 95 "Camera Repair" shops and over 100 "Photographic Supply" shops listed.

Perhaps try phoning round & see if they might have what you need.

Subject: RE: BS: Any decent camera shops in London area
From: Greg F.
Date: 25 Aug 11 - 09:49 AM

Are you saying that one is not allowed to say where someone comes from....

No, that is:

1. Not what I'm saying

and

2. Not what you said.

Subject: RE: BS: Any decent camera shops in London area
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 25 Aug 11 - 09:41 AM

"You used an obvious racial slur"

Pardon??? Are you saying that one is not allowed to say where someone comes from in our wonderful multicultural society. What am I supposed to say - "earthling" for fuck's sake?????

Subject: RE: BS: Any decent camera shops in London area
From: Greg F.
Date: 25 Aug 11 - 08:42 AM

Trumped up? Hey, Bozo, get real. You used an obvious racial slur. That's down to you.

Subject: RE: BS: Any decent camera shops in London area
From: GUEST,Elfcall
Date: 25 Aug 11 - 08:34 AM

The last time I was there (c 2 years ago or so) there were a few at the top end of Tottnehma Court Road (Warren Street end)

Elfcall

PS you are right about Jessops

Subject: BS: Any decent camera shops in London area
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 25 Aug 11 - 06:29 AM

My original thread was deleted for some trumped up racist reason. My question was, once again, are there any decent camera shops in the London area? I was appalled at the bad service in Croydon Jessops branches, which have now become little more than diy photo printing outlets.