Where to Buy a Camera

(in the United States) by Philip Greenspun; revised August 2018

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Adorama and B&H Photo are the big New York-based retailers and are fun to visit.

KEH Camera is the world's largest used photo equipment dealer.

Need help with an exotic project? Talk to Jeff Hirsch at FOTOCARE, 41 West 22nd Street, NY, NY 10010. (212) 741-2990 ( http://www.fotocare.com/). Don't ask him which point & shoot to buy, but he rents all the good large- and medium-format stuff plus studio lighting. Because he rents and uses this stuff, he knows what matters. This is the place to buy weird but essential stuff, e.g., ballheads, quick releases, etc. Jeff's prices on those items are often identical to B&H and Adorama.

Want to trade a Hasselblad and a Leica in for a Rollei? Gil Ghitelman, www.gilghitelman.com used to be a psychologist in the Montgomery County (Maryland) public schools, where I suffered through 10 grades, but I don't hold that against him. He started collecting Leicas and then decided to go into the family camera business. He was a pretty high-volume Hasselblad dealer and has an in-house repair service. He also stocks oddities such as $800 English camera bags.

I want to take a picture like this

Really Right Stuff is the place to go for tripods, ballheads, and expert advice for wildlife photography.

[Note: Bear photo was taken with Nikon 300/2.8, FOBA ballhead, 8008 body, Ektar 25 film, 1/60th at 2.8 under overcast skies. From Travels with Samantha.]