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Where to buy Sony gear in Dublin?

  • 13-01-2009 2:31pm
    #1
    jaqian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,724 ✭✭✭


    Just bought a Sony α100 and am delighted with it. Anyway I was wondering are there any shops in Dublin to watch for bargains regarding Minolta/Sony gear? Are there any websites that you'd recommend as well?

    Not looking for anything specific at the mo just want to know where to look when I have some cash :)

    Cheers,
    Rob


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  • #2
    sNarah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,570 ✭✭✭sNarah


    Ebay? :p

    Just have a look around some forums (i.e. Adverts.ie sometimes have sony gear up for sale at reasonable prices), or maybe fleamarkets?


  • #3
    JanneG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 386 ✭✭JanneG


    Being a fellow Sony α100 owner I can say straight away that the best place to find cheap(ish) lenses is without a doubt ebay.

    Conns Cameras do every now and then have some nice Minolta lenses for sale but generally it is a quite expensive camera to buy lenses for...

    I bought mine due to the fact that I had an old Minolta film SLR so that I could use my old lenses... Otherwise I would say that the lenses for the likes of the Canons and the Nikons are cheaper and more readily available... :o


  • #4
    Mycroft H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,313 ✭✭✭Mycroft H


    I own the a200 and use my dads km 7d sometimes.....

    Conns or
    camera exchange are good. The former are a little more expensive. Ebay are a good bit cheaper and really cheap for old minolta stuff

    If you plan to get a used lens, get the 50 f1.7. Dirt cheap and seriously good for the price can be picked up for about 60 to 100 euro on flea bay


  • #5
    melekalikimaka
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,686 Mod ✭✭✭✭melekalikimaka


    not being a smart ass or anything... but surely the sony shop?

    edit: yes i was being a smart ass.... didnt read the bargins part

    conns second hand stuff isnt too crazily prices and seen a bit on minolta gear there, doesnt really shift like other brands so haggling might be an option?


  • #6
    here.from.day.1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,211 ✭✭✭here.from.day.1


    melekalikimaka wrote: »
    not being a smart ass or anything... but surely the sony shop?

    edit: yes i was being a smart ass.... didnt read the bargins part

    conns second hand stuff isnt too crazily prices and seen a bit on minolta gear there, doesnt really shift like other brands so haggling might be an option?

    Sony shop is usually the last place to buy anything Sony.


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  • #7
    max_power
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,083 ✭✭✭max_power


    Yeah apart from the prices they don't stock any lenses anyway


  • #8
    jaqian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,724 ✭✭✭jaqian


    landyman wrote: »
    get the 50 f1.7

    Thats my next purchase :)


  • #9
    jaqian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,724 ✭✭✭jaqian


    Thanks everyone for the ideas.


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