WHERE to buy Cameras in ireland? (Nikon D7200)

samueldw

I'm moving to Ireland(dublin) this month, and i want a Nikon D7200 or D5200, anyway, where i have to go to get the best price? it can be online or physical..
Thanks!

magicbastarder

physical, gunns in dublin. i sent my cousin there recently and she picked up a camera for 10% cheaper than conns, which i suspect must be the busiest camera shop in ireland.

online, i dunno. i'm rather a fan of supporting physical shops.

amdgilmore

Ideally it would be nice to buy from Irish shops, but you haven't witnessed price gouging until you've seen the prices of DSLRs in this country. It's scandalous.

To answer your question, the best place in Ireland to buy cameras is Hong Kong. You'll find reputable sellers on ebay. Most will give you a 1-3 year warranty. Buy a lens with the money you save.

magicbastarder

i dunno, buying a camera in B&H and paying import duty seems to work out not that much cheaper than buying it in gunns.

i just checked out the canon 6D with 24-105; €2700 in gunns, equiv. €2000 in B&H; since gunns have to add VAT and import duty in their price calculation, they're not exactly gouging.

samueldw

Thanks!

How import taxes work in Ireland? In Brazil they can get as high as 100%, but depends on luck if you will be taxed or not, and china bought stuff can take up to 2 months to get here.

amdgilmore

samueldw wrote: »

Thanks!

How import taxes work in Ireland? In Brazil they can get as high as 100%, but depends on luck if you will be taxed or not, and china bought stuff can take up to 2 months to get here.

There is no customs duty on digital cameras or lenses in Ireland. But you will have to pay 23% VAT on anything you buy from outside the EU. FedEx pay it for you and then send you the bill later.

So factor that in to the price you get from the Hong Kong sellers. It should still be about 100-200 cheaper than the prices in Ireland.

@MagicBastarder - No, Gunns aren't gougers. They are very nice people. But the prices of cameras are still cheaper from Hong Kong.

ado100

amdgilmore wrote: »

No, Gunns aren't gougers. They are very nice people. But the prices of cameras are still cheaper from Hong Kong.

Sure you might save yourself a few quid buying from some faceless online store in Hong Kong, but if I were spending that sort of cash, I'd buy from someone I trust who knows cameras rather than someone I don't who shifts boxes.

amdgilmore

Yeah, I know some people feel that way. I'm not one of them, though. And in any case, long-established ebay sellers with perfect records are just as trustworthy in my mind as any shop.

magicbastarder

i've been able to borrow cameras from retailers in dublin prior to deciding whether to take the plunge or not. i can afford to pay the little bit extra, and i'm happy to.

ado100

amdgilmore wrote: »

Yeah, I know some people feel that way. I'm not one of them, though. And in any case, long-established ebay sellers with perfect records are just as trustworthy in my mind as any shop.

Sure, many established eBay sellers are trustworthy, but when my D600 developed a problem earlier this year, I was able to bring it back to Berminghams where I bought it and get a loaner from them while mine was being repaired, they were also able to help me with a couple of set-up questions I was having for different shooting scenarios. That sort of support is worth quite a lot in my book.

arcius

Try procamerashop.co.uk No vat or anything needs to be paid as they send from uk. Delivery is around 4-5 days. Prices are excelent. 1 year warianty on anything they sell. It s a grey import (read online if you don t know what it is (same as to buy from honkong on ebay except you don t have to pay any taxes or vat)). The other my choice would be hdewcameras.co.uk These guys are uk registered company. They startedvtheir business in 1993 so well established seller. You can call them, email them etc. They are excelent in customer service. You can even go to their offices and try cameras etc. But before you have to arange it. I recently bought canon 6d camera from them. Paid 1370 euro delivered to my door. In Dublin the price was 2000 euros... plus canon gives you 1 year warrianty here in Ireland, but hdewcameras.co.uk gives you 3 year warrianty. Guess which shop will be my next choice when buying canon products? as far as I know nikon produts goes with 3 years warrianty from them as well. And I don t know if it s a grey import or blue or black or green. But they gives me more for less

samueldw

Thanks a lot guys! With the euro raising like this, i want the cheapest place, even if it is a pink market xD

I Look in Ebay but didn't find any Nikon D series at all, can i be doing something wrong?



By the way, here in brasil we have a really useful site called "Buscapé" where you search for a product and it compares the prices in a lot of online shops, we got something like this in Uk/Ireland/Europe?

mdebets

arcius wrote: »

plus canon gives you 1 year warrianty here in Ireland, but hdewcameras.co.uk gives you 3 year warrianty.

Just to correct you here, In Ireland you have your consumer rights, which gives you a 6 year warranty with your dealer (not Canon).

magicbastarder

six years? are you talking about consumer law?

mdebets

magicbastarder wrote: »

six years? are you talking about consumer law?

Yes, in Irish consumer law, a good has to last a reasonable time, otherwise you have the right of a repair, replacement, refund. This is only limited by the statue of limitations of 6 years. And with the price of a 6D, it is reasonable to asume that it lasts 6 years (there are cases for similar priced TVs, where this timeframe has been upheld by the small claims court).

magicbastarder

ah yeah, that's what i was wondering about, was there an explicit mention in the law of the six year timeframe. i knew about the 'reasonable lifespan' condition. but it's worth mentioning that the six years is at the discretion of the small claims court; i suspect there's an easy case to make that TVs would have longer lifespans as they are generally left in situ for the vast majority of their lifespan, whereas a camera is subject to a lot of movement and jostling.

Cally91

I tried to order off of HDEW camera's recently and it wouldn't accept my card. So i tried my Mums and it wouldn't accept that either, so i emailed them and they said only bank transfers can be accepted from overseas. so i tried that and it was declined again. seems impossible to buy off of them? Anyone had any similar problems? Any suggestions where else i could get a Nikon D5200 for a similar price?

ValueInIreland

amdgilmore wrote: »

There is no customs duty on digital cameras or lenses in Ireland. But you will have to pay 23% VAT on anything you buy from outside the EU. FedEx pay it for you and then send you the bill later......

There is Duty and VAT on everything - it's just that it is built into the prices in Ireland. No Duty is paid when bringing goods in from another EU member state, but goods from outside the EU are liable to DUTY (Rates vary from item to item) & VAT (23%). Also the courier can often come back months later with the bill for the taxes and their handling fee (which is often higher that the carriage charge).
Revenue have clamped down on goods being marked as "Gifts", so very little gets through without paying tax now.