Photographic retailers in Sydney

[Adam Firth]

Dear all, I am a new user to this group as I have just moved to Sydney.
I am writting as I am trying to find a good supplier for photographic equipment in the sydney area. I am looking for a store big enough that they will hold stocks of brands such as; manfrotto, blad, canon, elinchrom etc...

Any help would be greatly appreciated, many thanks Adam Firth.

[Ed W]

Unfortunately, there is no single store that will stock everything you want. For that you'll have to fly to new york and visit B&H :)

However, there are five shops in the City that stock decent amounts of Canon gear:
Foto Reisel on Kent St,
Fletcher's on Pitt St.
Paxtons at Wynyard (George St),
V&G on George St,
Ted's on Pitt St,

Of these, only Foto Reisel, Fletchers and V&G are actually "pro" shops and can sell 1 series bodies. Fletcher's is the larger store and stocks more Manfrotto gear, but Foto Reisel have Hasselblad and Leica gear, and also has friendlier and more helpful staff. V&G are... expensive.

For elinchrom, you can try either L&P at Artarmon or European Cameras in Drummoyne, though I think they're Bowens dealers.

Nikon on Broadway have a few things apart from Nikon equipment - mainly lowepro bags, I think.

I've probably left out lots of things, but I hope this helps.

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dear adam

if you have trouble finding what you're looking for in sydney, perhaps try the internet. since moving to the middle of nowhere, i have delved into the exciting world of online shopping... and have managed to find everything i've wanted for less than retail prices: from my new canon pixma 760 scanner/printer, to something as simple as a 77mm lens cap.

at first it doesn't seem as satisfying as *real* shopping, but soon enough you'll be hooked :)

goodluck
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