I have been a regular customer of Kaimuki Camera for 6 years. Pricing, service, and support are excellent. The owner is knowledgeable and very helpful to his customers. He is a former pro photographer himself. I have been to this shop many, many times. From what I've observed, the owner is very friendly and helpful to any customer who walks into the door. I will comment that he is understandably not too generous with his time to people who regularly stop by to handle his display models and then order them online. One guy in the shop actually confided in me outside that he was on his way home to order it online to save a few dollars. This was after he spent 15 minutes trying out a 16-24mm lens and shooting with it on a display body with his own memory card. BTW pricing there is usually very close or matched with online pricing from a reputable seller (such as B&H), but of course not near Crooklyn pricing. It is a tiny shop (with a good inventory in a nearby location), and both owners are very busy servicing the many people who come in. They can't afford to give their time to people who take advantage of their displays and advice, then buy somewhere else.\r
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I've also been to B&H in New York, where it is expected that you know what you want, place your order and avoid the chitchat. The service at Kaimuki Camera is far better than that type of service.
Pros: Service, inventory, expertise
Cons: Parking
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