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David Evans · February 15th, 2009, 12:34 PM

Hi, I'm going to London in the weekend of 11-12 April and I will be buying a Canon XH A1 (not sure if I should buy the A1s or just take advantage that the A1 is a bit cheaper...).

Can you guys tell me some good reliable stores in London where I can find good bargains for this camera? Somewhere around £2200-2400...

Any help is very welcome!

Thanks

David

Ian Wright · February 15th, 2009, 01:55 PM

camera prices are going a bit crazy in the UK thanks to the weak £ and the usual retail greed. I was just about to buy an HV30 as a companion to my A1 and the price rocketed £200 literally overnight. After a week of hunting on the internet I found one that was only £100 up on when I was hours away from buying it, originally (tesco.com).

The same happened to me in January when I was about to buy a Firestore 4HD. £200 added overnight. I walked away from that.

The Euro I think is a bit stronger, so you might be better checking the internet before you leave home.

Ian
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Nigel Barker · March 3rd, 2009, 08:37 AM

I wouldn't bother with any stores. As like me you are not resident in the UK then customer support from the shop is not a big issue. You won't find the best prices in stores anyway so you may as well order over the Internet & rely on your local Canon after-sales service.

I can personally recommend Home Discount Electrical Warehouse in Wallington, Surrey. They currently have the XH-A1 listed on their web site at 2215 pounds with another 50 pounds to courier it to Europe. They do actually have a bricks & mortar store where you can collect but their service has been great on delivering to the South of France the equipment that I have bought from them (XHA1 & a 5D Mk II). They prefer to speak on the phone & confirm via email rather than have you just ordering on the web site HDEW CAMERAS About Us

Cheers

Nigel

February 15th, 2009, 12:34 PM	#1
David Evans Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Lisboa Posts: 62	Shopping for A1 in London Hi, I'm going to London in the weekend of 11-12 April and I will be buying a Canon XH A1 (not sure if I should buy the A1s or just take advantage that the A1 is a bit cheaper...). Can you guys tell me some good reliable stores in London where I can find good bargains for this camera? Somewhere around £2200-2400... Any help is very welcome! Thanks David

March 3rd, 2009, 08:37 AM	#3
Nigel Barker Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Posts: 3,531	I wouldn't bother with any stores. As like me you are not resident in the UK then customer support from the shop is not a big issue. You won't find the best prices in stores anyway so you may as well order over the Internet & rely on your local Canon after-sales service. I can personally recommend Home Discount Electrical Warehouse in Wallington, Surrey. They currently have the XH-A1 listed on their web site at 2215 pounds with another 50 pounds to courier it to Europe. They do actually have a bricks & mortar store where you can collect but their service has been great on delivering to the South of France the equipment that I have bought from them (XHA1 & a 5D Mk II). They prefer to speak on the phone & confirm via email rather than have you just ordering on the web site HDEW CAMERAS About Us Cheers Nigel Last edited by Nigel Barker; March 4th, 2009 at 03:43 AM.

February 15th, 2009, 01:55 PM	#2
Ian Wright Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Edinburgh UK Posts: 94	camera prices are going a bit crazy in the UK thanks to the weak £ and the usual retail greed. I was just about to buy an HV30 as a companion to my A1 and the price rocketed £200 literally overnight. After a week of hunting on the internet I found one that was only £100 up on when I was hours away from buying it, originally (tesco.com). The same happened to me in January when I was about to buy a Firestore 4HD. £200 added overnight. I walked away from that. The Euro I think is a bit stronger, so you might be better checking the internet before you leave home. Ian Festival Video and Audio Previews - Festival Previews Ltd