"I searched for the best price on a Tamron 18-250mm lens for my D40 and found the usual ripoff sites selling it at a highly discounted price. When I saw Canoga Camera had it for $50 less than the going street price (even after paying sales tax), I checked their ratings here and decided to take a chance.

I was amazed -- these guys are awesome. After ordering online, I decided I wanted to remove an additional lens filter I placed on my order, so I called their 800 number to see if it was too late. I was transferred to a nice guy who said it was no problem because the order was not sent out yet, and quickly changed my order to exactly what I wanted - just the lens. The next day, a box showed up on my doorstep with my lens! Is this better than Newegg or what? How can I not shop here again?

Note: I received the USA warranty version packed in a lots of packing in an outer box, so it arrived in perfect condition. No gray market, no BS about out of stock, no up-selling. I used the standard 1-5 day UPS delivery, but I live close to the store, so it arrived 1 day. I paid less than I would from the other top rated resellers, but I wouldn't mind paying more for this kind of service. Definitely buy from Canoga Camera.
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"First purchase from them. Courteous, helpful, good price (got rebate I didn't even know about) speedy shipment, good followup. I'd recommend this store to anyone."

"Ordered a Canon xti and 100-400 lense. Price was right and service was great. I would recommend this store to a friend."

"This is a fantastic store with great people.

I purchased a Gitzo GT 2530 tripod. They had the best price and an additional 10% discount plus the rebate everyone else was offering.

I made a mistake entering the order and it was placed without adding the 10% discount.

When I realized I made the mistake I called to see if I could fix it. No waiting, I was put through to a super nice person named Ghada who fixed the problem in less than a minute.

I got the discount and they still shipped the same day.

A great experience !!! Excellent prices, great people and same day shipping. I will definitely purchase from Canoga Camera again !!"

"Great deal, and great correspondence, ordered Canon 5D with 24-105L lens, and B&W poloraizer filter. Not only was the cost 600 dollars less (when you figure in sales tax) then the best deal I could find locally, shipped same day order and received promptly via UPS.

Chris, called to confirm order and no pressure to upsale on anything. All of my future orders will go to to Canoga Camera."

"Canoga Camera is awsome to deal with. 2nd time purchasing from them and will be my first choice next time I make another purchase. Got my shippment out the day I ordered living in Oregon got my stuff to me in 3 days. They are A+ in my book."

"I checked with this website about Canoga Camera before I placed my order since I never knew about this store before.

I order a camera backpack, Tamprac 5587, and the product was sent out the same day. I received it promptly after 4 days via free UPS Ground.

I love the coupon that you have periodically. It makes your price more attractive compared to other sellers who have the same price with you. Thank you and I will think of you guys next time when I order more photo gears."

"excellent service! Before I boutght my manfrotto
190xprob+486RC2, I asked a question about 486RC2 and the general manager replied to me very quickliy. Then I decided to buy from them. Shipping is very fast. Product is in excellent condition. Very good purchase. Hope to BUY other photo gears from them again."

"I can't be happier with Canoga Camera. I found wind of this place from a forum on the dgrin website.
I needed to purchase a sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 II EX. After exhausting my search local and coming up empty, I did some poking around and decided to give these guys a shot.
Best descision I ever made. I order on a wednesday afternoon east coast time. I had to have the lens by 10 am the next day for a shoot. Guys what arrives at my door at 9am? that's right this lens. Eddy a big thank you. You saved my shoot.
This is one class outfit of a store, I will be back. You guys may want to check out dgrin, huge community of photog's.

Canoga Camera A++++
Thanks for the help!!"

"Fantastic service. The lens arrived when it was supposed to, was exactly what I ordered (Nikon 70-200 2.8 VR), and the price was almost $700.00 less than what was listed on Amazon. I will continue to use Canoga for my photography equipment needs."

"I wish that all on line business' would operate like Canoga Camera. Their communication is excellent, and their service is some of the best that I've seen.

The order shipped the same business day it was received, and arrived when promised.

I would strongly recommend you give these folks a try.

Steve C.
Salt Lake City, UT"

"Recently, I decided to purchase a new Nikon D300, a Nikkor 70-300mm VR lens, a Kata camera case and some filters for the new lens. After getting very frustrated talking to "crooked" companies in New York that wanted to "rip me off" using very shady business tactics, I began looking for companies, on-line, that had a decent reputation. After going to the Better Business Bureau's website, I discovered that my worries about some of the NYC companies were very well-founded and I saw that a little place in California, called Canoga Camera, was rated very highly. I had seen their name in my research, so I called Canoga, just to have a few questions answered about the new equipment and discovered an awesome experience purchasing from them. Although they are very small, Canoga is now my new "preferred" camera equipment company. They were extremely helpful, professional and came across as very honest, nothing at all like I had experienced recently. Canoga Camera is a breath of fresh air, in a purchasing environment that is usually way too cold-blooded and ruthless. Since my wonderful experience, I have been recommending Canoga to my friends, most of which have had BAD experiences, too.

In this day of impatience, fast "deal-making" and instant gratification, Canoga spent the time with me, on the phone, that it took for me to make a quality decision about my new equipment. I love the new camera and got as good a price as I wanted, with the proper Nikon warranties. I look forward to many years of enjoyment from the equipment and many years of business with Canoga. I wish I had discovered them, a couple of months ago, when I purchased an entry-level Canon for my College Student son at TCU.

Thank you Canoga Camera for showing me that good people still sell camera equipment."

"I just placed an order for a Canon 100-400mm lens, a Canon 24-105mm lens and a polarizer. Why?
Because Canoga has never let me down. I had previously purchased 3 5D bodies, a couple of lens and a Gitzo tripod from them. All arrived within a couple of days after I received my almost immediate order acknowledgement by email from them. But here is the kicker. On Aug 26th 2006 I took an unanticipated swim in an Alaskan river along with a 5D and 28-135 lens. The equipment did not survive. The next morning I called Canoga and ordered new equipment. Because it was not to be shipped to my home address further authorization from my credit card company was necessary. They called the company and then me and then the CC company called me. After the authorization was given, to my recollection about 2pm Alaska time, Canoga shipped. I received the order in Anchorage the next morning at about 9:30 AM!! I was astounded and humbly grateful. They are a wonderful company. That is why I ordered again today."

"I did lots of research of online retailers before finally settling on Canoga Camera. Actually ended up costing more due to State taxes, but pricing was competitive with all of the "legit" sites. Ordered on Monday morning, my 40d, lens, bag and all the goodies were delivered on Tuesday afternoon. No muss, no fuss. Flawless transaction. As our infamous Governator would say, "I'll be back".

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"Ordered two items, then realized I wanted another item. They combined my order with no problems. Items arrived when promised. I'd have no issues ordering from Canoga again. "