Hi everybody

I have a strange question.

After a few months I now have the money to buy a XM2 :):)

But now comes the problem.

Where do I buy this camcorder in the Netherlands?

After buying a sony camcorder online, and having lots of troubles with warranty etc I want to this camcorder in a shop.

Because it's a very expensive camcorder for just an amateure, I want a good service and support from the shop.
Many shops just send you to the manufacturer when you have a problem, instead of solving the problem.

So I am looking for a nice shop that for example, gives me a spare camcorder if my xm2 is being repared.

Maybe someone on this forum can give me some advice.


Gabriel

You might want to ask this fine fellow:

mail@markonthe.net

(His name is Mark and he lives in The Netherlands. He is also the proud owner of a MX300. I'm sure he can give you suggestions on where to buy.)

Thank you for your quick answer!


I will contact him asap

Gabriel

Gabriel,

Greeting from a fellow country mate. I checked pricewatch
http://www.tweakers.net/pricewatch/40888 and I bought my
Digital photo camera at Foto Konijnenberg. They are located
very closely near a friend of mine and they looked like a
professional shop (I visited them myself) and they have some
cutting edge prices usually. You can check their site directly
at www.fotokonijnenberg.nl. They have the camera
listed for 2545 euro's. A shop in Amsterdam which is listed on
that first URL above is 100 euro's cheaper but I don't know them.

Other URL's that sell it:

fotovideoshop.nl
digitalecamera.nu
best-sellers.nl
videopartner.nl

etc.

Media Markt usually has it too.

Good luck!

Thank you.

Fotokonijnenberg.nl is a normal shop.
I mentioned I only want to buy at a normal shop, instead of Internet shops.

Media markt doesn't have the camcorder, and they don't know when this cam will be availeble. It can take weeks maybe months.

I went to steenweg electronics in Utrecht, and this company was the first in the Netherlands where I could see the camera, instead of being sold out.

Unfortuatly this cam was only for displaying, and not on sale.

Does anybody have an opinion about steenweg electronics in Utrecht?

Gabriel

I do know their name... but never had any dealings with them.
So I don't know their quality. How did their store look? Were
you helped professionally? That usually is a pretty good indicator.

Foto konijnenberg is near Almelo which is about a 1,5 - 2 hour
drive from Utrecht. Which would not be that much for a camera
of that price range. You might try phoning them to see if they
have one around.

Good luck!

Hello gabriel,

I also live in the Netherlands and had exactly the same problem.
Last saturday I went to Dusseldorf (germany) and bought it in a shop (Koch). Price is 2399.

It does have 2 year European warranty so service in holland (importeur) is not a problem.

Succes,

Randy

On the Internet I read a lot negative stories about foto konijnenberg, so I don't know if it is safe to buy there.

Because I life near Leiden it costs me 2,5 hours by train, but I will visit this store on monday.

Steenweg in Utrecht was the only store that was able to show me the camcorder on display, and they gave me a lot of information. The sell lots of electronics, and the store has been growing the last 3 years.

They have a (in comparision with other stores) a large department of camcorders and stuff. But to say a proffesional shop, I don't know!

Buying in Germany is an option, but it's a bit crazy to go to germany to by this cam.

I also went to some small shop
but none of these shops are able to sell this camcorder, they only sell cheap camcorders (strange)

Well.. if they received a lot of bad publicity than I wouldn't visit
them by train. Since it will be a long journey for you and I'm not
sure how you are going to get there by train and bus. It isn't near
any major trainstation as far ar I know. I used a car.

Better to try something in your vicinity. I had a long search for
my camera too (XL1s) and basically i figured it boils down to this:

If you want a camera a little bit above consumer level than you
have to go to a professional shop (most of the time). Not your
average cam. shop. Probably because they would just not sell
enough of this. I bought some Video magazine at the local Bruna
a couple of months back and that magazine had some ads in them
from shops that sell this kind of equipment.

It can be a hard thing to find though, I agree. Been down that
road myself.

Good luck!

Hey there,
Media Markt told me that the xl1s wouldn't be out here till 6 months (they said that when it was already released). You could call a shop called nivo schweitzer at the haarlemmerdijk, I think they'll have it, if not they'll be sure to tell you when it will be out here and when they'll have it.

I had some bad experience with Foto konijnenburg too.
About half a year ago I called them to check if they had a Sony TRV900 in store. They confirmed. Next day I visited them.

No camera at all. Guy I spoke to didn't know anything about camcorders. They had only about 4 camcorders on display!!

Gabriel,

Did you check Foto Klein in Rotterdam?
Two weeks ago I tested the camera there.

Randy

By the way small world..... I'm living near Leiden also!!!