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Originally Posted by Jason McK
Nice thanks.
I also shoot with a Canon Powershot A(something) with an Ikelite housing. Do you use strobe?
Looking at getting a housing for my D50 since my wife just got the 7D
J
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these point-n-shoots have come a long way...
no strobe. I think if I lived somewhere with tropical diving, or just some diving in general, I'd go for an underwater housing for my SLR. Being in Calgary... I have very few opportunities.
Talking about getting a housing... if you're not already aware of B&H and Adorama...
when I used to live near the US border, I used to mail order photography equipment from Adorama
http://www.adorama.com/ or B&H
http://www.bhphotovideo.com
You could also try Leisure Pro, they are my go-to dive gear mail order place.
http://www.leisurepro.com/
As far as I know, these are the cheapest places for new gear, and still reputable. I've spent thousands of dollars at each of these three places, have done returns, no issues (at least for me). They provide free shipping within the US, and since they're out of NY, shipping to another state means no sales tax.
Here's an example of how it might be done...
1) locate a UPS store on the states side that is convenient for pick up
2) email the UPS store and ask about having a box shipped to them for pick up... how much it would cost... probably $10 plus $1 per day of holding.
3) go to UPS.com to see how long it would take for ground shipping to send from NY to WA... likely 5 days
4) think of when you can go to the US, then work backwards on when to place the order... ie, you can go Saturday of next week when the UPS store is open, takes 5 days to get there, place the order this Sunday night so it ships out Monday for Friday arrival.
5) place the order, use your Canadian address as the billing address, use the US based UPS store as the shipping address, use your own name and put 'hold for pick up' on the same line as your name, get the tracking number
6) email the UPS store the tracking number of the package coming, and tell them when you'll come to pick up, email you if any issues.
7) track and go pick up, come back and claim at customs as you would cross border shopping. Not declaring at your own discretion and risk. After paying taxes at the border (typically GST only) usually is still cheaper than buying in Canada plus PST/GST.
food for thought... I miss living near the border... SIGH