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B&H Photo Video has a rating of 3.6 stars from 3,791 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with B&H Photo Video most frequently mention customer service, free shipping, and great prices. B&H Photo Video ranks 1st among Camera sites.

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    332
  • Value
    344
  • Shipping
    338
  • Returns
    212
  • Quality
    324

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Positive reviews (last 12 months): 70%
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Top Positive Review

“Great information, professional recommendation, and easy navigate and place order.”

Jian H.
4/29/24

I always use B&H photo-video for my photo and audio equipment upgrade. I trust their recommendation and service. Thanks for great service to make my purchase so easy and right.

Date of experience: 4/28/24
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Top Critical Review

“Urgent: Misdelivery Issue and Fraud Concerns”

Marco L.
12/4/24

My name is Marco, and I'm from Brazil. I made an international purchase on the B&H website on 11/26/24, with delivery scheduled for 11/27/24. I work in content creation and recording for the internet, and I purchased an SSL2 interface. The delivery address was in Kissimmee, FL. This order was to be brought to me by a friend. I tracked the delivery on the B&H website, and the package arrived on 11/27/24. I contacted my friend to confirm if everything was correct. To my surprise, the product didn't arrive. I checked the FedEx website and saw that the package had been sent to 166 Bristol Ave, Hyannis, MA 02601, *******503. I contacted B&H to report the issue, and their response was that the product had been delivered and that nothing could be done. They said their website confirms delivery data before completing the purchase, which didn't happen in my case, as no such confirmation appeared for me. I double-checked the Kissimmee, FL address before completing the order. It's important to mention that earlier this year, I made another purchase through B&H to the same address, and everything went smoothly. However, this situation is much more serious. Outraged by this delivery error, I started researching online and found other serious reports of customers facing similar issues, and it seems that these occurrences are being completely ignored. In my opinion, there are signs of a scheme where criminals are compromising B&H's website, possibly using USB devices in places with internet access that prevent IP identification. These intruders interfere with the purchase process, redirect products to alternate addresses, and no one notices, not even B&H. I wrote to the company asking them not to ignore my report, as they have a great reputation, and this is jeopardizing their legacy. Please consider the following: How could I have specifically directed the shipment to 166 Bristol Ave, Hyannis, MA 02601, *******503? I wouldn't have known how to detail that address. I have no personal or professional connections to anyone in that region. If I had received any notification about a different address, I would have noticed the error and corrected it immediately before completing the purchase. Why was this address concealed, and why wasn't I notified? I only discovered this Massachusetts address on FedEx's website, as it was never shown to me. This situation clearly indicates a serious problem. Please understand that I am facing both a financial loss and a serious impact on my work. I am a digital content creator who depends on this equipment and trusted your store. As an American company, I believe B&H should value consumer rights. I've asked them not to ignore this issue. There are clear signs of fraud that will continue unless addressed. Finally, considering the clear security failure in B&H's online transaction system, I understand that B&H holds co-responsibility for completing this compromised transaction. I should not be penalized for the vulnerability of B&H's system. I have requested a solution beyond the responses of "we can't do anything" or "you wrote the wrong address." I need this product to continue my work. I've provided my phone number here in Brazil in the hope of a real solution to this issue. Thank you for your attention, and I eagerly await a satisfactory response from B&H.

Date of experience: 11/26/24
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Thumbnail of user jhu1
Georgia
1 review
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April 29th, 2024
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I always use B&H photo-video for my photo and audio equipment upgrade. I trust their recommendation and service. Thanks for great service to make my purchase so easy and right.

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Nicon Z8

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Date of experience: April 28, 2024

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Virginia
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April 2nd, 2024
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After many purchases from B&H I really trust them. I cancelled my amazon prime subscription because most items I would buy off amazon I can get from B&H, and I got tired of wondering if I was going to get a genuine product in the mail from amazon. They always have what I need(primarily photography equipment) at a reasonable price, pack it well for shipping, and ship fast. One of the few companies I would feel comfortable asking for purchasing advice.

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Usually its free 2 day shipping, a lens cleaning kit I just ordered did not qualify. I think this is the first order I've actually had to pay shipping on out of probably a dozen though so I would assume shipping is free generally. I have not worked with their customer service but I am confident they would handle anything properly. I would trust them with purchasing advice, for example people asking about the eclipse in the comments of the solar photography article got good advice.

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I have bought a tripod, multiple sd cards, a cfexpress type a card, a couple of camera lenses, HDDs and several camera accessories from B&H, all of which have been fantastic.

Date of experience: April 1, 2024

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California
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March 3rd, 2024

I completely understand if something gets damaged in shipping, but my box isn't perfect shape and the monitor I received this cracked on the screen with no cover on the screen. Which means they knowingly, sent me a broken monitor. Insanely terrible at of doing business

Date of experience: March 3, 2024

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Iowa
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March 22nd, 2024

Every time I've ordered from B&H it was easy to find what I needed at a fair price. Shipping is nearly always free and I don't need an annual membership unlike some places that need not be named.

I order a lot of things for our small business like computers and computer components and accessories, tablets, A/V equipment, printing supplies. I've ordered a few special order items, which they're very clear about needing additional processing time, and I've always received my orders as promised.

Thankfully, I've never once received any damaged or non-functional equipment, and I've never had to contact their customer support. I've never even needed to return anything because it didn't meet my expectations, which I credit to their product listings being complete and accurate.

As a fair warning, B&H sometimes doesn't allow placing orders, or will not ship during holidays which some people might consider a negative thing, but I fully support their policy and am glad that they are giving their employees the opportunity to celebrate and observe their traditions.

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B&H may not allow order placement during holidays

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Computers, computer components, computer accessories, tablets, professional audio equipment, printing supplies, security cameras, networking equipment,

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Date of experience: March 20, 2024

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Ohio
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April 18th, 2024

I have purchased from B&H before and have always been satisfied. Their customer service is excellent as well.

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Date of experience: April 17, 2024

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Virginia
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February 22nd, 2024

Extremely disappointed with this company. Ordered a product weeks ago, and it still hasn't shown up. Customer service is non-existent; they don't respond to emails or calls. It's beyond frustrating. Save your money and avoid this company at all costs.

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Date of experience: February 22, 2024

Thumbnail of user jwsanderson82
Florida
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February 29th, 2024

I was stuck with camera issues and video issues. B&H connected me with Steven M and he walked me through my problems, and explained my issues. I learned more in the 15 minutes with steven than i have in a long time. His in depth knowledge, his patience, professionalism, and great personality is 5 star. Thank you B&H for being the leaders in your industry for customer care, and quality professionalism

Date of experience: February 27, 2024

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California
2 reviews
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February 20th, 2024

B&H is an awesome place to buy computer components and storage. It's cheap, easy to use, and has a lot of free shipping! Since I don't use Amazon and Newegg has gone waaaaay downhill, B&H has become my new electronics retailer.

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Date of experience: February 19, 2024

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New Jersey
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January 28th, 2024

I've been a B&H customer for more than 30 years (starting at their original storefront). They have always been knowledgeable, with very competitive prices. In the internet age, their website has become the best of all photo retailers, making it easy to find what you are looking for, order it, and have it quickly delivered for no additional charge (if your order is over $50). How much better could it be?

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Most recently paper for printing, but have orders cameras, lenses, accessories, etc.

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Date of experience: January 26, 2024

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California
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February 22nd, 2024

Our teacher, Jauhn Hinkle had ordered lenses and negative carriers, 5 of each. We are completely unsatisfied because he paid all the money and never got the lenses and carriers. Please refund or send the lenses and carriers to Mr. Hinkle. We are a school class and the money comes from Hinkle to get us the education we need.

Date of experience: February 22, 2024

Thumbnail of user thomasb4677
Minnesota
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January 30th, 2024

I needed a solid state drive for my photography. B&H's data helped me compare various products and make an informed decision. I got a fast SSD in a very easy transaction. Great product for a great price!

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Samsung solid state drive

Date of experience: January 28, 2024

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New Jersey
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December 31st, 2023

Last year, I made a significant purchase of a $2,000 computer from B&H. Unfortunately, upon receiving the item, it turned out to be of extremely poor quality and unusable. Despite my dissatisfaction, B&H redirected the responsibility to Microsoft, absolving themselves of any accountability for selling me a defective computer.

Given that I rely on a functional computer for work, I had no choice but to purchase a reliable product from Apple, a company known for standing behind their products. Months later, B&H offered me a refund, but with an exorbitant 25 percent restocking fee. This was unacceptable, especially for a computer that Microsoft had confirmed as inoperable.

My advice to others would be to avoid purchasing computers or cameras from B&H and opt instead to buy directly from manufacturers who are responsive to issues and fully back their products.

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Date of experience: December 31, 2023

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Henry P. – B&H Photo Video Rep

Thank you for your order and this feedback. We regret your dissatisfaction. During our product return period it is our policy to exchange a defective computer for another of the same brand and model. When the return period time has expired the customer is directed to the brand's warranty service. I'd like to know more about this but cannot ID the customer or transaction. Please email me at henryp@bhphoto.com and include the original B&H order number. -- Henry Posner / B&H Photo-Video

Thumbnail of user derekc477
Oklahoma
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January 24th, 2024

I haven't ordered from B&H before but will purchase from again. I was looking for 2TB SSD 2.5" drive at Amazon. The one I found, Honey located cheaper on B&H. I decided to try it. It was easy and quick with quick shipping. Not only that I have smaller capacity 2.5" HDD at home so with the savings, the site presented an external SSD/HDD enclosure for 2.5" drives so I decided to get that as well.

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Silicon Power 2TB Ace A58 SATA III 2.5" Internal SSD and Sabrent 2.5" SATA to USB 3.0 Tool-Free External Hard Drive Enclosure

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Date of experience: January 23, 2024

Thumbnail of user matthewg1886
California
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April 11th, 2024

Love BH. Customer since 1989. My go-to source. Highly recommended. Check out the PayBoo card option to never pay sales tax.

Date of experience: April 10, 2024

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Louisiana
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December 13th, 2023

Wanted security camera, but did not know which mounts/accesories i needed. Emailed sales support describing my needs, they emailed me back within 24 hours, (I emailed my question on a sunday so it may have been even sooner.).

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hikvision video camera

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Date of experience: December 11, 2023

Thumbnail of user victorl207
New Jersey
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August 22nd, 2020

It will allow connection to any Windows or Apple computer. The Blue tooth works flawless.
I told my son about it & ended up buying him one also. Beethoven even at 250 years never sounded better!
Thank you, folks at B & H.

Date of experience: August 21, 2020

Thumbnail of user bradleyc294
North Carolina
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December 2nd, 2022
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Customer service at this company did anything but serve this customer. Be very careful before you order anything! I ordered an item and realized after opening it that it was the wrong product. Even though the items were still individually wrapped and untouched in their original packaging, customer service denied my return simply because I had cut open the tape on the box. No compassion. Emails were very unfeeling as they hid behind their return policy. I understand items that have been opened and handled are harder to resell, but this product was completely intact in its packaged form. So...I'm stuck with a $250 product I cannot use over a piece of tape that was cut. I DO NOT recommend any company that has such little value for their customers. I'm a loyal buyer and would have purchased from B&H for a long time had they treated me well. Please consider going elsewhere and supporting businesses that value the customers they serve.

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Date of experience: December 2, 2022

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Henry P. – B&H Photo Video Rep

Bradley: Thank you for your order and this feedback. We regret your dissatisfaction. As a courtesy we have issued and emailed return authorization so you can return the products you inadvertently purchased in error. When we receive and process the return, a refund will be issued. -- Henry Posner / B&H Photo-Video

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Massachusetts
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December 15th, 2022
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B&H has always been high on my list of retailers to work with when buying new and used photography equipment. They carry brands ranging from niche to name brand and are often listed at great prices. It is easy to keep up to date and track their sold out supplies if needed.

Tip for consumers:
Sometimes you might need to use more key words, search functions or filters. Reviews on this site are great and the in depth description provided by staff is key to read

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Panasonic Lumix DC-LX100 II Digital Camera with Accessory Kit

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Date of experience: December 13, 2022

Thumbnail of user reneee173
New Mexico
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December 8th, 2022
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B&H is my go to place for photography gear. They do a wonderful job maintaining their website with accurate product descriptions, product reviews and how to videos. They are also competitively priced and price match places like Adorama, Focus Camera, Best Buy and other major retailers. I have been extremely pleased with how well B&H ships their merchandise too. I have bought from another camera retailer on rare occasions for SD cards and an external hard drive and the other retailer did not adequately package these items and they were smashed. This has never happened with B&H.

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cameras, lenses, memory cards

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Date of experience: December 7, 2022

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Ohio
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January 29th, 2021

What's the deal with the checkout process? I keep having to go back and review address or cart before I get an active "place order" button. I often find myself in a loop of verifying address/payment method/review order until I can finally place the order. "Calculating taxes and duties" also never seems to resolve. This website is buggy. Using Brave browser with shields down. Brave is Chrome based.

Date of experience: January 29, 2021

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Henry P. – B&H Photo Video Rep

Thank you for your order and this feedback. We regret your dissatisfaction. The only way to know what may have occurred would be to have someone from our site tech staff review your recent orders and to do that we would need one or more recent B&H order numbers. -- Henry Posner / B&H Photo-Video

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Florida
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June 17th, 2020

Default search provides items no longer in stock. This is a hit to my expectations! It's easy to limit search results to "In Stock" but why would I have to? I understand the value of keeping old reviews and old items for research purposes but an initial visit from a Google Search showing 318+ items should actually have been the 70+ matching choices that were available today - I did buy today from this site after tweaking all the results and now rate it honestly per its request.

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Drones, photo, computer/PC (in the past)

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Date of experience: June 17, 2020

Thumbnail of user orip
Israel
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September 7th, 2022

I have ordered internationally with B&H. They have not made contact with me, despite having multiple ways of doing so, and when the package got stuck in custom, they let it sit there and be destroyed. They did not refund me, nor apologize. 200$ value worth of purchases- gone. They do not care about your business, and I would advise against ever using their services.

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Non delivered.

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Date of experience: September 7, 2022

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Henry P. – B&H Photo Video Rep

B&H Web No: 1084781440 was placed 07/13/22. The shipper, DHL, subsequently informed us that import fees were due. We sent two emails on this topic to you, using the email address you provided when the order was placed. In each we informed you that if the fees were not paid then the shipper, DHL, would consider the package abandoned as is their common practice. We did not receive any reply from you. -- Henry Posner / B&H Photo-Video

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Kentucky
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February 15th, 2021
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After waiting a couple months for a laptop and being told several delivery dates B&H finally delivered. It's my third laptop purchase with them. I will be hesitant to purchase anything that's not in stock for sure!

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Make sure they have the product IN STOCK before you buy

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Date of experience: February 15, 2021

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Henry P. – B&H Photo Video Rep

Thank you for your order and this feedback. We regret your dissatisfaction. We get ETA information from our suppliers. When they update the information they give us, we update our replies when we're next asked. Any ETA is an estimate, a fluid and moving target which no retailer can guarantee. The issue is not whether B&H was overextended but that Apple did not anticipate demand and retailers are suffering for their optimism,. I am sorry you're inconvenienced and appreciate your patience. -- Henry Posner / B&H Photo-Video

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February 11th, 2023
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The worst experience of my life. They have the worst customer service. Even if you have been purchasing from them regularly for many years, the day you face a problem with an item, they show non responsibility. You should solve your problem by yourself. Customer service are like robot they only have one answer "we apologize, we cannot help you with this matter"
Be aware and don't buy from them. There are so many better options to buy from

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Don’t buy from B&H. Be careful. They sell defective items and they will never refund you

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Photo and video equipment

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Date of experience: February 11, 2023

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Henry P. – B&H Photo Video Rep

Adel: Thank you for your order and this feedback. We regret your dissatisfaction. You need an MSDS sheet for a Godox product. I sent a Tweet to@GODOXGLOBAL and emailed SERVICESUPPORT@GODOX.COM. This has been productive and we have emailed the requested data sheet to you. Thank you for your patience.
-- Henry Posner / B&H Photo-Video

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Michigan
2 reviews
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June 14th, 2021

BH will not cancel our order that went out of stock. I was forced to wait till item becomes available. Now that the item was available and shipped, it's taken more than 2 weeks. It's still under shipment. I still haven't received item while writing this review.
We spend thousands of dollars every year upgrading our equipment. Now I know where NOT to go.

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Haven't received

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Date of experience: June 14, 2021

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Henry P. – B&H Photo Video Rep

Thank you for your order and this feedback. We regret your dissatisfaction. There are very few items which include a no-cancellation policy. Unfortunately the DJI N3 Flight Controller is one. Our online product page is clear and unambiguous and says, "Special Order. Expected availability: 4-6 weeks. Important Notice: This item is noncancelable and nonreturnable."

Despite this we did ask our supplier about an exception, a request the supplier declined. It has been shipped and FedEx says the ETA is 06/14.21. -- Henry Posner / B&H Photo-Video

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