Where do I get my equipment?

I bought my camera and first lens from a photography shop that was going out of business.  It was a stroke of luck as I was looking at cameras for a month or two before and just happened to see the shop going out of business.  Since I am mostly away from places that have nice camera shops, I buy my stuff online now.

Amazon Camera & Photo is good for free shipping and research.

For particular companies, I use Adorama. They’re reliable, fairly price, package well and relatively fast, all things considered. I also like their picture printing service which I have gotten good results from.