Adorama ls one that I did deal with once and it went fine, It looks like my first choice right now...Thanks guys. I'm more concerned where to go for major purchases, that's why I'm being picky.Adorama.com seems pretty good to deal with. I've bought stuff from there and they've been good to deal with.
I also try to support my local shops, but when making a large purchase the sales tax comes to hundreds of dollars and I cannot afford to pay that when online stores are tax free. Also there are no really good shops in my area.
Don't get me started on not paying sales tax. Sales tax dollars go to fund essential public services such as fire, police and schools. Also, even if you purchased over the internet and the seller did not collect sales tax, in many states (including Maine) you are still legally obligated to paying "use" tax http://www.maine.gov/revenue/salesuse/usetax.pdf