from earthy Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 HI! I have a frend from hongkong and they will goin here inphillipines this month, I heard cameras in hongkong are very cheap buttheir also lots of selling defective cameras, I heard also someone buya canon camera but when he got home He open the box and what asurprise inside the box is a Pentax camera, so whats the safest placeto buy camera in hongkong? any store website? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_macman Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 You don't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_smith2 Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 A camera shop is a good starting place usually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrei_lau1 Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 You can try Wing Shing in Mongkok. (55 Sai Yeung choi St) This may not be the cheapest around, but it is reputable. Do avoid those AV shops in Tsimshatsui, some of them are not honest. At the moment, still no idea when stock will be available. When 10D was launch months ago, it took several months before stock are readily available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the photo addict Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 I deal exclusively with ManShing Photographic Store a block away from its sister store WingShing. It has been in business for over 30 years and sells mostly to pros and photographic hobbiests. Both stores sell no grey market stuff. They give me good prices as a reward for repeated business. They have been invited to Canon HK's product launch earlier this afternoon. I was told a shipment will come as early as next week. I have asked them to reserve a 20D for me even though they still do not have a price yet. More can be found at my other thread at: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1019&message=10007376 Happy shooting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darklights Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 Here's a thought...be safe. Open the box and look at it before and after you pay for it in the store. If they don't want to let you look, tell them to kiss off (or a few other choice phrases). Last time I bought anything in Hong Kong it was in the China Fleet Club. They have good prices if you get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrei_lau1 Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 Have a look at following link that give you some idea of how much equipment cost. The conversion rate is US$1 = HK$7.8. http://www.ygdragon.net/indexp.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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