so im passing through hong kong in feb next year. ive been meaning to purchase some new camera gear - does anyone know or can recommend any places worth checking out?
erm....that huge techno shop called....'fortress' i think not entirely sure of the name but fortress something.... uses a castle as the company logo i think but yeh you can see this shop in pretty much most plazas and stuff
ye, go to fortress, or just go to mongkok, there is a street there with a lot of shops there next to each other that sells a lot of camera stuff
is camera stuff actually cheaper in asia though? if you are buying brand name like canon or nikon the retail prices should be similar to north american ones correct?
It is cheaper and you get the models that are not available here. Best place to look at cameras would indeed be Mong Kok (building is Sin Tad). There's also Sum Shui Po (street) where there are a congregation of electronic stuffs at a good price (mind you that you would need to compare prices beforehand).
It took my almost 2 hours to get the best deal for my computer. Its not really worth the effort IMO. But if you're not in a hurry, you're bound to find some good deals.
^ Keep in mind that we are not locals. If you are a tech savvy in HK, you would definitely know the backdoors to all the cheapest places to get parts. -lol
well most things are alot cheaper. i live in australia, and the last time i went over to HK and purchased a camera it cost me 200 AUD for a 10MP camera. where as if i were to buy it here, i would have paid at least 500 (and thats a 8MP). anyways, im looking for lenses, and a flash gun for my dSLR I know where you guys are talking abt, but is there any dodgy places where i can go? i heard you can get factory outlet equipment with no warranty for 50% off
No mate. If you buy them in HK, is way cheaper than u get it elsewhere. Just got my Nikon D80 digital camera this Summer holiday.
even if you go to the common stores like gome, fortress etc. its cheaper than here. its all tax free btw.
What kind of camera and price range are you looking at? I think the best person to help you out on this would be Taxloss. Taxloss might know where is the best location in HK to get what you are looking for. Oh Taxloss, where are you? -smileb
why would you do such a thing :( well i got a Canon 400D Rebel XTi and im looking for a flash gun (most likely a speedlite 430 EX) and a lens, preferably (Sigma 28mm f/1.8) all of which i do not want to spend over 1000 AUD which is by today's currency 7200 HKD
