Buying equipment in Japan

[blue_kelvinsg]

Are camera equipment generally cheaper in Japan, since I'm going over for a holiday? Wondering if there're any good buys there?

 

[kylelam77]

A good reference i normally use is kakaku.com. Some of the stuff online can be cheaper in Japan for instance Nikon filters. Some lenses esp 3rd party lenses can also be cheaper. The last time i bought something from Tokyo was in Mar this year. Got the D90 body at USD$750 which was about $1100 then. Think at that time, SIN was selling at $1300 plus. Places like Biccamera or Yodobashi ain't exactly cheap although they do give 10% pts which goes towards your next purchase. It's not worth it at these stores since the pts wld be used on something which is typically 10% more expensive than other places.

 

[ZerocoolAstra]

A good reference i normally use is kakaku.com. Some of the stuff online can be cheaper in Japan for instance Nikon filters. Some lenses esp 3rd party lenses can also be cheaper. The last time i bought something from Tokyo was in Mar this year. Got the D90 body at USD$750 which was about $1100 then. Think at that time, SIN was selling at $1300 plus. Places like Biccamera or Yodobashi ain't exactly cheap although they do give 10% pts which goes towards your next purchase. It's not worth it at these stores since the pts wld be used on something which is typically 10% more expensive than other places.

but it's all in Japanese... :cry:

 

[gamebit]

Wow good recommendation, now i found my item and price, how do i know where to go get the item in japan? because i been to some shops in japan that sells almost the same the RRP as the sony style in SG. Got any good 'street price stores' in japan?