had some chance to go to some camera shops in Akihabara and Shinjuku. below are somethings which could be worth buying:
4 1700mAH batteries cost from $18 (Sony) to ~$22 (Olympus)
CF card reader - cheapest I saw was ~$40
Smartmedia reader - $27
prices for Sony cameras are comparable though. Olympus, Casio, Fujifilm cameras are ~10-20% cheaper. mine was less than $580 in Japan!!!
e.g.
Che-ez Spz was selling for ~$115, Olympus C700UZ and C2100UZ for ~$730, Dimage S304 ~ $580 and a Kyocera 2MP, 4x optical zoom camera for $360
4 1700mAH batteries cost from $18 (Sony) to ~$22 (Olympus)
CF card reader - cheapest I saw was ~$40
Smartmedia reader - $27
prices for Sony cameras are comparable though. Olympus, Casio, Fujifilm cameras are ~10-20% cheaper. mine was less than $580 in Japan!!!
e.g.
Che-ez Spz was selling for ~$115, Olympus C700UZ and C2100UZ for ~$730, Dimage S304 ~ $580 and a Kyocera 2MP, 4x optical zoom camera for $360