question: buying eqpt overseas


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Hi guys,

What are your experiences buying camera equipment overseas? Specifically, I am looking to acquire equipment at cheaper prices.

Anybody has a D1/x/h to sell?

Cheers!
 

so far i oni bought a c700 when i was in japan...
although quite cheap compared to here...but all in japanese....
kind of regret buying it...
 

Originally posted by baiyun
so far i oni bought a c700 when i was in japan...
although quite cheap compared to here...but all in japanese....
kind of regret buying it...

how are the prices like in Japan? I'll be going there in 3 weeks time.
 

depends on where u buy lor...

shinjuku difficult to find english manuals and english cam...
but there the prices are quite competitive...if u settle for jap manual..the price diff sometimes very big...

arkihabara?? (spelling not rite)...can find english cam more easily

i bought my c700+128MB +2x8MB cards abt $1000+
now shld be even cheaper....cos i bought ard aug-sept 2000
 

But if you go states, don't buy japanese accessories. I've heard minolta's HS3600 going at almost US$300 in the states while a shop in lucky plaza quoted me S$250.....
 

Yes, warrenty can be a problem esp. if you buy in japan. DC's English manual can usually be downloaded. The menu in the LCD are usually multi-language, so that's not a problem too.

For price, just check out www.yodobashi.com
 

whether menu in english or not depends on the camera...
some dun have ...like mine dun have ..so sometimes will press wrong commands...!@#$

but i think canon have...cos i see got 1 person buy and can change to english menu...
 

Olympus Singapore won't recognize foreign warrenty
 

The place you mentioned in Japan is called "Ikehabara". That's the lelong house or street for all frontier electronic gadgets. But let me warn you, if u buy from there, some things to take note.....

The place is where many electronic giant do their prototype test market. They design and build a new product and launch it there. If the review shown that the product is not doing well, they'll just not let it come into the open cionsumer market.

I previously bought a prototype Casio digital cam watch from there way before it launches the mass market editition in the current market. Guess what, qwhen I send it to Casio agent in Singapore for servicing, they said that they never have such a watch in their product database. So, they don't know how to service it.

So,...bear in mind the risk....
 

Originally posted by igpenguin
Hi guys,

What are your experiences buying camera equipment overseas? Specifically, I am looking to acquire equipment at cheaper prices.

Anybody has a D1/x/h to sell?

Cheers!

your nick remind me of penguin

btw, is it really so cheap that it worth the trouble, warranty and the time u have to wait for it to be shipped...and the risk of getting it lost or damages on arrival?
 

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