Where to get Canon G7 in Hong Kong

los...@gmail.com

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Oct 28, 2006, 8:33:09 PM10/28/06

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Hi, Guys,

I'll visiting Hong Kong soon and would like to pick up a Canon G7 while
in town. Do you guys have any recommendation of which reliable and
honest camera shop to go to, and how much does the G7 cost? I really
hate the hassle of hard bargaining, or having to deal with all the hard
sell techniques.

Thanks!
ls

bwoag

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Oct 28, 2006, 9:48:52 PM10/28/06

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In Hong Kong you need to know a competitive or target price and be able to
keep this in mind with the currency conversion.
The discounts available with bargaining are not all that spectacular but are
several percentage points below what you can get from reliable vendors in
America.
You may also want to make certain that the warranty will be honored in your
country of origin.
No bargaining=no bargains.
Most stores post a price that is merely a starting point and is higher than
even they expect you to pay.

Duncan

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Oct 29, 2006, 1:39:30 AM10/29/06

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Shops around Mongkok and Kowloon seem to offer better prices but not on the
gear just the accessories. I picked up a Domke bag for HK$880 (HK$13.50 =
GBP1) half the price of one in the UK!

You'd really be better off buying in Singapore for kit IME.

Duncan

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minnesotti

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Oct 29, 2006, 2:27:40 AM10/29/06

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los...@gmail.com wrote:

You are posting from Singapore. Do you live there, or just passing ? I
presume the good deals are to be had in Singapore, too.

At eBay, I know of the two most popular (and reputable) online shops,
DigitalRev and T-Dimension. They have off-line shops in HK, too. For
example, DigitalRev quotes a price of HK$4300 (US$550) for G7,
http://www.digitalrev.com/en/product_details.php?item_id=1287&currency_code=HKD
You can start from that.

local - northwood

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Oct 29, 2006, 3:01:17 AM10/29/06

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You can get Canon G7 from Man Shing Photo Supplies Co.

http://photopower.org/aboutus/welfare.htm

Canon G7 is USD550.

http://www.expansys.com.hk/p.aspx?i=142320

Duncan

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Oct 29, 2006, 7:35:51 AM10/29/06

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No I live in the UK for the present. I just have seen better deals in
Singapore than HK.

It can be relative as currency has a part to play whether the currency you
earn your money in is against the currency you're buying in has a stronger
exchange rate.

Duncan

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losheng

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Nov 18, 2006, 10:56:51 AM11/18/06

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Hey, Guys,

Thank you guys for all the suggestions - I've just returned from the
trip. I went to stores like Man Shin, as well as the camera stores
along Stanley Street near the Central MTR station. I've found that
prices at the Tim Sha Shui area tends to be inflated. You can get a
more consistent and reasonable prices from the stores along Stanley
Street. The G7 retails for about HKD 4150 (about USD 532) at the shops
along Stanley Street. These shops tend to deal more with the local
professionals/advanced amateurs, while the shops in other areas seemed
to be targeting tourists.

At the above prices, the G7 is about 10-15% cheaper than what it is
being sold for in Singapore.

I hope this information is useful.

ls

eizo...@gmail.com

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Nov 21, 2006, 9:10:12 PM11/21/06

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Market price of Canon G7 has dropped to HK$38xx.

http://www.tincheungcamera.com.hk/product_info.php?products_id=2636

Regards,

Patrick

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chrispycrunch

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Dec 7, 2006, 10:01:01 AM12/7/06

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Is buying a G7 in HK far cheaper than buying one in North America
(especially Canada)? Our tax rate here is 14%.

Tom M

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Dec 13, 2006, 12:54:23 AM12/13/06

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Years ago I used to deal with "CONY LTD" in Kowloon.
They were great and shipped stuff to me in NY saving me a bundle.

Ciao,

Tom M