In hong Kong - be careful - only use reputable shops. The glitzy ones with the neon lights aren't all that honest.
Here's a sample of some conversations I had.
Me: Do you have tokina?
Them: Yes, but you can't use it on your canon. It's for tokina cameras
Me: but see that one, it says canon mount?
Them: Yes, but only on the professional 1D.
Me: Ah ok thanks... see ya...
Me: Do you have the Sigma 17-70 2.8 to 4.0?
Them: Yes, but you can't use it on your canon. It's for Sigma cameras. What you really want is this 55-250mm ultra zoom by canon.
Me: Oh wow. So canon lens for canon cameras then huh?
Them: Yep
Me: Ah ok, then how about this EF-S 15-85 for canon? How much is that?
Them: Oh this is only for the new 650D.
Me: Wow, 650D, can i see one?
Them: Erm, sure, tomorrow?
Me: So which lens will this 15-85 work on?
Them: Oh the 1Ds MK 3
Me: Okay, tell you what, if you can get THIS lens to mount and work on the 1Ds3, I'll buy them BOTH right now.
Them: Erm - we don't have stock of a 1Ds Mk 3.
Me: But you DO have stock of the 650D right?
Them: Yeah, tomorrow.
Me: Right............ well, I'll be back tomorrow then, don't forget! Get me a canon 650D, and I'll swing right by and pick it up.
Girls - get a guy to go along with you. I don't know a whole lot about cameras, but i know enough to know when a scam is on the way.
And to your question Phaleesy - did not have enough time to wander far out to the reputable shops. But from what i gather, the dodgy ones that quoted me - (only 1 or 2 had stock though) it's VERY close to that amount
on that site. But cash ya?
Here's a sample of some conversations I had.
Me: Do you have tokina?
Them: Yes, but you can't use it on your canon. It's for tokina cameras
Me: but see that one, it says canon mount?
Them: Yes, but only on the professional 1D.
Me: Ah ok thanks... see ya...
Me: Do you have the Sigma 17-70 2.8 to 4.0?
Them: Yes, but you can't use it on your canon. It's for Sigma cameras. What you really want is this 55-250mm ultra zoom by canon.
Me: Oh wow. So canon lens for canon cameras then huh?
Them: Yep
Me: Ah ok, then how about this EF-S 15-85 for canon? How much is that?
Them: Oh this is only for the new 650D.
Me: Wow, 650D, can i see one?
Them: Erm, sure, tomorrow?
Me: So which lens will this 15-85 work on?
Them: Oh the 1Ds MK 3
Me: Okay, tell you what, if you can get THIS lens to mount and work on the 1Ds3, I'll buy them BOTH right now.
Them: Erm - we don't have stock of a 1Ds Mk 3.
Me: But you DO have stock of the 650D right?
Them: Yeah, tomorrow.
Me: Right............ well, I'll be back tomorrow then, don't forget! Get me a canon 650D, and I'll swing right by and pick it up.
Girls - get a guy to go along with you. I don't know a whole lot about cameras, but i know enough to know when a scam is on the way.
And to your question Phaleesy - did not have enough time to wander far out to the reputable shops. But from what i gather, the dodgy ones that quoted me - (only 1 or 2 had stock though) it's VERY close to that amount
on that site. But cash ya?
Comment