Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan - Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but, and at least for the few comparisons I made, prices are cheaper in New York, even after you get back the approximate 10% rebate for export. I had been hoping to find the new Lumix 14mm f2.5 on sale, but it was not available yet. I would have paid the premium to get it. I did try one at Photokina and at least for the couple of shots I was able to get in before I had to had it back, it looks pretty good. The Akihabara store has the largest camera inventory, I believe, and that's the one I suggest you checkout first. But then, there's also Map Camera, about which more shortly. Regards, Dick On Oct 13, 2010, at 12:34 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Definitely looks like a must-visit place next time I am in Tokyo > (hopefully this December)--unless the prices are high, in which case it > will just annoy me :-( > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > YNWA > > > > > > On Oct 12, 2010, at 10:57 PM, Richard Taylor wrote: > >> When I was in Tokyo a few weeks ago I had to check out the camera stores, >> of course, and I had heard Yodobashi was the largest and had everything. >> Yodobashi turned out be not just a camera store but a giant >> everything-electrical store, rather like an over sized Best Buy here in >> the States. Washing machines, stoves, A/Cs, stereo gear, radios, fans, >> ... yada, yada, yada, as Jerry Seinfeld might say. >> >> I went to two of them, one in Shinjuku; the other in Akihabara. They >> both occupy full city blocks and are eight stories high. Every available >> surface was covered with ads and posters, even the stair and escalator >> steps, and street hawkers just outside the main entrance, young gals, >> shouted out the bargains to be found inside. >> >> The Akihabara store had the most cameras and seemed to have complete >> stocks, even the 8mm Lumix fisheye that's just starting to show up here. >> No surprises in the Nikon or Leica sections, though, just one of >> everything you might want. >> >> All the visual cacophony left me dizzy. Make sure you're sitting down >> before looking. :-) >> >> The pictures start here: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_tokyo/P1010889.jpg.html >> or >> http://tinyurl.com/3xyn7fo >> >> GF-1 20mm f1.7 Pancake. >> >> C&C always welcome. >> >> Regards, >> >> Dick >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information