In Shanghai...

[scann]

Hi guys,
does anyone know where to find good camera shops in shanghai for nikon products? there is this huan long or long huan place which i went ytd and a lot of ppl recommended...but its under renovation!! where else? i need a dry box soon before my lens turn mouldy because it is really humid down here..thanks!

[ipin]

Originally Posted by scann Hi guys, does anyone know where to find good camera shops in shanghai for nikon products? there is this huan long or long huan place which i went ytd and a lot of ppl recommended...but its under renovation!! where else? i need a dry box soon before my lens turn mouldy because it is really humid down here..thanks!

I dun know any shops in Shanghai. But are you looking for a camera shop selling nikon dry boxes? Din know they have dry boxes. Use silica gel in the meantime. Long term, get a dry cabinet.

[Darcy.Zhou]

Originally Posted by scann Hi guys, does anyone know where to find good camera shops in shanghai for nikon products? there is this huan long or long huan place which i went ytd and a lot of ppl recommended...but its under renovation!! where else? i need a dry box soon before my lens turn mouldy because it is really humid down here..thanks!

Go to Xingguang.
上海市卢湾区鲁班路288号(上海市中心斜土路口)

One of the most famous in Shanghai, I lived in Shanghai for 4 years.

[veyron]

Btw, anyone has any ideas on good shops in Shanghai to get the Benro tripod products? Heard its cheaper in China than sg.

p.s. Sry for barging into your thread scann

[Darcy.Zhou]

Originally Posted by veyron Btw, anyone has any ideas on good shops in Shanghai to get the Benro tripod products? Heard its cheaper in China than sg. p.s. Sry for barging into your thread scann

Compare the price in Xingguang and Huanlong.
One near city center and one near Train station.

[Fumio]

Originally Posted by veyron Btw, anyone has any ideas on good shops in Shanghai to get the Benro tripod products? Heard its cheaper in China than sg. p.s. Sry for barging into your thread scann

上海市卢湾区鲁班路288号(上海市中心斜土路口)

call: 13818569003 - selling many benro tripods. Price wise you have to research first, however, their price is okay but still must haggle with them.

[Fumio]

Latest i thought Huanlong closed down liao?

[scann]

huan long closed....i went there to see an empty destroyed building...renovation works they said..
another one at changyangroad... also gone..cheated twice...

[hongsien]

Originally Posted by scann huan long closed....i went there to see an empty destroyed building...renovation works they said.. another one at changyangroad... also gone..cheated twice...

Is Huanglong the one near the Shanghai Train Station?

HS

[scann]

ya....exit 4...the one in ruins...

[Fumio]

Just for information, saw the sigma 10-20mm at YLcamera selling for only 3600 Rmb before negotiation. about SGD 720 only. Singapore i think 850 if not wrong.

btw, i got my benro C-028n6 + KB-0 for 1450 RMB there, but i think price can be slightly more cheaper.

[hongsien]

Originally Posted by scann ya....exit 4...the one in ruins...

Alamak! So, you know where the shops moved to? Or any othr place where they sell studio lighting, backdrops, used cameras/lenses etc in Shanghai? Thanks!

HS

[hongsien]

Anyone in Shanghai that knows the answer? I am going there third week of April.......perhaps renovations are done by then?

HS

[hongsien]

No one knows?

HS

[GanS_n_PoserS]

just got back from there today.. was trying to find cheap camera stuffs too but to no avail.. next time would like to try out those shops mentioned here..

[747drvr]

I went to XingGuang Photographic Mart today on a whim and that place sells everything to do with Photography under one roof. 6 floors of shops selling new and used cameras/lens, tripods, studio lighting/equipment, digital/film processing, photography books (in Chinese though), costumes (garish-looking chinese wedding gowns!), and even make-up!

I found certain items to be cheaper than Sg. For example, SB800 flash for 2650rmb, and Tokina 12-24 for 3400rmb...all 1 year China warranty. They also sell grey items with 1 yr shop warranty for less of course.

Although based in Shanghai, it's the first time for me to buy photography stuff in Shanghai. Any fellow S'porean bros care to share any pitfalls to avoid?

[hongsien]

Originally Posted by 747drvr I went to XingGuang Photographic Mart today on a whim and that place sells everything to do with Photography under one roof. 6 floors of shops selling new and used cameras/lens, tripods, studio lighting/equipment, digital/film processing, photography books (in Chinese though), costumes (garish-looking chinese wedding gowns!), and even make-up! I found certain items to be cheaper than Sg. For example, SB800 flash for 2650rmb, and Tokina 12-24 for 3400rmb...all 1 year China warranty. They also sell grey items with 1 yr shop warranty for less of course. Although based in Shanghai, it's the first time for me to buy photography stuff in Shanghai. Any fellow S'porean bros care to share any pitfalls to avoid?

Thanks for the tip! I am going there in a few weeks

HS

[747drvr]

Are you based in HK? I would think HK prices are pretty competitive and less worry compared to buying stuff in China?

[hongsien]

Originally Posted by 747drvr Are you based in HK? I would think HK prices are pretty competitive and less worry compared to buying stuff in China?

I used to live in HK, but now in Singapore. I wll be going to Shanghai mainly to buy lighting, not cameras.........or perhaps those chinese panorama cameras (Gaoersi) and others.

HS

[Clown]

the whole building virtually uprooted and planted itself to the new 鲁班路 building liao.

u can find the shops almost exactly where they used to be in the old building. kinda creepy. haha.

oh and kingripoche heads and plates there are like dirt cheap. dunno about benro tho, i wont touch them now cuz their quality still sucked. velbon is a better bargain.