have anyone here bought their dslr body or lens or speedlight from Japan? is it reccomended because after conversion , it's still cheaper than a 2nd hand unit.

do we really need warranty for lenses?

If you don't mind risking the warranty, of course you may go ahead since it's cheaper. If you think that warranty is crucial to you, buy local set.

seriously. a new unit for eos 5d in japan is only 244,958.00 JPY = 7,313.15 MYR



i suggest we make a bulk purchase as we can share the delivery cost.

Also, you have to have be ready in case item went missing or the seller went MIA.

my concern is the taxation.

If I not mistaken video camera and camera is international warranty. The warranty rules has change?

need to search back my long lost friend in japan. same secondary school. very honest guy.. so does warranty matters much to all of u?

btw, if u can read japanese, i refer the price from http://www.kakaku.com

This post has been edited by dgrebel: Jan 2 2008, 11:33 AM

There is no tax for camera products in Malaysia.

Canon don't provide international warranty for their cameras. Only Olympus does.

I see. Last time, I brought a Sony video camera from Hong kong and take it to local here service. No problem at all. Even they replace a new set for me after they give up the repair.

For Nikon, the body is local warranty, but the lens is international

nikon, canon provide local warranty only..as for lenses i think all are international warranty..
only sony and olympus provide international warranty..other brands not very sure, need to go through their warranty slip

lol. I guess this will be a very informative post for me. I'm going to Tokyo, Japan soon and is planning to get an entry level DSLR. The 400D in Japan only cost around 1.7kRM. SO tempting to get one but still in serious consideration due to the warranty. hahaa. Might get Sony A100 instead if they provide international warranty. lol. X]

alamak.. if u have safe trader tag i would already consider to 'kirim' from u.. huhu.. i think 400d there is hell lot cheaper than malaysia.

Better buy olympus e-3 then .

yeah, getting there is lot cheaper but then u need to consider few things..
- warranty
- cost of getting other stuffs which u can get it bundled together..

getting camera there is really getting the "camera" only nothing much and nothing less..so if u can get a good package here mind as well getting it here rite?

LOL. I'm going with my family only le, so might be buying it for personal use. Am afraid of tha taxation too if i bring too many things back. Heard from my dad that tp get the Japanese visa done, we have to show them we already have 10KRM of cash in hand, Japan's kind of strict. But probably a lens or two i might be able to help la. Yeah, 400D but the warranty worries me. lol.

E-3 too expensive for a beginner like me la~ even if it is cheaper, it is still expensive for me. ahahaha. X]

Yup, true. I'm not sure what it comes bundled with too. lol.

there is a way to bypass the 'show me rm10k' system. just join the utm edu-trip normally held in december. not to mention cheap too.

anyway bro.. if u happen to found eos40d body around rm3.3k, roger me via pm plz.

I just came back from japan, and the cameras and rechargeable batts are cheap! There is an area in tokyo where the electronic gadgets are cheap, but i cant remember the name of that place...It was tempting to get a dslr... though no money =.= but my dad did buy a nikon s200... no international warranty though, but he figured it was worth the risk. But so far so good ^^ However, i'm not too sure i'll buy an slr without warranty.. unless of course the price differents is enough to warrant another trip to Japan ^^

This post has been edited by Xannava: Jan 2 2008, 07:52 PM

Alright, bro. found it like at 3.3k at kakaku.com. Hahaa. Is the price there 100% accurate or it's just some gimmicks? Finding the price for a 400D kit now. Sigh.

And Xannava, i think the gadget street you meant is Shinjuku. Heard from quite a number of my frens that Shinjuku offers really competitive prices for gadgets. Can't wait to fly to tokyo now! haha! X]

Damn it! I can't understand Japanese... What's the price of g9 at Japan?