Today I want to bring you my guide to where to buy cheap cameras in Hong Kong. There are great deals on electronics here, and it’s a good place to get a deal on a new camera.

Where to Buy Cheap Cameras in Hong Kong

Where to Buy Cheap Cameras in Hong Kong

Exciting news: I got a new camera! After using the same digital SLR for over four years, I finally bought a Canon 5D Mark III in Hong Kong.

It’s an amazing camera, and since so many of you have told me that you love the photography on the A Lady in London blog, I’m excited to share even better photos with you!

If you want to know where to buy cheap cameras in Hong Kong, read on for my tips.

Canon 5D Mark III Camera

Camera Deals in Hong Kong

I heard that buying electronics in Hong Kong was less expensive than doing so in the UK or the US, and when I arrived last week I knew exactly who to ask about where to buy cheap cameras in Hong Kong: my friend Sam.

Sam and I used to work together in San Francisco, and when he moved to Hong Kong a while back, he started getting into photography. So much so that he’s become quite a celebrated photographer.

If anyone would know how to get a good price on a camera in Hong Kong, it would be Sam.

Canon 5D Mark III Camera from Hong Kong

Wan Chai Computer Centre

When I asked him where to buy a camera in Hong Kong, he pointed me in the direction of the Wan Chai Computer Centre.

Conveniently located right outside an MTR station in Central, it’s a labyrinthine maze of little shops selling all kinds of computers, cameras, and other technological gadgets under bright fluorescent lights.

I went around to a few stalls to compare prices, doing my best to bargain along the way. Eventually I found the best price at a shop called We DI GI (shop 162-163), and was able to negotiate the removal of the 2% credit card fee.

In the end, I got a better price than I could find on an import model in the US, and although I probably could have saved a bit more if I had spent extra time haggling, I left happy that I found where to buy cheap cameras in Hong Kong.

Canon 5D Mark III Camera

Canon 5D Mark III

When I got back to London, I started playing around with my new camera and the three lenses I have for it (I got one in Hong Kong and two others in the US). It’s a great camera for London photography.

I took a few photos in Hyde Park, and now that I’m traveling in Ecuador and the Galapagos, I’m excited that I’ll be able to share my first travel photos from the new camera with you soon. Stay tuned!

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Where to Buy Cheap Cameras in Hong Kong

22 Comments on Lady’s Guide to Where to Buy Cheap Cameras in Hong Kong

  1. Nice choice! I will be looking forward to your photos!
    When Canon announced that they were discontinuing the Mark II and there would be no replacement model for it, the prices went skyrocketing. so many photographer friends of mine was so depressed, a few of them were even mildly suicidal. They had wanted to buy the Mark II, but it became unaffordable.
    Thank goodness Canon was just toying with them, LOL! 😀

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  6. That is my dream camera right now but I’m trying to hold off because I also want three new lenses. Sounds like I need to make a trip to Hong Long huh, Lady? 🙂

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  7. I’m curious about which lenses you purchased. I own a Canon 5D as well and love the camera. Which lenses do you find you use most for your travel photography? I am going to try to sign up for your webinars as I am dipping my toe into the blogging sphere soon!

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    • I got the L series 24-70 2.8 and the 70-200 2.8. I also got a 50mm lens, and I love all of them. I’m glad you’re interested in attending the webinars, too. I look forward to having you there!

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  8. Yay!! I’m so glad your camera story has a happy ending! Good job tracking down a deal like that while abroad — I am super impressed. AND you haggled (a skill I do not have). So… next time I go to Marrakesh you’re coming with me right 😉
    xo

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  9. Hi, great to hear this! Been setting my eyes on 5D myself. Might go for it now. May I know what your previous camera was. Just curiosity. Thanks.

    Pramod

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