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A few words from NikonJin: Quite often we would want to buy some camera gears from oversea websites/retailers. So let's help each other and share our shopping experiences here... tell us about the shops/websites you bought from and if they (shop and their products) are good or not ....



Perhaps we should have a thread for recommended and trusted retailers. Online and offline.

I've purchased from HVstar, which is now called maxsaver. Got me a UV filter and a circular polarizing filter.

Stuff came real fast (5 days from HK to NZ), and I got a free cleaning cloth too. (stupid cloth leaves lint everywhere, might aswell throw it away)

http://maxsaver.net/

HVstar or Maxsaver now its called is fantastic. If you log on to Ebay and have a look at what they are selling, its usually inclusive of shipping price. I have bought from them before and they are reliable. I also received that lint cloth which is more trouble than good.

I always start from : http://www.pricegrabber.com. This gives me a rough idea as to how much I should be paying. Please note that not all retailers will ship internationally. Not all of them will also charge a decent shipping amount.

B&H Photo http://www.bhphoto.com. One of the biggest online retailers for camera gear. A great reference point. Its not the cheapest but they are definitely 100% trustworthy. They are also 'authorised dealers' for Canon, Nikon.

Sigma4Less - http://www.sigma4less.com. I have used them once. Pricing is not bad, they are NOT authorised resellers of Sigma.

Cameta Camera - http://stores.ebay.com/store=27280321 They sell the sigma 24-60 F2.8 real cheap! I paid $199 US for a Canon one.

Big IS Camera - http://stores.shop.ebay.com/big-is-camera__W0QQ_armrsZ1 Manual Focus Lens converters and other converters.

Duracom133 - http://stores.ebay.com/id=87634393&ssPag...:MEFSX:SST Optech camera straps and optech webbings.

Hong Kong Supplies - http://stores.ebay.com/id=5360883&ssPage...:MEFSX:SST Teleconverters and grips and lots of accessories.

Jiakgong - http://stores.ebay.com/id=152322206&ssPa...:MEFSX:SST Reflectors and accessories.

I've used HVStar too, no problem.. but yeah there cleaning clothes (which i actually paid for it, not freebie!!) is crap.. my lens become more dirty after i use it to clean it .. thanks to the stupid lint everywhere!!!

I've bought stuff from the following ebay sellers before, all no problems:

ndbirdhk
jiakgong
etefore
sighterz-uk
link-delight
fotobestbuy

Another one I would like to add to the list is a NZ based website http://www.qualitycameras.co.nz

I just bought my Tokina 11-16mm off of them. Ordered it on Friday, received it this morning (Monday). Much faster than I thought it would take. Also asked them for a better price and they not only gave me the better price but dropped the price on the website to give everyone a better deal. The item did come from Hong Kong so they probably have an affiliation with a store there and is just the middleman in NZ. The customer service is extremely fast, e-mails are mostly replied in under an hour or sometimes instantly. The item came with the Tokina 2 year warranty and overall pleased with the whole experience.

wow that's a very fast service/shipping.
Sounds like you've found a good supplier!