[Leica] Buying Leica gear from Hong Kong

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Nathan,
I have never bought camera stuff in Hong Kong, except for the Fuji 56mm
f1.2 last year, because long term Hong Kong resident, Howard Cummer
personally vouched for, and talked to his dealer. IMHO, the savings do not
offset the risk of buying anything electronic in Hong Kong for the casual
visitor. The shops there employ every unsavoury selling technique known to
man, starting with bait and switch. It seems their eyes gloss over in
gratitude every time a tourist walks in!

Singapore, on the other hand, has Cathay Photo, which though a trifle
expensive, is as trustworthy as any shop you could name, anywhere in the
world

Cheers
Jayanand


On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
wrote:

> I was wondering as well. Also about whether the items he sells are
> genuine. As I follow trends in counterfeiting closely as part of my job, I
> can tell you that everything, from the most trivial household item to
> luxury items like Leica cameras, can be counterfeited, and IS
> counterfeited. And I do not need to tell you which country is the world
> leader in that business…
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> > On 10 Dec 2015, at 05:51, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > Strange name for a camera dealer. Does he deal in watches as well?
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
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> > On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 3:17 AM, BRUCE <bruceslomovitz at comcast.net>
> wrote:
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> >> Approximately a week ago I asked if any members had experience
> purchasing
> >> Leica gear from Hong Kong.
> >>
> >> I realize that there are numerous Hong Kong vendors with eBay stores. I
> >> chose to buy an M-P (240) from BreguetCamera in Hong Kong.
> >>
> >> I bought my item on the 2nd and received it on the 7th via USPS. The
> item
> >> was well packed and in perfect condition. It had also never been
> opened. I
> >> do believe in supporting our U.S. Leica vendors whenever possible. But
> the
> >> circumstances in this case led me to buy from Breguet. I would buy from
> >> them again without hesitation. I saved hundreds of dollars. So to me,
> it's
> >> worth doing if conditions favor it for you.
> >>
> >> Bruce R. Slomovitz
> >>
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