Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi ! You are lucky ! I am from Taipei, Taiwan. Well, there is a area which has a lot of cameras and lens. The area is near the largest post office and Tapei train station. There are many stores located in two streets. The one is "BO-AI" Rd. This is near the larget primary post office in Taipei. Actually it is the largest post office in Taipei.The other one is "Han-KOU" St. , Sorry it's hard to pronuouce. : - ). The above two sell new and used stuff. Yeah, the price of Leica in Taipei is lower. The all new Leica M6 is NT$52000 which is about US$1,600. The exchane rate is US$ : NT$ = 1 : 33 , and there is another area around "BA-DE" Rd. .Some stores sell used stuff there. Some stores accept credit cards but they may apply surcharge. As a result, I think you probably need to use traveler check to exchange some NT$. Don't worried, Hilton hotel is on the opposite side of Taipei train station. Maybe you could stay there and take a walk to that area. The advice is "don't stick in one store buying stuff". Ask for best price avaiable. Because there are so many stores in that area, I would encourage you to look around all the stores and spend your money wisely. I don't know if you could be in Taipei on May because I will be in Taipei from 17 May to 30 May. So if you could, let me know.