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Gear Talk => Other => Topic started by: richardHaw on November 23, 2017, 08:23:07
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http://richardhaw.com/2017/11/23/shopping-lucky-camera-shinjuku/
The first of my new series! :o :o :o
hope you enjoy it ::)
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Nice report, Ric! Has the shop moved? IIRC, the original Lucky Camera was located much closer to the Shinjuku Station and next to the porn movie theater? :D
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Nice report, Ric! Has the shop moved? IIRC, the original Lucky Camera was located much closer to the Shinjuku Station and next to the porn movie theater? :D
yes, some years ago. they used to be beside Green Peas pachinko :o :o :o
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just updated the article with more pictures :o :o :o
http://richardhaw.com/2017/11/23/shopping-lucky-camera-shinjuku/
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nice? report, GAS comes out painfully :(
let´s have a NG meeting there
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Camera stores with that kind of used equipment selection disappeared in the Los Angeles area in the 1980's.
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Camera stores with that kind of used equipment selection disappeared in the Los Angeles area in the 1980's.
Camera stores have disappeared altogether in the San Bernardino valley. Are there any camera stores left in Hollywood or do I have to drive to NY, NY to find a brick and mortar with a professional stock.
Dave who lives among the dirt people.
I used to do most of my buying at Lee-Mac Camera Exchange in Pasadena, CA. I had an open account from 1977 to 2002 when they closed. I sometimes drove to Hollywood.
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I really miss something like this in Copenhagen.
I just browsed their website, unfortunately it is only in Japanese if you want to see what they have in stock.
Wonder if they ship to Europe?
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I really miss something like this in Copenhagen.
I just browsed their website, unfortunately it is only in Japanese if you want to see what they have in stock.
Wonder if they ship to Europe?
I doubt it. Maybe they can if you ask :o :o :o
shops here rarely ship pverseas due to the hassle.
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http://richardhaw.com/2017/11/25/shopping-nitto-camera/
here is Nitto Camera. unfortunately, they are going to close by the end of January :o :o :o
this makes me sad because the shop owner has been very nice to me
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http://richardhaw.com/2017/12/01/shopping-alps-do-camera/
my favourite shop :o :o :o
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Yes, Alps-Do is a fun shop. I've seen Ais 1200/11 ED-IF there sold for 298,000 JPY several years ago. 8)
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http://richardhaw.com/2017/12/16/shopping-matsuzakaya-camera-shinagawa/
Matsuzakaya Camera :o :o :o
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https://richardhaw.com/2017/12/23/shopping-shinjuku-chuko-camera-ichiba/
Chuko Camera Ichiba :o :o :o
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Thank you for the virtual shopping tour
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Nice, very nice.
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https://richardhaw.com/2018/01/08/shopping-sampo-camera/
let me introduce you to Sampo Camera! I believe that they also sell overseas! cheap here! they also have an ashtray for smokers like me! :o :o :o
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The Voigtlander APO-Lantar 90mm May be interesting for some ;)
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The Voigtlander APO-Lantar 90mm May be interesting for some ;)
i noticed that,too :o :o :o
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https://richardhaw.com/2018/01/09/shopping-chuko-camera-box-shinjuku/
here's another one :o :o :o
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Oh, yes, Chuko Camera Box is more for nerds!
I found my APO Nikkor 240mm f9.0 as well as the more rare multi coated WA APO Nikkor 150mm f9.0 for one of my friends there.
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i really like the shop. it's just that they don't organize their things very well :o :o :o
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http://richardhaw.com/2018/01/28/shopping-fujiya-camera-nakano/
Fujiya camera, the king of camera shops :o :o :o
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My word, what a photographic "lolly shop" - complete I see with a number of not so small boys in the lolly shop! ;D
http://richardhaw.com/2018/01/28/shopping-fujiya-camera-nakano/
Fujiya camera, the king of camera shops :o :o :o
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Fujiya camera, the king of camera shops :o :o :o
My main bank. 8)
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...I have now realized, that it is good to be so far away....
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what happened to Map Camera?
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what happened to Map Camera?
It's still going strong. My second main bank. :D
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I will tackle MAP in the future but i am having 2nd thoughts, they are too "corporate" :o :o :o
I would like to highlight mom and pop shops in order to help them gain some more revenue. I don't want the small shops to go away. Next is probably Sankyo ::) where I found a tickmark lens for $80 8)
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http://richardhaw.com/2018/02/11/shopping-sankyo-camera-ginza/
Sankyo Camera! a place where dreams come true! :o :o :o
I got a tickmark 5cm here for $70 ::)
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http://richardhaw.com/2018/02/25/shopping-40th-used-camera-bazaar-ics/
:o :o :o
I got a Contax2a with a 5/1.5 opton Sonnar ::)
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https://richardhaw.com/2018/07/03/shopping-osawa-camera-ebisu/
Osawa Camera :o :o :o
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http://richardhaw.com/2018/07/07/shopping-arrow-camera-garakuteya-yotsuya/
arrow camera! :o :o :o
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Osawa and Arrow look like lots of fun!
Thanks for the virtual (and too brief) vacation and shopping trip!!!
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Agree!
Thank you Richard for all of these shops and the good advice. I may be visiting Tokyo at the end of the year and now have targets for camera browsing.
Alas I suspect that I will be spending more time at the Tower Records (we don't have CD shops anymore here) and Ishibashi Music branches
JJ
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Agree!
Thank you Richard for all of these shops and the good advice. I may be visiting Tokyo at the end of the year and now have targets for camera browsing.
Alas I suspect that I will be spending more time at the Tower Records (we don't have CD shops anymore here) and Ishibashi Music branches
JJ
great! tell me when you need help :o :o :o
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https://richardhaw.com/2018/06/17/shopping-nitto-camera-part-2-nakano/
This is the new Nitto camera! :o :o :o
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Agree!
Thank you Richard for all of these shops and the good advice. I may be visiting Tokyo at the end of the year and now have targets for camera browsing.
Alas I suspect that I will be spending more time at the Tower Records (we don't have CD shops anymore here) and Ishibashi Music branches
JJ
Maybe we can get together for yet another NG off-meeting?
I can also show you around the musical instrument shops in Tokyo.
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https://richardhaw.com/2018/08/19/shopping-diamond-camera-ginza/
Diamond Camera! :o :o :o
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https://richardhaw.com/2018/08/26/report-the-10th-shinjuku-classic-camera-bazaar/
at the camera bazaar :o :o :o
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I don't think I'll ever go to Tokyo (ones never know though), but your shop visits is a delight and reminds me of some old shops that used to be Boulevard Beaumarchais in Paris (Nowadays it's much more fancy and uppity). Thanks for sharing ;)
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Thank you for posting these reports! Very tempting environment you live in :o 8)
Must be hard to cope with ;D
For instance:
This is a Nikon SP (reissue) that has never been opened it comes with the reissued classic W-Nikkor 3.5cm f/1.8 and from what I can gather, this is considered to be a nice price! If I can just afford this thing, I would have bought it in an instant!
I didn't even knew they reissued the 35mm 1.8 :o
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Ric - many thanks again. Such a useful resource for all of us.
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Sorry, could not resist, even though it's not the most interesting Nikon shop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sd_5GSWX9A (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sd_5GSWX9A)
In German, that's called an Ohrwurm (earworm)...
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Thanks! Glad you guys enjoyed this! :o :o :o
there will be another bazaar coming this week so I will be covering that, too! ::)
if you guys see anything interesting that you would like to buy just message me and I can ask the shop if they still have it
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Sorry, could not resist, even though it's not the most interesting Nikon shop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sd_5GSWX9A (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sd_5GSWX9A)
In German, that's called an Ohrwurm (earworm)...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4QSu1ZHunw
i am more into Yodobashi! :o :o :o
but Fujiya is still my favorite (big) shop ::)
Alps-Do is the best tiny shop in my opinion
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4QSu1ZHunw
i am more into Yodobashi! :o :o :o
but Fujiya is still my favorite (big) shop ::)
Alps-Do is the best tiny shop in my opinion
Agree, except for the abysmal BGM torture in Yodobashi (just like any other retailers).
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Agree, except for the abysmal BGM torture in Yodobashi (just like any other retailers).
theres a girl that i like in Yodobashi :o :o :o
but ms Morioka from Bic is also a darling ::)
bigger problem than choosing between Z6 Z7 8)
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theres a girl that i like in Yodobashi :o :o :o
but ms Morioka from Bic is also a darling ::)
bigger problem than choosing between Z6 Z7 8)
:o ;D :o ;D :o
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on a serious note. I find that Yodobashi's are usually more professional although I can name you 1 rude staff. ::)
the Bic staff at Bicqlo camera shops are usually OK. :o :o :o
most of the staff in Shinjuku know me. they have been seeing me for years. they even saw how my child grew from a small baby to a toddler.
i usually end up having a friendly relationship with the shop staffs. i get discounts and other stuff without even asking for them!
i got this yesterday from Alps-do. the owner ran to me and gave this to me for a very good price! he knew that I have been wanting to buy one for years.
its a price you only give to friends and i cannot say it here.
the people at Sankyo are also great.
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on a serious note. I find that Yodobashi's are usually more professional although I can name you 1 rude staff. ::)
the Bic staff at Bicqlo camera shops are usually OK. :o :o :o
most of the staff in Shinjuku know me. they have been seeing me for years. they even saw how my child grew from a small baby to a toddler.
i usually end up having a friendly relationship with the shop staffs. i get discounts and other stuff without even asking for them!
i got this yesterday from Alps-do. the owner ran to me and gave this to me for a very good price! he knew that I have been wanting to buy one for years.
its a price you only give to friends and i cannot say it here.
the people at Sankyo are also great.
Enjoy your FA!
The "special discount for friend" is fairly common in Japan. I have such relationship wiith some musical instrument shops that I visit much more often than the camera shops.
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i guess it's true anywhere :o :o :o
we owned a shop and we would usually give regular customers discounts ::)
some of them are still my friends up til today
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I got a small discount (~10%) at the filter section at Bic in Shinjuku! Not friends with anyone!
I bought a nice silk cord Artist and Artisan there also so maybe that was why?
JJ
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I got a small discount (~10%) at the filter section at Bic in Shinjuku! Not friends with anyone!
I bought a nice silk cord Artist and Artisan there also so maybe that was why?
JJ
maybe they have a promo or you showed them your passport :o :o :o