My mission for this trip to Hong Kong is to find a Canon S50 digital camera for significantly less than AUD$1000. The cheapest I can find the S50 in Australia is about $1170 inc GST.
If I can find it for well under $1000, then I think it is worth forgoing the security of a local warranty. In fact, my goal is to beat HKD$4000 (current exchange rate is about AUD$1 = HKD$5). Naturally I will also require a memory card and other accessories, and if I can get it all for no more than AUD$1000 then I will be happy. It’s all been included in the budget for the holiday too !
my uncle lives in hong kong and i was actually going to ask him to look for this camera for me. did you end up finding it for cheap in hong kong?
Yup, there’s an electronics store in Pacific Place shopping mall that is on the official list of “reputable dealers”, and their price was pretty competitive – although if you are prepared to hunt around I’m sure you’ll find it cheaper. Either way, it was far cheaper than anything I could find in Australia at the time – I’m not sure what prices have done in the last 6 months though.