Buying camera accessories & Nikon lenses on Lazada TH

[Fab5BKK]

Dear All,

Do you have any good / bad experience buying camera accessories and Nikon lenses on Lazada TH?

Thanks for your feedback(s)!

[OneMoreFarang]

Why would you do that?

I would never buy expensive products which can easily be damaged from a Thai online store.

Try to argue with them after you paid that this or that is not 100% ok. Good luck!

[Fab5BKK]

Thanks for your comment.

BTW, did you personally have bad experience with Lazada regarding this kind of purchase?

[ThaiBob]

The big camera retailers sell on Lazada too. Do your research there, then visit the shop personally as you will get the same deal. Example, EC-MALL and Fotofile. 

[Fab5BKK]

Hi ThaiBob, I do agree with you, that's the right approach.

 

I wanted to buy a Nikon AF-P DX 70-300 f4.5-6.3G ED VR here in Bangkok.

 

I had a look online  (Shopee TH and Lazada TH) and visited a few photo shops in the nearby commercial centers.

 

Result:

The standard retail price is around THB14K

The online price varies from THB5.4K to THB11.5K

At the shops, the price varies as well. From the same photo retail chain, I was quoted THB16K at one shop and another one 3 kms away quoted THB6K (these prices are for a "white label" lens, ie: part of a kit and then sold separately). More interestingly, the 2nd shop first quoted THB5.4K then, a week later when I came to make my purchase, quoted THB6K (when their online price still was THB5.4K).

 

In the end, I bought it online @5.4K (Shopee, well known photo retail chain) with a Nikon international warranty and a 1-year seller warranty