June 26, 201313 yr I was told that MBK is the place to find cheap DSLR and photography stuff from various brands. For instance, I'm looking for a Kenko extension tube set (WAY cheaper than buying Canon's original). Am I likely to find this kind of accessory (could be other brand) on MBK? If not, where? Thanks!
June 26, 201313 yr MBK should have what you're after... I wouldn't chance it on eBay, you're likely to be hit with additional taxes - if you're living in Thailand that is...
June 27, 201313 yr My personal experience is that photo accessories are hard to source in Thailand. I can find what I want easily and cheaply on eBay, usually from a reputable seller in Hong Kong and these smaller items never get stopped for duty when imported. I have brought in Kenko extension tubes, no duty; they just don't bother with smaller parcels. Larger items (cameras, lenses) may attract duty, but duty on photo gear is quite low (5%?).
June 27, 201313 yr Author My personal experience is that photo accessories are hard to source in Thailand. I can find what I want easily and cheaply on eBay, usually from a reputable seller in Hong Kong and these smaller items never get stopped for duty when imported. I have brought in Kenko extension tubes, no duty; they just don't bother with smaller parcels. Larger items (cameras, lenses) may attract duty, but duty on photo gear is quite low (5%?). I might buy from ebay if I fail to find these on MBK. However, on a quick search for the term "kenko extension tube" showed a guy from HK selling these for under $30, which would be extremely cheap (original price around $130). Are these the ones you bought? If yes, is the quality good?
June 28, 201313 yr Author Outcome: I only had time to go to MBK, and there they had only the Kooka extension kit for 2200B - http://kooka-optics.com/products/show-363.html I also found the original Canon EF25 II, however it was 6500B for a single extension ring. Absolutely out of question, almost enough to buy a macro lens. Nobody had the Kenko. So I decided for this Kooka, really cheap compared to what I was expecting to pay for the Kenko. The problem was that most of the time the Kooka mounts were REALLY stiff, requiring a lot of force to attach or detach a ring from the camera body. So I found a shop that had a lot of those, and the guy opened like 4 or 5 boxes so we were able to gather 3 rings that had good fits and assemble a nice kit. In other words, I don't recommend this mount to anybody, except if you can do it like I did, trying each ring until you find 3 good ones.
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