Hong Kong camera stores - recent news

For any of you who get to Hong Kong, Tin Cheung Camera Company has
moved shop. They're now at 6B Carnarvon Road, Kowloon. This is about
five minutes' walk from their old spot in the arcade at 100 Nathan Road.
The new location fronts right on the street and is decidedly cleaner, neater,
and more spacious. All the used gear is on the second floor. They still
have about the lowest prices in town on new gear, but don't expect to talk
the price down on new stuff (used is a completely different matter).

Another place that had some interesting used stuff (like a 135mm f/3.5
Zeiss Planar, multicoated but not T*, in shutter, with miniscule cleaning
marks, US$1000) is David Chan Company, Shop 15, Champagne Court,
16 Kimberley Rd next to the Mirama Hotel, also in Kowloon. David speaks
very good English. I learned of this place, which is a little hard to find,
from a local pro, a friend of my wife's uncle, who claims this is *the* place
to go for used gear.

Steve

In article ,
(Stephan Goldstein) wrote:

Zeiss Planar, multicoated but not T*

Zeiss multicoating is T*. T just means it is coated.

The exception to this is a Rollei MC lens which is HFT regardless of if
it is a Zeiss, Schneider, Rolleinar, Rolleigon, etc.

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To reply no_ HPMarketing Corp.

In article , Bob Salomon wrote:
In article ,
(Stephan Goldstein) wrote:

Zeiss Planar, multicoated but not T*

Zeiss multicoating is T*. T just means it is coated.

The exception to this is a Rollei MC lens which is HFT regardless of if
it is a Zeiss, Schneider, Rolleinar, Rolleigon, etc.


OK, I didn't realize that. The lens was not marked as multicoated
in any way, but it clearly was given the multitude of colors reflected
from the various surfaces.

In article ,
(Stephan Goldstein) wrote:

In article , Bob
Salomon wrote:
In article ,
(Stephan Goldstein) wrote:

Zeiss Planar, multicoated but not T*

Zeiss multicoating is T*. T just means it is coated.

The exception to this is a Rollei MC lens which is HFT regardless of if
it is a Zeiss, Schneider, Rolleinar, Rolleigon, etc.


OK, I didn't realize that. The lens was not marked as multicoated
in any way, but it clearly was given the multitude of colors reflected
from the various surfaces.

Zeiss (Carl Zeiss not Zeiss Jena) lenses are exceptionally easy to tell
if they are MC. Marked T (usually in red) it is not MC. Marked T* or HFT
(Rollei only) and they are MC.

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To reply no_ HPMarketing Corp.

Thanks for this post. I bought a Mamiya 7II and full set of lenses from
Tin Cheung years ago, but my recent faxes to them have gone unanswered.
Now I know it is because they have moved and changed their fax number.
From you post, I was able to find their web site (which they didn't
have in the past) and am able to re-establish contact with them.

Unfortunately, I am unable to find contact information for David Chan
Company. Do you have a web site, fax number or email address for them?

In article .com, "spotmeter" wrote:
Thanks for this post. I bought a Mamiya 7II and full set of lenses from
Tin Cheung years ago, but my recent faxes to them have gone unanswered.
Now I know it is because they have moved and changed their fax number.
From you post, I was able to find their web site (which they didn't
have in the past) and am able to re-establish contact with them.

Unfortunately, I am unable to find contact information for David Chan
Company. Do you have a web site, fax number or email address for them?


David Chan Company
Shop 15, Champagne Court
16 Kimberley Rd
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: 852-2723-3886
Fax: 852-2311-2025
ToHang {at} netvigator dot com

No website is listed on the business card he gave me.

steve