If you are a photographer, you will have a brand. Most often you will be Cannon or Nikon(and never the twain shall meet it seems). If you are a photographer in Hong Kong, you will most likely be buying kit, as it is cheap(tax free) and plentiful. However, you may find it hard to test gear out in the photo stores, as the shop owners hate having to unwrapped the shrink-wrapped lens in the window so you can have a play. And we photographers like to have a play! Now, if you are a Cannon boy like me, you should trot your way over to the Cannon showroom on the 20th floor of iSquare in TST. This place is the place for all things Cannon. They have all of their cameras and lenses out for you to test and play with. The staff there are really knowledgeable and understand f-stops, frame rates, 4:2:2, you get the idea. They also have other Cannon products there, so not just cameras. The reason I highlight this showroom, is that it is a good place to test the gear you want to buy, which I find such a rarity in HK. You can also buy in the showroom, which means you will be getting genuine goods at the rack rate, however, you can also make a list of what you want and then head into Mong Kok to see if you can get a deal. Third party dealers may not be cheaper, but they can often throw in bits and pieces, say cases, straps, cheap lens filters. If you are tech geek and just want to play, they have some mental«paparazzi» lenses overlooking Hong Kong, so you will at least get a great view out of their 20th floor window.