Posted on May 3, 2009 - by Lakwatsero
Hidalgo-Quiapo, A Camera Haven
If you’re planning of getting a brand new camera, whether it’s a DSLR or a point and shoot, then forget the malls. There’s a camera haven hidden among the sellers of fish and amulets inside Quiapo’s busy public market. The Hidalgo street.
Hidalgo street is located near the Quiapo church and herein lies a stretch of Philippine’s best camera shops. Hidalgo’s camera prices usually differs a few thousand lower than those being sold in the malls. Aside from that, most shops sell different kinds of cameras, camera accessories, lenses etc., which you can’t normally find in the shops inside the malls.
I bought my Nikon D90 from Hidalgo and I was able to get a good bargain from Henry’s. I used the money I saved to buy an extra lens on top of the camera I bought.
To get to Hidalgo, you can take the LRT and hop off in Carriedo Station. From the Carriedo Station, enter fron entrance of the SM building, which is just behind the station, and proceed to the Watson’s exit. The street behind SM is the Hidalgo Street.
For the list of Hidalgo Camera Shops, click here.
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February 26, 2010
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patrick said:
anu po ba tlga mas magandang dslr..canon or nikon??
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February 26, 2010
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jalor said:
kanino tingin nyo mas advisable bumili sa hidalgo?
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February 26, 2010
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apple ortiz said:
thanks for all the comment you jaz guive an idea wat camera will i buy hehehehe thakz guys
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February 26, 2010
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apple ortiz said:
rehkow::::::::if you sell your 500d pls teks meh mi frend wants that unitthese is my no. 09329468113
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February 27, 2010
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bryan said:
which is better, nikon d5000 or EOS canon 40d?
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February 27, 2010
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bryan said:
i mean 500d po pala..:)
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March 2, 2010
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joyce said:
how much po ang canon eos 500d sa hidalgo?
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March 2, 2010
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earljustine said:
meron kaung olympus e300 magkano poh?
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March 2, 2010
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earljustine said:
meron kaung olympus meron kaung olympus e300 magkano meron kaung olympus e300 magkano poh?? magkano poh?
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March 2, 2010
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Rehkow said:
@Patrick
it depends, but i see more nikon users.
@Jalor
Henrys. just look at the place haha! it should look credible.
@apple ortiz
just send me an email reh_kow@yahoo.com
@bryan
500D, but it depends if you’re into the tilt-and-swivel LCD which is only at 230k dots as compared to 920k of 500D.
@joyce
i think 42k kit 38k body maybe a little bit cheaper.
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March 2, 2010
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joyce said:
meron p po bng 450d ngyon?
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March 3, 2010
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Rehkow said:
meron sa hidalgo even 1000D.
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March 9, 2010
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dyoyz said:
how much naman ung 45od and 1000d dun?ty.mwah
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March 3, 2010
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ian said:
im looking for canon 40d body 2nd hand po budget ko 28k
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March 4, 2010
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Aya13allen said:
bro how much mo nakuha yung D90 mo?
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March 4, 2010
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Jude said:
Hi everyone. Magkano ang price ng Nikon D3000 sa mga shops dyan sa Hidalgo st.?
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March 4, 2010
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Mau said:
May 40d and magkano?
body lang
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March 6, 2010
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joseph said:
which is better to buy nikon 3000d or canon 1000d
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March 9, 2010
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Rehkow said:
d3000 since mas bago hehe! besides its almost the same