Place to buy B+W 486 UV-IR Cut Filter in Tokyo?

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Dear friends in Tokyo,

Would anyone know where can I buy a 46mm thread IR Cut filter (B+W 486 prefered) in Shinjuku Tokyo? Does anyone know any stock available at Yodobashi or Map Camera?

I'll take a vacation in Tokyo and its nearby Hakone area this weekend with my M8. I'll pick my CV15 and 35 Lux asph.

Have been finding the 486 filter in Hong Kong but simply no stock available here.

Thank you for your kind advice.

Cheers
Matthew

[sdai]

I'm not in Tokyo now, Matthew, but you could try Yodobashi in Shinjuku, the B+W filters can be found on the 3/F of the camera division.

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Dear Simon

Thank you for your kind response. I'll surely try my luck there =)

Cheers
Matthew

[dugby]

When i was there 2 weeks ago, On the south side of Shinjuku station, ie the side which does not have the Government building with the lookout tower. On the 1st street parallel to the train station is camera shop which has about 50 to 75 M bodies in the window. give them a try.

Secondly at the Ginza, on the opposite side to the Nikon shop, and 100m further down/, is another shop that has about 40 M bodies.

Both of these shops have been there for 20+ years.

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Dear Dugby

Thanks a lot for your kind suggestion. I'm about to fly. Hope I can enjoy a sunny Fuji scenary =)

Cheers
Matthew

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I should add, Yodabashi in Akihabara had a little more Leica gear than the Yodabashi in Shinjuku.

I did shoot a lot of local photographers,...... Blads an Mamiya's are still very widely used in daily street usage. They were shooting as freely as what i was with my L1...!!!!!