TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US25.8% cheaper in Japan
Is Sony α7 V ILCE-7M5 Full-Frame Camera, Body Only cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$746.86 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$746.86 (25.8%): Japan ¥328,000 ≈ US$2,153.13, the US US$2,899.99.
01 · Verdict
25.8% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥328,000tax basis not stated · kakaku.com page's lowest listed reference price; the value observed on the page · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$2,153.13JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$2,899.99excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$746.8625.8% · US list price as denominator
US stickers exclude state and local tax; Japan stickers include tax. The bases differ, so this is not a landed cost.
Japantax basis not stated、the USexcl. tax; where the tax basis differs, only the list prices are compared; a comparison of two named sources’ list prices, before card fees, shipping and tax refunds. Checked 2026-09-18. Before you order, use theJapan source page and the US source pagecurrent prices.
Japan vs US price table
| Market | List price | Source · checked | Tax basis · stock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japankakaku.com page's lowest listed reference price; the value observed on the page | ¥328,000 | kakaku.com ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USofficial list price | US$2,899.99 | Sony US official store ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$2,153.13 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$746.86 | 25.8%US list price as denominator | Extra fees not includedCard fee, shipping and tax-free extra |
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Is it worth buying in Japan?
Japan ¥328,000, Taiwan NT$75,830; both are same-day price snapshots taken when checked, excluding shipping, tax refunds, and card fees.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$2,185.43, still below the US by US$714.56.
- Break-even rate 0.0088 USD/JPY: above it the the US sticker is the cheaper one (this check used 0.0066, cross-converted from the Bank of Taiwan yen and dollar rates).
Before you buy
- Only paired when capacity, pack count, and main-unit/refill status match; differences in color, retailer, or stock do not affect the same-product determination.
- The Taiwan price is a retail-channel list price (which may be an authorized import, a parallel import, or a cross-border storefront), not the brand's official price.
- Price and stock follow the page on the day of verification.
05 · Sources
Each price keeps its source link, price kind, tax basis and check date, and is calculated with the TravPrice comparison method. If a price or model is wrong, check the source page and report it.
- Japan price
- kakaku.com ↗kakaku.com page's lowest listed reference price; the value observed on the page · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Sony US official store ↗official list price · excl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-18
- FX
- Bank of Taiwan FX ↗Bank of Taiwan spot selling reference rate; the US dollar is cross-converted · JPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) · 2026-09-10 23:22:00 (Taiwan time)
- Model match
- Japan ranking listing: α7 V, ILCE-7M5, body only/Taiwan product page: Taiwan listing title model ILCE-7M5; Taiwan product page title "[SONY] Digital Single Lens Camera ILCE-7M5 Body Only α7 V (authorized distributor stock, 18+6 month warranty)"The Japan listing is model ILCE-7M5 (α7 V ILCE-7M5 body); the Taiwan product page title likewise reads ILCE-7M5: 「【SONY 索尼】數位單眼相機 ILCE-7M5 單機 α7 V(公司貨 保固18+6個月)」; on 2026-09-18 the page was opened directly to verify the title and model. (Storefront: momo Shopping) US price 2026-09-18: US official site ILCE-7M5/B body (Body Only) US$2,899.99.
- Official product page
- Brand product page ↗Product images on this site are redrawn illustrations; use the official page for appearance, extras and packaging.
- This page generated
- Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.
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