Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What a great idea! I must admit that I good shop is hard to find. I've been to nearly all camera shops in the greater Boston area, and find the folks at Campus Camera and Calumet photographic in Cambridge(Same company) to be the most friendly, helpful and respectful of anyone. In terms of Leica bodies and lenses, I usually buy privately, as I can't find a single exceptional dealer here! Also pleasant to deal with are some of the people over at Newtenville Camera, in Newton(in particular, a gentleman named, "Smitty"). On the negative, I'd resist the urge to visit Hunt's in Melrose. On 2 seperate occasions, I've phoned to check on the availability on an item, only to find that after the 30 minute drive the item was actually not in stock. The salespersons are also mediocre in terms of knowledge. Absolutely stay away from Park Square Camera in Boston. If anyone is interested, there is also a service on www.photo.net called "neighbor to neighbor" that lists users comments about various dealers. - -Paul Klingaman >From: "John Smith" <pasuno@hotmail.com> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: [Leica] Local photo shop >Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 15:32:00 PDT > >I want to give a vote for Terry's Camera in Long Beach, CA. They are by >far >one of the best shops in southern California, friendly, knowledgable, and >always have a story or laugh to share. They even encourage people to >hangout and talk, by having chairs at the counters and of to a side. They >carry a large assortment of new and used equiptment plus sodas and candy. > >What is great about them is that their always looking to empower their >customer with information instead of just selling equipment. Which they do >if you really want it. > >If you have a favorite please let the lug know. I think good camera store >are not going away but we photographers are just keeping them a secret. > >PaSuNo > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com