Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Looks like he just discovered PS :-) Op 20-okt-06, om 18:59 heeft Leonard Taupier het volgende geschreven: > Jim, > > You should try my local shop: > > Allen's Camera > New Falls Rd > Levittown, Pa. > www.allenscamera.com > > > He has quite a bit of new and used Leica M gear, mostly mint as > well as Nikon, Canon, Hasselblad and Rollei new and used. While he > caters mostly to the local pros and advanced amateurs, he does > carry low cost digital Nikon and Canon gear as well. Sorry, no E-6 > processing. > > Len > Hatboro, Pa. > > > On Oct 20, 2006, at 11:12 AM, Jim Shulman wrote: > >> Uh, folks, these people have rent/mortgage/utilities/salaries to >> pay for >> their stores. The bottom line is that the old way (used equipment >> in the >> window) doesn't work that well anymore. The life cycle of photo >> equipment >> now more closely parallels that of computer equipment: from >> valuable to >> trasheroo, in less than two years. My guess is that the days of >> still-very-desirable ten, twenty, and even thirty year old gear >> are rapidly >> becoming the dust of history. >> >> The local specialty store (The Camera Shop) is doing quite well by >> adapting >> their business. They have an extensive line of prosumer and high-end >> digital equipment, a limited number of high end film items, a well- >> stocked >> film department, and lots of digital printing stations (which have >> waiting >> lines on the weekends!) While I miss the tons of fascinating items >> in their >> used case, I'm still happy to have one-day E-6 still active down >> the street. >> >> Jim Shulman >> Bryn Mawr, PA >> Who still has extremely fond memories of the store windows along >> 32nd street >> in NYC, circa 1973. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf >> Of Tom >> Schofield >> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 11:01 AM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] RIP - A sad note re survival of film and >> traditionalism >> >> I, too, was just lamenting the downsizing of PhotoCenter in Walnut >> Creek, now Reed's, which I have patronized since 7th Grade. They >> appear to be largely into digi P&S sales and processing. The only >> Leica in stock that I could see is a CLUX and some binoculars. The >> Leica system cameras are special order only, and used leica seems to >> go straight to ebay. Same for Hassy and other medium format, except >> Mamiya TLR which they said is cheap enough to inventory used. >> >> Tom Schofield >> >> >> On Oct 20, 2006, at 7:21 AM, B. D. Colen wrote: >> >>> Ferranti-Degge, a camera store/processing lab one block from >>> Harvard Square >>> has closed its doors after 51 years. The window of F-G was always a >>> place to >>> look for used equipment, and it was a local fixture for anyone >>> interested in >>> photography. But when I walked by yesterday, pausing to check the >>> window, I >>> found it empty - and a notice posted announcing the store's demise. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >