Well stated... On Aug 25, 2007, at 4:46 PM, graywolf wrote:
> That is a hard one for these folks to understand. > > Actually camera stores as I remember them are few and far between. > Decades back a camera store was run by a shutterbug for > shutterbugs. They were not there for mom to drop off the snapshots > of the kids to get developed, those went to the corner drug store > (something else that has all but disappeared). It was a place for > enthusiasts to shop. Want some exotic chemical to mix your own > developer with? They had it. Need a series six to five point five > step down ring? They had it. Want to handle a Hassleblad? They had > one in stock. > > Then some corporate bean counter types realized there were a lot > more moms shooting the new kid than enthusiasts, and that was the > beginning of the end. The bought out the shutterbug type stores and > used the name for a mall store. Enthusiasts can order from B&H or > Freestyle and no need to stock all that expensive stuff that may > only sell in a year or two. Turn over was the name of the game. > > Now the moms are going to Wal-Mart, they have turn over down pat, > and the corporate run mall camera stores are disappearing. But I > hardly miss them, they had very little that I was interested in. > > > > > Glen Tortorella wrote: >> Exactly!--the key factor is the camera store. I live in relatively >> small town. It does not even have a camera store. Up north, a town >> of this size might have a camera store. I gather there are not many >> avid shutterbugs around here... >> >> Glen >> >> On Aug 25, 2007, at 2:16 PM, William Robb wrote: >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Glen Tortorella" >>> Subject: "Rings" for Spotmatic F >>> >>> >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> How difficult would it be to find a pair of those triangular >>>> lanyard >>>> "rings" that come with the Spotmatic F--the ones that connect the >>>> strap to the sides of the body? >>> Depends on where you are. If you don't have one of the increasingly >>> rare >>> good camera stores in your area, then it might be very difficult. >>> You might >>> be better to look for good quality round spit rings instead. >>> >>> William Robb >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
