Glen, what is "around here" for you? rg2
On 8/25/07, Glen Tortorella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
