> > > >> There were two brothers who owned it, but I think one is dead, now. >> I'm not sure which one, though. > >Honestly I'm not sure he was the owner, just thought because of his advanced >age and the fact the younger staff wouldn't discuss trade-ins without him >present.
Sounds like he is still the owner, then. The brother's names were Helmut and Gerhart or something. I never knew which was which. > > >> And the telescopes they sell are mostly low end mass market stuff. > >Really? I wonder where they make the money. Those are the cheapest which sell the best. The point and shoots of the telescope business. :^) > Never anyone in there when I >go (or their smaller shop in what was Westown Plaza Mall) I have not been in there for years. That used to be a camera store run by a crook named Sherwin. I guess he went out of business in the mid-80s and McKittericks went in. Last I saw Sherwin he was delivering pizzas. I did pick up a few good deals from him, though, like a Haminex slide projector that is still soldiering on, and 200 rolls of GAF slide film for $20. :^) > >> I'll be heading back to London for a week in late October and I'll >> probably be visiting them all...searching for an ultrawide angle >> lens. Reade's had the 17mm Tamron when I was there this past spring >> for something like $C649 but if I can find a used one for less I will >> go for that. > >I'd love one myself, but can't afford that atm. Neither can I. :^) > I hate being a student :) >Was Reade's a new Tamron? Yes. MF adaptal. -- Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED] �
