On 30/8/03 0:03, "francis newman" wrote: ......snip(s)........ >> My first Strobe experience was at the Polytechnic of central London, >> 68 - 71. they had a couple of 5000 consoles which we weren't allowed >> to touch. we had to have a technician to operate them for us. Seemed >> strange as we were let loose with the then equally lethal Balcars - I >> actually - believe it or not - used a couple of Balcars to shoot by >> the Poly swimming pool. Crap shots but the risk now makes me shudder! > > Fast forward to 71- working for Duffy, with what I think must have been
> > End of an era Dear Francis Your name begins to make sense to me now you've put in context. 1974. Keith Johnson. Great Marlborough Street. Saturday mornings --just like a camera club. Go in for a coffee: Chat about kit - with people behind the counter who understood what was in the boxes and opened them up for you to actually handle the contents: Generally talk to other like minded photographers: Waste time until 12.00 & all go to the pub. Those were the days. Now all we're left with is the equivalent of shed operations, invariably staffed by ex. B&Q shelf stackers, unable to discuss the finer points of the piece of kit you're burning to buy. Perhaps we should be petitioning Keith to bring him out of his vinyard and back into the retail photographic business. (Hopefully with the ridiculous amount of extended credit he used to operate as well). As you said.. 'the end of an era' Glad to see you're still in the business. -- Regards David Preutz Studio +44 (0)20 7350 1733 Cellular +44 (0)7831 350725 =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
