Re: [Leica] Camera shop in LA and Vancouver

[guitar@cc.wwu.edu (David Feingold)]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tony Chang <stchang@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
>>I will travel to LA and Vancouver with my girlfriend in May.  I was
>>wondering if any LUGGER can recommend me some good camera shops in these 2
>>cities.  Thanks for your help.
>
>Tony Chang,
>If Vancouver includes Vancouver Island, historical downtown Victoria is not
>to be missed, and, at times, it's still possible to imagine that  the sun
>never sets on the British empire :-) If the budget allows, the Empress
>Hotel's a magnificent place to hang up your coat, and the location's tops.
>
>I do recall visiting a pretty good shop there--sorry, I can't recall the
>name, and my info's a few years out of date, but they WERE selling
>Mamiya-class gear. Don't recall seeing photo stores of note in the popular
>areas around Science Park or Gastown in Vancouver, but then, I was too busy
>doing OTHER things!
>
>Are you taking Amtrak's Coast Starlight from Vancouver to Los Angeles? If
>so, you are extremely fortunate: It's difficult to get good photos through
>the windows of a moving train, but don't let that stop you from trying.
>
>Regarding the M6 meter: I am still getting a refresher course on using a
>centerweighted-type meter, but it appears accurate to within about 1/2 stop
>of my reference Pentax spotmeter. I'd probably carry two sets of spare
>batteries, as I am still not used to leaving the camera uncocked or set to
>"B".
>
>Jeff
Re Vancouver Camera Shop:  Try Lens and Shutter, Bdwy. toward UBC
DF