RE: [Leica] Other good stores

["Carleton, Sam" <Sam.Carleton@FMR.COM>]

Why do you say that?  They still have a web site up.  I do know that they do
not open until 9am PST (noon EST).

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Bill Satterfield [SMTP:cwsat@istate.net]
	Sent:	Friday, June 01, 2001 10:10 AM
	To:	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
	Subject:	Re: [Leica] Other good stores

	I think Dels has gone out of business..........

	"Carleton, Sam" wrote:

	> Herb,
	>
	> There are a number of outstanding stores that it appears you are
not aware
	> of.  One is not to far from you, Del's Camera in Santa Barbara (
	> http://www.dels-cam.com/ ), then there is one here in the mid
west, Mid West
	> Photo Exchange ( http://www.mpex.com/ ).  Both Del's and Mid West
focus on
	> used.  I don't think Del's has much Leica any more and Mid West
inventory,
	> based on their web site, is really thin, too.  But both companies
are in the
	> exact same league as KEH.
	>
	> Then there is my favorite store for new stuff, Calument.  They
have a store
	> somewhere on the west cost, but the main store is in Chicago.
Ther're web
	> site is http://www.calumetphoto.com/ .  As for as day in, day out
supplies,
	> Calument cannot be beaten.  One time I places an order about 2pm.
I called
	> back at 3pm and said that I had forgotten to order a chemical and
could I
	> tack it onto my order.  The sales person told me my earlier order
was
	> already boxed and on the truck but that he would get the new item
on the
	> truck, too, NO EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES!  This is also a company
that you can
	> call up and talk to like you do when you walk into a camera store.
Their
	> sales people, like KEH, DEL's and Mid West, all know what they are
talking
	> about.
	>
	> Sam
	>
	> P.S.  I think Calumet also has a store in the UK, they have UK
prices on
	> their web site.
	>
	>         -----Original Message-----
	>         From:   Herbert & Lee Kanner [SMTP:kanner@acm.org]
	>         Sent:   Thursday, May 31, 2001 6:48 PM
	>         To:     leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
	>         Subject:        [Leica] Metz
	>
	>         Thanks to all who sent info.  By now, I know what unit and
SCA I
	>         need.  I received email saying that B&H has it, but I
prefer to buy
	>         from the local Bear Images when I can--they have been so
damn nice
	>         over the years.  I probably will have to wait for the SCA
because
	> the
	>         importer, Bogen, is temporarily out of them.  But, I'm not
in a
	>         hurry--flash is a very low priority for me.
	>
	>         I knew that AAA camera was sleazy.  I just took a chance
since one
	>         does have protection when using a credit card.  The only
mail order
	>         houses I'm sure of, especially for used stuff are B & H
and KEH.  I
	>         have heard one or two good things said about Adorama, but
have never
	>
	>         used them.  Any info?
	>
	>         I bought my M6 TTL used from B & H and the Canadian 35 mm
Summicron
	> from KEH.
	>
	>         Incidentally, going from the sublime to the ridiculous, I
have to
	>         admit to having bought and Olympus Stylus Epic yesterday.
The price
	>
	>         was right $70, and I wanted something cheap and small
enough to
	> carry
	>         in a pants pocket without having to worry about keys or
coins
	>         damaging it.
	>
	>         Hoping to meet some of you Fri and Sat at Keep-it and
Shove-it in
	> Palo Alto.
	>
	>         Herb
	>         --
	>         Herbert Kanner
	>         kanner@acm.org
	>         650-326-8204