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Subject: Re: [Leica] Ottawa.. photo stuff? Suggestions
From: Paul Chefurka <paul@chefurka.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 17:22:21 -0500
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On Tue, 11 Dec 2001 13:40:16 -0700, "Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com>
wrote:

>I'm off to Ottawa tomorrow for the dreaded family wedding (remeber the
>one... the "depressive" wedding photographer...!)
>
>Anyway - I won't have a lot of time, but any good ideas for camera stores?
>Photo things to see/do etc? (I'm already planning on the Cdn Musm. of
>Contemporary Photography).
>
>Thanks
>
>Tim

If you go the Photography Museum you'll be right near the Byward Market -
there might be some street photo ops there, given how warm it is here these
days.  Parliament Hill is just down the street, and no trip is complete
without etc...

For camera stores, there are two pro shops - Ginn Photo and Focus Center.
The latter is the most interesting, friendliest and best stocked.  The
former has a better lab.  The other place to go is Camera Exchange II on
Bank st. near the Queensway (the main east-west artery).  They are used
gear only, and always have a ton of cool chazerai on display - even some
Leica and an old Contax II last time I was in.  All three stores are on
Bank St - Focus Center is closest to downtown, Ginn is about 8 blocks down
toward the Queensway, and CEXII is three blocks further on.

It will be interesting to hear your reaction the museum.  they tent to put
on a lot of "art" shows - the sort that get bashed here with great
regularity.  I remember one that was all photos of three sticks stuck in
sand in different arrangements, with their shadows adding additional linear
elements.  The prints were really big, though...

Hope you have fun.

Paul

http://www.chefurka.com
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