Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> From: kiklaas@iinet.net.au > The first time I went into a really old camera store I felt like a kid in > Toys R Us (my daughter is who is almost a clinical psychologist tells me > she thinks I had a deprived childhood :-)- I browsed for hours and still > go to look...I notice that these old stores are becoming extinct Down > Under, what a pity. I heard that Perth is a great place to buy old > classic cars - climate is perfect for minimum rust - could this mean we > may have good conditions then for second hand lens - fungus etc. (I have > never, ever had that problem with any lens I have owned). not only down under, but certainly here in the US. the photo store in my town used to have all sorts of used equipment in the window, now it's all cellphones and ads for nextel service and the like. it's sad, but those guys got to live, and the economics are changing. - -rei - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html