[Leica] Let's Hold the Future at Bay a Tad Longer

[bill at grimwood.net (Bill Grimwood)]

I do exactly the same thing Buzz.


Bill Grimwood


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Buzz Hausner" <buzz.hausner@verizon.net>
To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 4:47 PM
Subject: [Leica] Let's Hold the Future at Bay a Tad Longer


> 
> I buy all my film and other photographica from local dealers.  I am
> fortunate in having a professional level shop just down the road (Zeff,
> for those of you in the Boston area) which carries all the films I might
> ever use and many I will never use.  I buy my cameras and lenses from
> small local shops as well and we are fortunate to have five full service
> Leica franchises within about five miles of my home (Park Square, Zeff,
> New England Photo, What's-his-Name in Newton Center, and the dreaded
> Levine's at Dry Dock Place...who did I leave out?).
> 
> I shop thus for many reasons, not the least of which is a vain hope that
> I am helping to extend the lives of these local shops so that what I
> need will always be right at hand.  If those of us who have local
> dealers available migrate to B & H and other on-line (sorry, Kit) or
> mail order sources, the guy down the road is doomed.
> 
> Buzz Hausner
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+buzz.hausner=verizon.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+buzz.hausner=verizon.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf
> Of Scott McLoughlin
> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 5:34 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] the future happened yesterday
> 
> Emanuel Lowi wrote:
> 
> > My trusty dealer tells me that he now sells 3x worth
> > of Sandisk memory cards vs. film, daily.
> 
> > Who feels like some luddisaurus trapped in a Jurassic
> > tar pond?
> 
> -----CUT-----
> 
> So many thoughts.
> 
> (1) I buy all my film online mail order. Lots cheaper
> and bigger variety. Same for almost all of my gear. I
> never really think about it, but I guess lots of folks
> must be keeping retailers in business.
> 
> <<SNIP>>
> 
> Scott
> 
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