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

[wharting at verizon.net (bill harting)]

<.who did I leave out?).

Calumet, Bent Street Cambridge you left out.

You mentioned Levine's. That's a great place to wander through, with the 
history of recent darkrooms in jumbled piles. Yesterday there were probably 
14 Leica enlargers there lined up forlornly, and boxes of lens shades, flash 
synch cords, cases, filters... clumps of view camera bodies on wonderful 
tripods, cases of  view camera lenses. Almost no M stuff, though, no bodies, 
two 90mm lenses. They did have a lovely Summilux 50 (not the new one) for me 
to ogle. I dared not touch it.

bill h in Plymouth MA, who mostly mail orders film and buys darkroom stuff 
locally.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Buzz Hausner" <buzz.hausner@verizon.net>
To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 5:47 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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