Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Perhaps it has something to do with plausible deniability (Of either R or D persuasion) not playing nicely with photographic evidence . . .? ;-0 On Sep 2, 2004, at 2:35 PM, Scott McLoughlin wrote: > As the nation's capital and news center, I imagine that > Wash, DC must have one of the denser populations > of photographers in the country. And the economic > demographic of the surrounding burbs is reasonably > impressive. > > So why is the retail situation so bleak? And in particular, > why is Leica so poorly represented? I can understand > NYC, but it sounds like the Boston area is kicking DC's > butt in this regard as well. > > It's kinda weird to me. Then again, it's a weird city :-) > > Scott > > Ken Firestone wrote: > >> On Thu, 2 Sep 2004 13:39:49 -0400, B. D. Colen >> <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >>> The two spots I remember from D.C. - and I'm talking '66-'80 - were a >>> camera store (can't remember the name, but I do remember that they >>> got a >>> fair amount of my pretty limited income)with both new and used >>> equipment >>> on the south side of Pennsylvania Ave NW between 17th and 18th Sts >>> NW - >>> and, I believe in that same block, same side, on the second or third >>> floor, Images, a black and white custom lab started by the guy who >>> was >>> LBJ's WH photographer. >>> >> <snip> > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >