Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A sign of the times that's happening every single day. There is only one "old style" store left in a 60 mile radius from my home in eastern PA that I'm aware of. I'll have to get there soon & photograph the place as I expect the owner to retire & close the doors. denik On Apr 23, 2005, at 11:07 PM, Feli wrote: > Today I drove down to Samy's to get a(nother) Domke bag. > Samy's is a large camera store in Los Angeles, that sells everything > from Instamatics to pro gear. > > Upon entering I was greeted by a large, slick Nikon booth, stacked with > every camera they make. Looked like something from a tradeshow and I > was > glad to see Nikon put on a good show. > > The darkroom department had shrunk dramatically. Inkjet paper now > occupied > 70% of the wall. Chemicals were down to the basics, D76, Kodak stuff, > some Ilford > and Agfa. Everything you need, just in a less dominant location. > > When I got upstairs I was in for another surprise. Most of the film > cameras were > gone. The whole medium format section was gone, replaced by rows of > inkjet > and photo printers. The Leica shop had barricaded itself in it's > corner, and it's selection of > used gear had thinned considerably. Some guy was buying a black MP. > The 1.4/50 Lux ASPH > looks really nice. > > Most of the used gear was gone. Only a few Nikons and Canons remained. > > I walked past the glass case mortuary in the center in the room > holding the "collectors pieces'. > As I walked down the isle, my M4 reflected in the glass and with it's > one eye peered at it's > shiny relatives, stacked in neat rows and decorated with paper price > tags, who's indicated price > condemned them to a live in suspended animation. > > Huge selection of bags though... > > When I left I felt rather old for someone who is only in his early > 30's... > > > feli > > > > ________________________________________________________ > feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 > www.elanphotos.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >