Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/03

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Subject: [Leica] Re:A sign of the times
From: walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)
Date: Thu May 3 14:17:06 2007
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Calumet, Freestyle and B&H have always done well by me. Can't think of 
anything a local store might sell which can't  be ordered online?

Christopher Williams wrote:
> Okay I did some driving today. 3 camera stores in or near New Orleans 
> have darkroom supplies. The largest darkroom supplier used to be 
> Liberty Camera, which flooded and close up shop. I used to work there.
>
> Only one place has the harder to find supplies that students may not use.
>
> Plus in New Orleans there's not always seasonal students. We have a 
> couple art schools here year round plus summer darkroom classes.
>
> Chris
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Dory" <don.dory@gmail.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 10:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:A sign of the times
>
>
>> Chris,
>> But is May now so no one will have much in the way of stock.  Which 
>> leaves
>> the Formulary, Unique, B&H and the other on line folks that sell year
>> round.  The demand for darkroom is minuscule,  in Atlanta there were 
>> Wolf,
>> Showcase, Photo Barn, Quality some days, PPR, Wings, Photo Bug and two
>> others whose name escapes me that used to have fair darkroom stocks.  
>> Now,
>> it is mostly one store that has anything consistently and that is mostly
>> basic stuff.  So, darkroom is now a true specialty business that will 
>> mostly
>> be conducted on-line.
>>
>> On 5/3/07, Christopher Williams <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Yeah, duh. Did that for years.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Don Dory" Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:A sign of the times
>>>
>>>
>>> > Chris,
>>> > The problem with the student business is that they buy in 
>>> September and
>>> in
>>> > January so a smart retailer will stock the basics then.  Illford RC,
>>> D-76,
>>> > fix, stop, Dektol, Tri-X.
>>> >
>>> > On 5/2/07, Christopher Williams <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Which means where are the students getting the supplies from? 
>>> There was
>>> >> good business in that. BK that is.
>>> >>
>>> >> Chris
>>> >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more 
>>> information
>>> >>
>>> >>
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Don
>>> > don.dory@gmail.com
>>> >
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>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Don
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>>
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In reply to: Message from jsmith342 at cox.net (Jeffery Smith) ([Leica] A sign of the times)
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Message from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] Re:A sign of the times)
Message from don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory) ([Leica] Re:A sign of the times)
Message from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] Re:A sign of the times)