Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> Leica Users Group. >>> >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Don >>> > don.dory@gmail.com >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Leica Users Group. >>> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Don >> don.dory@gmail.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >