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The Slow Sad Demise Of The Camera Store
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Sep 14, 2023 02:46:48   #
RodeoMan Loc: St Joseph, Missouri
 
Hey fellas don't forget Abe's of Maine. lol.

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Sep 14, 2023 02:54:30   #
Laramie Loc: Tempe
 
Tempe has a good camera store. Buy, sell new and used, rent and repair. It's a better store than Phoenix has, but at least Phoenix has one.

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Sep 14, 2023 05:06:51   #
cmc4214 Loc: S.W. Pennsylvania
 
A few years ago it was common here on UHH to see someone recommend going to a camera store to "try out" a camera, and then buy it on-line to save money....It is these kind of people who killed the local camera store

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Sep 14, 2023 05:50:00   #
BebuLamar
 
cmc4214 wrote:
A few years ago it was common here on UHH to see someone recommend going to a camera store to "try out" a camera, and then buy it on-line to save money....It is these kind of people who killed the local camera store


But today online isn't less expensive than from a local store any more. But those people now recommend that you buy 5 different models and return them all except 1 because they can no longer go to a local store to try it out.

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Sep 14, 2023 17:34:51   #
therwol Loc: USA
 
Scruples wrote:
Hebrew is a great language. But being able to speak Yiddish is a true art. But it is not only just saying the words but using the right inflections.


The "art" of speaking with nuances and inflections is learned with your native language when you are growing up around native speakers. This applies to all languages, not just Yiddish. You can't learn it from a book, and you may or may not have success learning these things when learning a second language from native speakers. You have a chance if you're around native speakers enough. Sadly, the number of native Yiddish speakers is miniscule compared with before the Holocaust. I'm going to guess that most are in Israel and New York with a scattering elsewhere. I'm also going to guess that the language will diverge over time. In New York, people are immersed in English. In Israel, they are immersed in Hebrew. It will change the language over time. Spanish in New York (Puerto Rican) and Spanish in Miami (Cuban) have both already evolved because of English.

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Sep 17, 2023 08:40:03   #
MrBob Loc: lookout Mtn. NE Alabama
 
BebuLamar wrote:
But today online isn't less expensive than from a local store any more. But those people now recommend that you buy 5 different models and return them all except 1 because they can no longer go to a local store to try it out.


THAT is why there are places like Lens Rentals... Why be penny wise and dollar foolish ? Rent a body or lens for a week and put it through the paces.

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Sep 17, 2023 15:57:51   #
BebuLamar
 
MrBob wrote:
THAT is why there are places like Lens Rentals... Why be penny wise and dollar foolish ? Rent a body or lens for a week and put it through the paces.


The cost of rental is way too much. I would go to my local store and check it out then if I like it I buy it there. In fact my local store price is a few dollars less than B&H.

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Sep 17, 2023 19:42:50   #
MrBob Loc: lookout Mtn. NE Alabama
 
BebuLamar wrote:
The cost of rental is way too much. I would go to my local store and check it out then if I like it I buy it there. In fact my local store price is a few dollars less than B&H.


This whole post is about the demise of brick and mortar stores... Where am I gonna find a store up here on the mountain. Do you REALLY think spending less than 100 for a weeks lens rental for your 3000 camera is expensive ? Or, conversely renting a body to try out... I think that would be a good investment for the long haul... I am still using 20 year old legacy lenses... Besides, I could easily drive to Cordova TN.

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Sep 18, 2023 04:19:03   #
Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York
 
Sadly that is true. I developed a great rapport when I was starting to learn photography. There was little convenience. There was no such thing as the internet. I would walk in to the store and walk around. After waiting my turn I I would by the rolls of film or even buy a new lens. In a half hour, I was out the door with a shopping bag full of stuff. That is gone and the best I could do is a shopping bag full of frames, costume? jewelry and perhaps a vintage camera body. I am fortunate to be a short distance to a brick and mortar store. I can go in, pick someone’s thoughts, drool over something and buy it. I am happy that I have a choice. As for the cost of an item, at least we can get a fair deal. Thank you for allowing me to share.

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Sep 18, 2023 23:23:46   #
RodeoMan Loc: St Joseph, Missouri
 
Scruples wrote:
Sadly that is true. I developed a great rapport when I was starting to learn photography. There was little convenience. There was no such thing as the internet. I would walk in to the store and walk around. After waiting my turn I I would by the rolls of film or even buy a new lens. In a half hour, I was out the door with a shopping bag full of stuff. That is gone and the best I could do is a shopping bag full of frames, costume? jewelry and perhaps a vintage camera body. I am fortunate to be a short distance to a brick and mortar store. I can go in, pick someone’s thoughts, drool over something and buy it. I am happy that I have a choice. As for the cost of an item, at least we can get a fair deal. Thank you for allowing me to share.
Sadly that is true. I developed a great rapport wh... (show quote)


I have statement I make about local businesses here in town and that is "Price may be what brought me in, but it is "service" that will bring me back in" This would hold just as true in the on line market place, as well. I agree that scanning the screen does not begin to compare with browsing the aisles and shelves.

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Sep 20, 2023 20:01:45   #
burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC
 
therwol wrote:
I had an odd esxperience in that store in the mid 70s. The customer in front of me at the counter wanted to see two cameras. The person behind the counter said, "Come back when you know what you want." and walked away.


There's always a bad apple on the sales team. They don't last long if the management has any sense...

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