47th Street Photo
Nov 21, 2018 09:51:19 #
Same for Spiratone - good source of camera accessories and darkroom supplies - what and when happened to it?
Nov 21, 2018 10:16:53 #
I still use some spiratone lenses. Bought long gone Strobinar 770 there as well in 1969 - made the cost back with assignment at Hayden Planetarium 2 days later..yeah, doesnt answer original question but sharing
Nov 21, 2018 10:59:50 #
I came across this My times article...says a lot...
https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/27/nyregion/with-questionable-future-47th-st-photo-closes-doors.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/27/nyregion/with-questionable-future-47th-st-photo-closes-doors.html
Nov 21, 2018 10:59:52 #
I came across this My times article...says a lot...
https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/27/nyregion/with-questionable-future-47th-st-photo-closes-doors.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/27/nyregion/with-questionable-future-47th-st-photo-closes-doors.html
Nov 21, 2018 11:20:55 #
Funny. They were to relocate near a Fortunoff's in 1997. But 5 years later, Fortunoff was gone as well.
Nov 21, 2018 13:24:06 #
drmike99 wrote:
Back in the 1960’s and 1970’s I used to shop at 47... (show quote)
MOST of the links listed for 47th Street Photo on Google's search page go to B&H, Amazon, Walmart, or (worst!) 42nd St. Photo. If you click the 47th St links like, "http://www.47stphoto.com/lenses/digital-slr-lenses.html", you get a blank page!
A search for "47th street photo wikipedia" in Google directs you to an article about 42nd Street Photo. Searching Wikipedia for "47th street photo" yields no article!
One can only conclude that they were SO BAD, they are out of business and others are trying to snag you with their name.
I bought several items from them in the early 1970s, when I was in high school. They were fine, back then.
Nov 21, 2018 14:29:17 #
photoman022
Loc: Manchester CT USA
I've made purchases from 47th St Photo on Ebay. They promptly answered questions I had about a product. They also sent the products I ordered. Yes, the camera was gray market, but I knew that and was willing to take the risk (which has paid off because the camera is long out of warranty and I never needed to repair it).
Nov 21, 2018 16:32:25 #
ggab
Loc: ?
rfmaude41 wrote:
Actually 47th St Photo does still exist, but only as an Amazon storefront.
Right You Are!
My apologies.
Nov 21, 2018 19:56:14 #
Bought my first digital camera from them. Good price, good service, friendly personnel. When it died, went back......different experience. "Want'n buy this, how about insurance, hey got a good deal on whatever"........Click! Never been back. Think like so many reputable American businesses it was bought by people wanting to cash in on it's good rep.
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