NJphotodoc wrote:
I was hoping a new owner would relaunch Cameta but it looks like that is not going to happen. I went online after a friend told me he saw a "for sale" sign on the property and saw it was listed on some commercial real estate sites. I'm sure COVID played a significant role in any new owner taking on the risk of a retail camera store especially on the south shore of Long Island.
Let's hope we don't see more stores like Cameta vanish away.
I worked for Cameta (managed the used camera portion) - I left the company in early November and am now retired. Basically, the owner decided to retire - he made a number of attempts to sell the company as a going concern but ultimately and unfortunately all that effort led to naught. As I said, I was in a position to retire and start on the "next phase" of life - but the loss of this company was a blow to all of the employees who really loved working there as well as to the photography community. But I guess there is nothing so constant as change and we move on.