The loss of a great local camera store
Mar 1, 2020 08:40:31 #
Mar 1, 2020 08:41:52 #
I bought my Nest Carbon Fiber Gimbal from MTShooter - great guy to work with and love my Nest. (PS: I'm going on a cruse in a few weeks - no plans to cancel.
Mar 1, 2020 08:42:29 #
I certainly do. That's the "no sense of adventure" part of the question.
--Bob
--Bob
sr71 wrote:
Do you have a clue as to what's goin on....??
Mar 1, 2020 09:40:15 #
rmalarz wrote:
I certainly do. That's the "no sense of adventure" part of the question.
--Bob
--Bob
And also Trump says there’s no need to worry. 😂😂😂
Mar 1, 2020 10:16:12 #
You might find that B&H will get you things faster. Many will miss Carter. Best of luck.
Mar 1, 2020 10:37:58 #
Picture Taker
Loc: Michigan Thumb
B & H is a great place (People and equipment) but, the local store is the place to talk to people( who know) and have hands on the stuff you want to buy. I don't think you can beet that.
PS I'm not a dealer, just a guy with a camera for 70+ years.
PS I'm not a dealer, just a guy with a camera for 70+ years.
Mar 1, 2020 10:41:27 #
I also enjoyed MT's postings. He provide some very helpful suggestions to me and many others.
Wish him the best, and a healthy and fun filled retirement.
Wish him the best, and a healthy and fun filled retirement.
Mar 1, 2020 10:47:09 #
My choice is to spend three or four hours in heavy Seattle freeway traffic consuming about $20 in gas for a good camera store or buy from B&H.
Mar 1, 2020 11:05:40 #
Last year one of our locally owned camera stores (National Camera Exchange, Minnesota) closed one of their three retail outlets. I imagine sales volume was the reason. There is another local store, West Photo in Minneapolis. I patronize the bricks & mortar stores before online, then it is B&H.
Mar 1, 2020 11:05:44 #
Mar 1, 2020 11:07:05 #
Wyoshooter wrote:
Today I found out that the owner of the Camera Cot... (show quote)
Local camera store ? What's that ?
Mar 1, 2020 11:10:08 #
Mar 1, 2020 12:15:59 #
rmalarz wrote:
Why did you cancel? No sense of adventure?
--Bob
--Bob
I would think it had to do with the coronavirus outbreak in Italy.
Mar 1, 2020 12:33:39 #
I suspect Best Buy will try to fill in where local competition goes away and will do pretty good with cameras, lenses and other basics. But they will never replace a good full service, local camera store. We have the largest independent appliance and electronic store in the country in the northern suburbs of Chicago, ABT, and I have watched them really develop a wide assortment of photography gear and expertise--but they can't hold a candle to B&H.
Bill D
Bill D
Mar 1, 2020 13:06:40 #
Wyoshooter wrote:
Today I found out that the owner of the Camera Cot... (show quote)
Glad to hear of MT’s successful retirement but sad to hear his store is closed. I have enjoyed and learned form his many contributions here on UHH. Best of Luck to MT! Enjoy your well earned retirement!
Arise of on-line sales venues are not the biggest problem. After all, all stores can offer an on-line product if they wish. The replacement of the point and shoot camera, replaced by the the cell phone, greatly reduced revenue for retail camera sales. More people than ever are taking photos but they didn’t buy the cell phone camera from a camera store and they don’t need the camera store to print or share images. And high performance camera sales cannot replace that revenue. But worse high performance camera sales numbers continues to shrink. It is a shrinking market with shrinking revenue, meaning there will be fewer outlets and products.
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