Midwest Camera Store in Columbus Ohio
Sep 17, 2018 08:01:51 #
Red Sky At Night wrote:
Just wanted to give a shout out to Midwest Camera in Columbus Ohio, especially to Mat. I learned more from him in 15 minutes about my D850 than I was able to figure out on my own in 9 months. I was also able to pick up a new camera strap and Think Tank case. It was well worth the day trip. I only wish I had done it sooner.
Just think how much you would know and how much you would have learned about your D850 if you had bought and read:
"David Busch's Nikon D850 Guide to Digital SLR Photography"
or Douglas Klostermann's highly praised
"Nikon D850 Experience"
You could have taught Mat a thing or two!
M. Goldfield
Sep 17, 2018 08:02:28 #
mizzee
Loc: Boston,Ma
Having a great store that’s local is a godsend! Mine is Hunt’s and they just did a joint thing with Olympus where they brought in an Olympus Visionary to do a workshop on sports photography. Class followed by shooting a local soccer game and we could borrow any camera or lens we wanted. Plus we’ll post our photos to a drop box for the two schools.
Sep 17, 2018 08:03:14 #
I live in the Columbus area so have been to Midwest many, many times both when it was on High St. and now on Silver Dr. Never been steered wrong and they are all so helpful and nice. Great place to do business!
Sep 17, 2018 08:07:22 #
Robyn H wrote:
Just curious, in all those 9 months, how many times did you actually read the manual?!
Exactly! How many folks buy a camera and believe than can learn to use it
intelligently by "playing around" with it?
Read the manual, buy a book and become an expert in two weeks!
M. Goldfield
Sep 17, 2018 08:51:20 #
Satman
Loc: Indy
In Indy we have Roberts, local Camera Club, Photo Venture meet every week, so it is not too hard to get some help..
Glad we are not running blind,,
Creative Live has many free courses,
Glad we are not running blind,,
Creative Live has many free courses,
Sep 17, 2018 09:43:11 #
On September the ninth our collector group, Cleveland Camera Collector's Club had our annual show. A representative by the name of Mike I believe, from Midwest Camera Store had some tables. He was friendly and easy going. His prices on used stuff was fair.
Sep 17, 2018 10:19:37 #
Mike Holmes
Loc: The Villages Fl
Midwest photo sounds great!!!!! Does anyone know of a similar camera store in Orlando Fl????
Sep 17, 2018 11:50:44 #
I am very familiar with Midwest Camera and Stu Applebaum, they are fair, know their business and have fair prices.
For years I purchase from them at Professional State and regional Conventions.
For years I purchase from them at Professional State and regional Conventions.
Sep 17, 2018 12:14:37 #
mgoldfield wrote:
Exactly! How many folks buy a camera and believe than can learn to use it
intelligently by "playing around" with it?
Read the manual, buy a book and become an expert in two weeks!
M. Goldfield
intelligently by "playing around" with it?
Read the manual, buy a book and become an expert in two weeks!
M. Goldfield
...some people are visual learners. "A Picture is worth a thousand Words" etc., etc. It's a *very* common characteristic. I don't think it's a matter of intelligence, it's DNA-driven. (OK, no PHD here, just decades of teaching kids how to move around a football field while playing instruments. I suppose I have the equivalent of three or four of those Piled Higher and Deeper things, lol, but I have to deal with the entire range of learning abilities on a daily basis...and *I* lean towards being a visual learner, and see patterns sometimes WAY before understanding via print.).
Sep 17, 2018 12:45:05 #
JFCoupe
Loc: Kent, Washington
In the NW we have three very good camera stores. Glazer's Camera in Seattle, Kenmore Camera on the east side and Robi's Camera Center in Tacoma. I have had opportunities to visit and purchase from all three with excellent experiences. Both Glazer's and Kenmore host large vendor events each year that attract significant participation from local photographers. I know that both Glazer's and Kenmore offer a variety of classes as well.
Prices are essentially the same as on-line offerings and now with more companies charge sales tax for on-line purchases, there is no price advantage. Support local brick and mortar stores.
Prices are essentially the same as on-line offerings and now with more companies charge sales tax for on-line purchases, there is no price advantage. Support local brick and mortar stores.
Sep 17, 2018 13:30:27 #
Red Sky At Night wrote:
Just wanted to give a shout out to Midwest Camera in Columbus Ohio, especially to Mat. I learned more from him in 15 minutes about my D850 than I was able to figure out on my own in 9 months. I was also able to pick up a new camera strap and Think Tank case. It was well worth the day trip. I only wish I had done it sooner.
Support your local stores or they may be gone forever.
Sep 17, 2018 14:39:35 #
Red Sky At Night wrote:
More than I can count. And I have pages flagged all over the place. And I own and have read Understanding Exposure. And I just got David Busch’s book on the D850 though I’ve just started reading it. But having someone in front of me with my hands on the camera and Mat telling me what to do opened up so much for me. And he was excited about his job and so patient. It was a great experience and more helpful for me than any book has ever been.
Me, I'm a book person, books and videos, I even make notes as I go. My problem with the folks at the local Nikon store, they sell multiple brands and know just enough about most items not to look like complete morons. Now the Canon store is entirely the opposite. They sell Canon and only Canon cameras and printers and for the most part, lenses and accessories and they've been doing it for a very long time. Ask the owner or the older sales person a question about Canon or anything to do with photography and, if they are not busy, they will go into a seemingly endless dissertation of what is and what should be.
With a book, especially a good one, I can go at my own pace and let the book teach me while I teach myself. Now, how did that work?!
Sep 17, 2018 15:49:17 #
It is nice to see that you made a purchase, too. I know you needed stuff, but it is important to support these stores regularly between big buys. Their rent is due Monthly. I'm so pleased to have TWO brick and Mortar stores in Reno. The addition of the second, where I bought my camera recently has perked up the other one, which was getting somewhat stodgy.
Sep 17, 2018 16:39:00 #
chasgroh wrote:
...some people are visual learners. "A Pictu... (show quote)
I get your point; however, learning to effectively use a complex computerized device such as a modern dSLR with its myriad interacting features is a far cry from handling oneself on a football field. Frankly, the comparison is absurd.
I have over fifty years, yes 50, of computer experience and over 60 years of camera and photography experience, and I found the PDF manual along with a well-written 3rd party book priceless in learning to use my EOS 77d, and I was already familiar with the Rebel T6.
This reminds me of my brilliant friend who owned a Nissan Stanza for an entire year and DIDN'T know it had a rear window washer. I had bought the same car and read the User Manual where I learned of this feature. And a 1983 car is far less complex than a state of the art, sophisticated digital SLR.
The PDF manual for my 77d has 493 pages; that's an awful lot of information to learn by "playing around with a camera." A modem dSLR is simply not a toy!
M. Goldfield
Sep 17, 2018 18:58:50 #
olsonsview wrote:
No billnikon, that store in the old church, was ca... (show quote)
Are you sure about closing and shuttering. It looks to me like CCG is still functioning and here is a YELP of the old Church where I used to rummage through boxes of used camera's and gear from 1988 to 1992. I lived in Cincinnati and would drive to Columbus. Got all my first medium format and 4X5 gear from them during that time.
I looked a couple of years ago and saw a web site for them still in the old Church. Visiting there was a real hoot. The prices were very right. Yes Columbus Camera Group.
https://www.yelp.com/biz/columbus-camera-group-columbus
Lars
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