[rollei_list] Re: Camera show Sunday, Philadelphia area

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From: <Choiliefan@xxxxxxx>
To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 7:15 AM
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Camera show Sunday, Philadelphia 
area


>I miss the big camera shows in the Los Angeles area.  Had 
>one enormous  sale
> every month in Buena Park iirc with a couple rooms filled 
> with tables and
> gear.
>
> That was approx ten years ago and from what I've heard, 
> things aren't quite
> as well received or attended.  Used to talk and trade all 
> kinds of  goodies.
> Snagged a set of Bay 3 Mutar adaptor rings and a good 
> Speed  Graphic for $20
> each.  Handled my first Rollei Wide at one of these 
> functions.  Fun for the
> whole family stuff.
>
> Nothing like that here in NC.  Soon as I moved in, the 
> Shutterbug  advertised
> sale in Greensboro(?) folded its tent and disappeared 
> forever.
>
> Really miss those camera shows.  Took a chance a couple 
> years ago  attending
> one in Montgomery, Al while on a trip and was saddened to 
> find perhaps  five
> vendors and maybe ten tables of mediocrity.
>
> Philly isn't THAT far from where I live so perhaps in the 
> spring I'll fire
> up the old 325ic and make the trip.  Will check 
> photorama.com  and plan my next
> vacation.  I don't need no stinkin little tv  yard gnome 
> to plan this journey.
> Thanks Jerry for the update.
> Health, Peace
> Lance
> Selma, NC 27576


     There are currently two shows a month here. The old 
Buena Park show moved to Carson because he building it was 
in was demolished. The other show is in Pasadena. The Carson 
show is still the larger and better of the two but the 
combination of digital and ebay has decimated both. There 
used to be other shows here also. For instance the Southern 
California Camera Colletor's had a show about twice a year. 
I think that last one was more than ten years ago.
     I prefer these to the the on-line auctions because I 
can see what I am getting but ebay and other on line sales 
have made equipment available in areas where it otherwise 
would be hard to find.

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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

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