[rollei_list] Re: Camera show Sunday, Philadelphia area

Hasn't been a camera show in Portland Oregon since 2006...looks 
unlikely in 08 as well
On Feb 27, 2008, at 7:38 AM, Richard Knoppow wrote:

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> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Camera show Sunday, Philadelphia
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>> 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
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>
>      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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