[rollei_list] Re: Camera show Sunday, Philadelphia area

Is there any national "clearing house" of shows?  Its been a long time
since Ieven found one...

PJ Nebergall
On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:38:55 -0800 "Richard Knoppow"
<dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
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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
> 
> 
>      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.
> 
> ---
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles, CA, USA
> dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
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