[rollei_list] Re: Ritz Camera in Chapter 11


Not many regrets from my point of view...Ritz and all it's spinoffs surely 
contributed to the demise of many smaller operations. The majority of my 
shooting is still with film...It's an opportune time for the small scale 
specialist to make a comeback....they certainly won't become wealthy but they 
can generate enough business to make a living. 




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Sadowski" <dsadowski@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: "rollei list" <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 12:12:16 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific 
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Ritz Camera in Chapter 11 

The handwriting has been on the wall for conventional photography for 
the last 10-15 years.  It's been only a matter of time before digital 
photography reached a quality level acceptable to most people. 

When you think about it, other than the sharpness issue, digital has 
so many advantages of convnetional photography that it isn't even 
funny.  For one thing, it's better for the environment.  For another, 
in the long run, it's a lot cheaper. 

The cameras can be made smaller and easier to use.  The pictures are 
easy to view manipulate on a computer, easy to store, upload to a web 
page or e-mail to someone else. 

I worked in labs for many years and had many skin problems as a result 
of allergic reactions to the chemicals used.  This could happen just 
from touching lots of prints. 

Digital photography has opened the field to a lot of people.  While I 
am nostalgic about old cameras, old film and old processes, I don't 
want to put down the new way of doing things. 

Your friendly neighborhood camera store has almost entirely 
disappeared now, and this process has been happening for a long time. 
The old way was based on personalized customer service.  The customer 
needed a lot of service, and the sales person was there to help. 

Now, the "sale" is largely confined to the camera, which is a 
commodity- the same item wherever you buy it.  It's expected that the 
consumer will take it home and figure it out- little or no customer 
service is needed.  Under these conditions, the little guy can't 
compete and there is no need for the experienced person behind the 
counter. 
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