Dealer in California
Andreas Jahn
I'm on vacation next month. I plan a trip to California.
Does somebody know several good foto dealers in Los Angeles and San
Francisco?
BR
Andreas (from good-old-Germany :-))
David Meiland
In San Francisco you can go to the Calumet store on Bryant near 20th.
It's probably the most complete place in SF. Their opening may have
wiped out Photographer's Supply (also on Bryant, near 3rd) which used
to have a lot more retail but still has a decent store and a lot of
rental gear. There is also Adolph Gasser's (2nd near Mission) which I
personally do not patronize unless absolutely necessary due to
somewhat lacking customer service. You can probably fit all three of
these on one Yahoo map.
Down in Palo Alto is Keeble and Shuchat which is a great store if
you're over that way.
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David Meiland
Oakland, CA
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Gerald Wang
Andreas Jahn <Andrea...@ruhr-uni-bochum.de> wrote:
>I'm on vacation next month. I plan a trip to California.
>Does somebody know several good foto dealers in Los Angeles and San
>Francisco?
In LA, you can try Silvio's (http://www.silvios.com)
Gerald
Fred
In Los Angeles try Samy's, Bel-Air Camera.
J Greely
>In San Francisco you can go to the Calumet store on Bryant near 20th.
>It's probably the most complete place in SF.
Unless it's changed recently, the Calumet shop *I* went to in SF sold
mostly studio gear. They really weren't much of a general-purpose
camera store, particularly if you were interested in buying an actual
camera (except for Zone VI). Nice place to pick up a softbox, though.
-j
Gary W. Marklund
David Meiland
Hmm, the one *I* went to yesterday had all sorts of new and many used
cameras, all sorts of accessories, film and books, darkroom stuff,
etc. etc. They have rentals and a rental studio. I did not notice a
film changing room, which is handy for someone without one at home.
What's missing, and where's better in SF?
Hamish Reid
Hmmmm. The Calumet I've been visiting regularly on Bryant since it
opened a few years ago has a lot of camera gear (along with the
studio and darkroom gear, etc., of course). I've bought an awful lot
of my camera gear there, in all formats....
Hamish
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>> >Hi,
>> >I'm on vacation next month. I plan a trip to California.
>> >Does somebody know several good foto dealers in Los Angeles and San
>> >Francisco?
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In L.A. there is Bel Air, as previously mentioned, but here is their web site.
http://www.belaircamera.com/
The web site is rather crude and basic with some items not even having any
prices but at least you got more than just a name.
They also have rental gear and the last time I visited they had alot of stuff
on hand. I don't remember their prices but considering their expensive location
I highly doubt the prices will be the cheapest.
Funny you are coming to California and I am in California wanting to go back
to Germany. Lived there for a few years while in the American Air Force and
really miss it. Have fun on your visit.
By the way is this your first time visiting America or California?
E.T.
fo...@aol.com
Mike Knobloch
incredibly knowledgeable and/or Tony (manager) -- Doris at the film
counter is also a gem.... some of the nicest people in the business.
good luck,
m.
J Greely
>Hmm, the one *I* went to yesterday had all sorts of new and many used
>cameras,
The last time I was there, they had one small display area devoted to
a fairly narrow selection of new and used cameras. Gasser's and K&S
had much more variety and quantity.
-j
gilbert
Andreas Jahn - hello
i have lived in san francisco for over 30 years and have pretty much
given up on the dealers here. be prepared to deal with pirates and
lying thieves, rude and arrogant attitude, high prices and 8.5% sales
tax. no joke. i won't mention any names except to say that the one
exception might be Pro Photo, at least they said they had a camera i
want at a competitive price on the phone last week. except for a few
rolls of film the other stores have been a disappointment more times
then i care to remember. check bhphotovideo.com to compare before you
buy, they can deliver anywhere in california in 24 hours.
~gilbert
N.S. Nguyen
Los Angeles:
Samys Cameras
San Francisco:
Adolf Gasser
N.S. Nguyen
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Calumet down on Bryant St is the only safe bet for me in San Francisco.
Gasser can be expensive.
The absolute worse San Framcisco camera store is Discount Camera Store near
Kearny and Market. They are a remnant of the old school camera stores that
have such high mark ups. For example, they sell the Russian made Horizon 202
panoramic camera for almost $800, while the rest of the dealers in the
country sell them for only $275-$350. They are located in downtown, so they
probably do a lot of business with the tourist walking traffic.
I lived in San Francisco for 2 years and was disappointed by their
photography stores, with the exception of Calumet.