On 1/12/07, R S <darkbulb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> With so many older camera stores closing their doors lately here in Northern
> California (Reed's, Brooks, etc) it was nice to visit one store that's still
> putting up a fight. I visited international camera in Oakland (
> www.icamera.com) about a month ago and here are some photos of the store
> (taken with a black Olympus 35SP and Kodak Tri-X 400):
Hoo, hoo, hoo! This place looks like fun.
Oakland, eh? How heavy are the bars over the windows and door?
>
> 1) The owner at the counter
> http://www.pbase.com/rsilfverberg/image/72971185.jpg
>
> 2) There are hundreds (thousands?) of cameras from floor to ceiling..some in
> boxes, some in drawers and some hanging along the walls
> http://www.pbase.com/rsilfverberg/image/72971187.jpg
OMG! Literally hanging from the walls!
> 3) Some cameras in a cabinet at the counter:
> http://www.pbase.com/rsilfverberg/image/72971189.jpg
I'm guessing organization ain't his strong point. A Vitessa and an
Optika in the same cabinet? At least they're on different shelves . .
..
>
> 4) Just one of the many shelves:
> http://www.pbase.com/rsilfverberg/image/72971189.jpg
>
> 5) The repair room in the back:
> http://www.pbase.com/rsilfverberg/image/72971191.jpg
OK. Now I'm scared . . .
We have a similar, darker, smaller place in the area. I may ask if
they'll let me make some pix there before they go dinosaur as well.
They closed all of their satellite shops last year.
Thanks!/ScottGee1
>
> /Rich
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