david_f._stein Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 Interesting, I received today a HUGE catalog from B&H exclusively for 35mm FILM cameras and accessories. While half the book was the filters, tripods, etc., I still find it amazing that they went to the expense of printing and mailing (with manufacturer co-op dollars, no doubt) so impressive a catalog of this nature. The Leica M7, MP and R8, R9 pages are certainly interesting. If you have to ask the price ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thanz Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 Having owned several M models, still own an M3 and M4-P, I shoot mine all the time. What gets my attention is Nikon's F6, they are still going where most companies fear to tread....analog. Todd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_moeller Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 If you have to ask the price... ...just flip over to the Voigtlander pages. :) Seriously...I swear B&H must lose money on me. I spend about $500/year there, and keep getting these huge catalogs for all of the different photo gear they sell. Sure is fun for "wishbooking", though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael schub Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 I suspect the manufacturer's pay to be in B&H's catalogue - very cost effective targeted marketing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conrad_hoffman Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 I got mine the other day, and it's certainly fun to read. Pretty amazing they did it at all, but maybe they have a lot of inventory to move. My suggestion- save it as a collectors item; someday it might be worth a bunch on eBay2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h._p. Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 Putting those catalogues together is a major business for some companies. Many years ago, I worked with one in the UK that produced a 500 odd page catalogue of industrial equipment and, because of the way they charged for inclusion, they made a small profit of every copy they sent out. THEN they made a profit on the sales. Nice work if you can get it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustys pics Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 Well this is curious...I got my B&H 35mm BigBook last week too. Maybe somebody from there subs to our fourm. Good! Keep it up B&H! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco_vera1 Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 B&H is a great outfit. They really know how to sell stuff! I did try Adorama for my last film order and was greatly disappointed... About the catalouge..did anyone mourn the loss of the Contax? If that new Zeiss Ikon RF doesn't make it to market soon..how are we going to dream about using a modern film camera with Carl Zeiss T* lenses? If Zeiss can make M mount lenses, why can't they make Nikon mount lenses? Too much dreaming...and that Contarex... Marco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battra92 Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 I got mine a few weeks ago actually. It's a very nice catalog for wishlists and sometimes looking through a physical book is better than just browsing the website. I mean, there are so many things I'd never look up online that I become aware of thanks to this catalog. Great stuff. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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