roger_michel Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 hi -- this weekend is the semi-annual photographica show at the waltham high school. tons of great leica. KEH and KOH and many others will be there. sherri krauter and sam shoshan also usually attend with lots of cameras and free leica advice. you can also have your shutters, etc. tested. a really good show, especially for those who have gotten burned on ebay or who just enjoy the social aspect of a face to face sale. all day saturday and sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brambor Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 I might show up. My son has a hockey game in Stoneham at 7PM so perhaps I can get there sometimes around 4pm. I went to this show in 2002. Lots of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john15 Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 These shows used to be a good way to buy high quality cameras and lenses before Ebay became the dominant market force. Is there a schedule for upcoming photo shows available anywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_michel Posted October 23, 2004 Author Share Posted October 23, 2004 shutterbug has a schedule. this particular show is one of the best. the prices are often better than ebay, you can trade, and you can learn a lot. also great books and photos for sale. put on by PHSNE, photo historical society of new england. i think this is the 60th show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael s. Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 John - A schedule of some camera shows -- many of which seem to be in the Midwest, with a couple in Philadelphia and the DC area -- can be found <a href=http://photorama.com/>here</a>. <p><p> I've attended some of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phong Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 It really is a quality show. While I do not always find what I look for, I almost always find something interesting to buy at a good price. There is always a lot of Leica gear that you can check out in person. And it does not hurt to bargain a bit. (low ball at your own risk though :-) ). Some photos from a couple of years ago: <a href=http://www.pbase.com/phong/photographica>Photographica 2002</a> Now that the annual Hunt's show is just a fading shadow of its former self, this is the best camera show in the area for me. And it is infinitely more pleasant than ebay. Cheers, - Phong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben z Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 I travel around a lot and I used to hit every camera show I could, not that I bought all that much but it was that kid in candy store feeling. Especially I would go to all the shows in Florida when I was there for the winter, the best being the North Miami show where there was always a lot of Leica stuff and people like Jim Kuehl and Sherry Krauter were among the dealers with tables. But over the last maybe five years, probably because of ebay, the shows have gotten smaller and almost nothing they were selling was above the 8+ level, and the prices didn't seem to fall into line with the overall market. This past year was the first time in 2 years that I'd gone to the N. Miami show and only to meet with photonet forumers including Al Kaplan. The show itself was even more disappointing to me, though one forumer managed to buy a nice SL with 50 Cron from a guy outside the show for a very good price as I recall. Things have changed radically in the amateur photography scene. Used to be there was always a mom and pop camera store even in the small towns, and several in the larger ones, where shutterbugs and pros alike gathered to swap technique tidbits (and argue the merits of one camera or lens over another). Now that, like buying and selling, seems to have switched over to the internet. Frankly I think it's better. Better equipment changes hands at better prices and there are more people to interact with including from all corners of the globe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brambor Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 Could someone post the directions to the show from rt.128/95?Tx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phong Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 Note that the show is NOT at the Waltham High SChool, but at Our Lady's School. From www.phsne.org: Our Lady?s School at Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Church Complex 920 Trapello Rd Waltham, MA Park between the church and school. Enter under "Main Entrance" sign, follow PHSNE signs to second-floor meeting room. Directions: From I95/Rt 128 X28 take Trapelo Rd 1.3mi East to Lexington St. go 0.2mi East to Our Lady's church on the right. Hope that helps, - Phong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 Ben, we need to start planning the Second Annual South Florida Leica Get Together, whether or not we include the North Miami Armory show. Are there any new forum folks living in the area since last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben z Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 Al, I'll be in Florida after Halloween (well, after the LHSA meeting in Williamsburg)from then on hopefully until spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_michel Posted October 24, 2004 Author Share Posted October 24, 2004 i don't know what the hell phong is talking about, but the show is at the waltham high school, as i said. check out the PHSNE website. i was there today, and saw sherri, et al. it has been at the WHS for many years now. directions from 128/95 -- get off at trapelo road exit (28??) toward belmont. go a mile or two and make right onto lexington road (big intersection with lights). go a couple miles til you see the sign for the high school (and photo show sign). make left into high school driveway. school is at top of hill. 8AM to 3PM today. lots of good stuff!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_michel Posted October 24, 2004 Author Share Posted October 24, 2004 phong got confused. his directions are to another PHSNE event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phong Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 Roger is right. Very sorry for any confusion. - Phong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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