Re: Calumet Photographic has locked it's doors for the final time.

[Bob <w8imo@xxxxxxxx>]

What was Helix before it became Helix?  Then there is or was Central Camera. 

I shopped both places when my employer had an education center in Chicago.......

Bob

Never trust atoms..... They make up everything.

On 3/13/2014 2:56 PM, Don Roberts wrote:

Being close to Chicago, I used to run in and shop Calumet and Helix.  Maybe they are both gone now.  The best thing was being able to be hands on with a variety of items before you bought.  Of course, you probably then went online and bought from a cheaper source.  Transitional times for brick and mortar it seems.  A friend who owns a local camera store is just squeaking by with a University with photo courses in town and giving great service.
Don

On 3/13/14, 1:24 PM, Emily L. Ferguson wrote:

I buy from brick and mortal stores, but because there aren't any near me I buy online.  Some things I buy used from them, some things I buy used from eBay and sometimes it turns out the seller was a brick and mortar location.

The other day I drove up to Boston for an hour's private coaching session on PS CS 6 RAW converter at Levine's.  Last fall I stopped in there to get the full, hands-on lowdown on tools for improving DSLR video.  I was unwilling to purchase anything at that time, but brick and mortar stores a really valuable for that sort of shopping.

It is interesting to me that my online searches for products over the last 15 years have never led me to Calumet.

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