> Actually, Bob, I beg to differ. Photography became big business. The money > grubbers, like Ritz, bought the camera stores from the camera enthusiasts.
Of course the camera enthusiasts had to be willing to sell. So who were the money grubbers? Mail order took > over a lot of that slack in the 80's and 90's, so there may never be new > enthusiast shops. Yet there are enthusiast shops on the web. And enthusiast forums and mail lists like this. Back in the seventies, if one wanted to talk photography or shop for specialized equipment, the choices were very limited. The past is always viewed through rose-colored glasses, while everyone wrings their hands over the present and future. For the most part, it's a crock of bull. Paul
