I think we talked about this before. Was it called Pittsburgh Camera" or something like that? The store had some used equipment and an old feel to it. It was in an area that resembled a square or a town center. If that's it, I was there once. Probably about seven years ago when my daughter was a student at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Paul On Oct 25, 2006, at 7:02 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
> There were two independent camera shops in Pittsburgh. Now there is > just one (which has a *very* dodgy reputation - most serious pros I > know won't do business with them). The one I did some work for closed > last year after 58 years in business. > > True stories: > > I had a woman come in with a point-n-shoot camera with film stuck in > it. I took her camera into the darkroom and was able to remove the > film > without damaging either the film or the camera. Of course I didn't > charge her for this. Since I had her film at hand I assumed she'd like > it developed and printed. Oh no, she wouldn't have us - the ones who > just helped her out at no charge - process one this roll of film > because the supermarket around the corner would do it three dollars > cheaper. > > One other time, the owner had a customer who wanted some advice on > digital cameras so he could make a more intelligent purchasing > decision > in the Internet. Yes, he actually said that to the owner's face as if > there was nothing unusual or rude about it. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
