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Calumet Chapter 7
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ … 8130.story First Canoga Camera now Calumet. What is the world coming to! Mar 18 14 08:46 pm Link Adorama?:-))) Mar 18 14 08:54 pm Link Although I can buy most of my equipment online (the main reason for the demise of the company) it had a superb repair shop. It's gonna be tough finding a place that can repair flashes, lenses, and screens. It's not like you could just toss them and get a new one! Mar 19 14 12:51 pm Link Oh yeah - I forgot about their repair shop (I've been mostly lamenting losing their rental). I still use my Balcar gear (Balcar's out of business), although I've moved to Profoto for light on the model. Calumet still repaired Balcar as recently as maybe 6 months ago when I called their repair facility with questions about one of the intermittent channels on one of my Concept packs. OUCH! Mar 19 14 11:07 pm Link Brian Scanlon wrote: I know! I live fairly close to where Canoga Camera used to be Mar 19 14 11:49 pm Link GER Photography wrote: Blasphemy!!! Mar 19 14 11:56 pm Link GER Photography wrote: I don't think Adorama because they, along with B&H, have created a pretty large online presence. A lot of people I know order online from them so they reach nationally. Calumet on the other hand sort of treated their online website as an after thought I feel. Mar 20 14 12:00 am Link GER Photography wrote: Are they in trouble ? Mar 20 14 12:07 am Link Silvino's Pro Flash Rx, contact tel # (323) 962-7076 1301 McCadden Place, Los Angeles, CA 90028 for flash repair go here. Mar 20 14 05:37 am Link Biggest problem with THEM was they never had what-ever I needed to buy! The answer I always got was "we can have it here in a few days". Walk into Fullerton Camers and just buy it, no matter what. Plus THEY charged list price plus 25% or so it seemed. Also I personal know how they treated their employees like crap, look how they closed up the stores. Customers, if you had anything in for repairs, lots of luck getting it back anytime within the next year or so. One more thing I have never been employed by THEM, I give up buying from the Santa Ana store many years ago as a customer. The in store people were good, company was not so good. Mar 20 14 05:55 am Link RacerXPhoto wrote: No, just meant that that's where everyone gets stuff instead. Mar 20 14 02:56 pm Link RacerXPhoto wrote: No! Mar 20 14 03:06 pm Link Prolens Photography wrote: I'm pretty sure this is the guy who converted my Balcar Diamond Box (huge beauty dish) to Profoto. Mar 20 14 03:20 pm Link Dang! I was just by the Tyson's (DC area) store earlier this week and it was closed. Have to move all my shopping online now I guess. Pity, I knew some of the sales rep for years as they gravitated from one area shop that went out of business to another. Mar 20 14 03:36 pm Link GER Photography wrote: Love the Arts wrote: They are great! Adorama Pro sponsored a runway workshop I gave and was the main-sponsor for Launch NYC's inaugural fashion week... Mar 20 14 03:45 pm Link |
so it's a sad time for me.
