Calumet Closing!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Leigh]

Ace Photo in Ashburn? Pro Photo in DC? Embassy Camera?

I've been to Ace twice... two times too many. I certainly won't make that mistake again.

Pro Photo is good, but small. They do (or at least did) repairs.

Never heard of Embassy Camera, in over 45 years of buying photo stuff in DC.

- Leigh

[dsphotog]

Sad to hear.
I'm restoring a Calumet stainless sink with nitrogen burst film tanks.
....Shoulda kept my C-1 cameras too.

[Tin Can]

The guy that made that sink is still producing in Michigan. http://www.rosyproducts.com/stainless_steel_sinks.htm

Plenty of C1's to go around, shooting mine today.

Sad to hear.
I'm restoring a Calumet stainless sink with nitrogen burst film tanks.
....Shoulda kept my C-1 cameras too.

[Bob Salomon]

I hadn't heard about those guys. Obviously smaller, and nothing catering to LF that's for sure. And I would hesitate to say Ashburn is in DC, but whatever...

Ace has large format and since they are near Dulles they are certainly in the DC area.

Embassy is on CT. Ave and has been for decades. They have a second store in VA called Photo Craft.

[dave_whatever]

Am I to assume that the european/UK Calumet outfit is a separate company then? I wonder how they will fare in the future.

[ckagy]

There is also Dominion Camera in Falls Church, VA. They don't have much LF stuff in particular, but they do stock some chemicals.

[Oren Grad]

Embassy is on CT. Ave and has been for decades.

Yes, just a short walk from Dupont Circle as you head up Connecticut Ave toward the Hilton.

[Pfiltz]

I was just in the one in Chicago, 2 weeks ago. I was there on a Friday/Sat. can't remember which. There was like 20 folks in there shopping.

[Tin Can]

They also did quite a bit of rental, the shop almost next door to me has better equipment for rent.

http://www.doddpro.com/

Especially now...

I was just in the one in Chicago, 2 weeks ago. I was there on a Friday/Sat. can't remember which. There was like 20 folks in there shopping.

[wager123]

I was in the Ft Lauderdale store yesterday and nothing was said. didn't have much there for sale