Where In Dallas?

[ric_kb]

looking for places in Dallas that sell photo supplies. Goog pops up places such as wal mart, gotta luv those geeks for rigor in definition.

moved from SF Bay to Dallas and in need of places like KS, Rayko etc...

richard

[BetterSense]

There is a place on 75 just north of Arapaho called the Film Depot that sells darkroom supplies. There are other labs and camera stores downtown but I'm not familiar with them personally.

[Gem Singer]

Richard,

Not many places that sell photo supplies remaining in the DFW area.

Depends on what type of supplies you need.

Competitive Camera, near downtown, and Arilngton Camera, in Arlington, are the two most popular stores that still stock film, a few chemicals, paper, etc.

Don't expect much in the way of large format equipment, however.

[ric_kb]

thanks guys... that will get me started. Just looking for the misc, stumble across that sometimes happens in the atomic rather than digital world.
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have only been here a week but long enough to find out that freestyle takes a day longer to Dallas than the Bay, while KEH chops off two days to Dallas and that ain't a bad trade.
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as to supplies I burn film faster than a hooters waitress delivers sauce... (that means a lot)

[Bob Salomon]

Also Fort Worth Camera Supply

[ric_kb]

okay. google maps has located me and them.

Fort Worth Camera is about an hour away..
the Film Depot is only 15 minutes away.
arlington looks great on the web and is also about 45 mins away...

--- thanks much folks these will give me a great start in the area...
--- richard

[Bob Salomon]

okay. google maps has located me and them.

Fort Worth Camera is about an hour away..
the Film Depot is only 15 minutes away.
arlington looks great on the web and is also about 45 mins away...

--- thanks much folks these will give me a great start in the area...
--- richard

Don't forget Competitive. They will be closer to you then Arlington.

[anchored]

Keep in mind that any camera shop I've found in the the DFW area will have VERY minimal supplies of large format equipment. Film at Competitive and Arlington Camera is nowadays about non-existant (except for 35mm). Neither place sells large format cameras or accessories (Competitive occasionally will have used lenses and cameras sold on consignment). Both places carries minimal chemistry.

Sorry, but as a general rule you'll need to buy cameras, lenses, accessories, films, papers, etc. over the internet.

Glenn
Southlake, TX

[Bob McCarthy]

Glenn, have you been at the Film Depot? I have never heard of it.

bob

[BetterSense]

Film depot recently moved a few stores down. I haven't been to the new location, but in the old iteration, it was pretty decent. I bought some Novatron strobes there for $50, bought a Polaroid back for FP100C45. They usually have some old 35mm cameras that actually seem to move through the place. Prices on film and paper are high compared to the internet prices but it's nice to have somewhere to buy rapid fixer. Don't be afraid to haggle on used equipment.

Is there anywhere in Dallas where I could go handle a Leica and/or a Voightlander Bessa R series camera? I've been looking at buying a 35mm rangefinder but it's so hard to compare cameras over the internet without the ability to hold them.