These last two days I've been explaining and praising the secondhand sales of cameras - and the retail of ex-rental stock. You can also add the sales of ex-demo and refurbished stock from the major manufacturers. These sorts of sales and prices are all very...
You know, once upon a time in Perth there was a thriving trade in secondhand photo gear - mostly cameras and lenses - and right in the centre of the town. Wizard Photos, Plaza, Alfred's Emporium, Jim Norman, Kevron, all had lots of secondhand cameras...
Peering into cabinets at Camera Electronic has been a major part of photographic culture in Western Australia for nearly 50 years. In some cases it has been peering and lusting and in others peering and wondering. It doesn't matter which degree of interest you take,...
And the last post of the recent PhotoLive 2019 series. Look at the heading picture and see if you can find yourself in it. If you do, remember that you are what makes it all worthwhile for the staff and exhibitors at this annual event. Those...
Being the old guy in charge of the film and book desk was a good deal at Photo Live events - I got a chance to scoot off occasionally and look at the other exhibits. Now you'd think that I might have seen everything before...
Remember Sunday sessions when you had to go way out of town to get a drink - WA laws being what they were? Well, thank goodness there are no laws about enjoying yourself with photography on a Sunday, and we could all go down The...
Okay. We've had the rescue greyhounds in pyjamas yesterday. How ya gonna top that? With or without cheese...
Saturday night at the Novotel Langley Camera Electronic put on another spectacular opener for the Photo Live 2019. A fashion show for photographers with dogs in pyjamas. No matter who you are, you will not be able to regard this is old news that has...
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Alternative title: " So That's What Electric Fences Are For...