Photo Shops: digital & film cameras, photo printing, camcorders, binoculars, telescopes...

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The shops in the top group all sell digital cameras and camcorders made by Nikon, Canon, Minolta, Pentax, Olympus, Leica, Yashica, Fujifilm, Sony, JVC, Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp, and others. They also sell accessories including film, electronic flash, light kits, tripods, and more.

Known globally for great prices on brand name home electronics and appliances, family-owned Abes of Maine was founded in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, in 1979, and moved to Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, in 1986. They carry a full line of digital cameras, as well as 35mm SLRs, camcorders, A/V receivers, televisions, GPS and navigation gear, musical instruments, DJ gear, appliances, and more.
Policies (see website for details:) "Abe's Of Maine can ship to any business or residential area as long as a physical address is provided and the order passes all of our security regulations. All packages, regardless of its destination, require signature at delivery time. Delays should be expected with all parcels going to PO Boxes. Shipments going to hotels, or motels, must be prepaid either by wire transfer or with a money order issued by a US bank..." "Only Visa/Mastercard/American Express credit/charge cards or a Wire Transfer can be used for International Orders..." "Returnable Products may be returned within thirty (30) days of your product's shipping date for all photo equipment, digital imaging products, and video. Equipment must be new and factory-fresh [some items have a 7-day return policy]... NO RETURNS WILL BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT A RMA #...Please call (800)-992-2379 Ext. 4 to get a return RMA number..."

Opened in New York City in 1984, and on the Internet in 1995, 6th Avenue Electronics carries thousands of digital cameras, camcorders and other photo, video, and audio products at very low prices, including the full lines of major manufacturers like Nikon, Canon, Sony, Fuji, Panasonic, Olympus, and many more. They have a 30 day return policy (see website for details). At this time, 6ave cannot ship internationally, or to PO, APO, or FPO Boxes.

Wolf Camera, Camera World, and Ritz Camera, all owned by Ritz Camera, all offer a similar line of products, with similar shipping and return policies (all allow gear to be exchanged, but not returned, at the 1200+ "brick and mortar" Ritz Camera stores). All 4 shops sell digital cameras & accessories, 35mm compacts & SLRs, camera phones, medium format, Polaroid, & rangefinder cameras, underwater photo & video gear, and camcorders. They also carry lighting equipment, flashes & filters, film, paper, & darkroom gear, lenses, telescopes & binoculars, scanners & printers, digital memory, batteries, GPS gear, mp3 players and other consumer electronics, and more. They provide free standard shipping on orders over $100. They ship to the US, including Hawaii and Alaska, and to Canada. They DO ship to P.O. Boxes and military APO/FPO addresses (via USPS). They do NOT directly ship internationally (except to Canada). The Ritz Camera guarantee (see website for details): "If for any reason you are not completely satisfied with a product, simply return it within 10 days for all Digital, Video and Wireless Phone products, 30 days for all other products, to RitzCamera.com for a no hassle exchange or return. Or, exchange it at almost 1200 Ritz Camera Centers."

Calumet Photo sells over 9,000 products from brands like Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Olympus, Epson, Sony, JVC, SanDisk and many more. From film and the traditional process to digital cameras and printers, they stock everything for the professional and amateur photographers.

The Official Sony Store inventory includes Sony digital imaging products, like Cyber-shot & Mavica digital cameras and Micro MV, Mini DV, Digital-8, & Hi-8 Sony camcorders plus Video Walkmans, digital photo printers and accessories. They also sell Sony electronics from Sony TVs, home theater and video products to portable audio & home audio products (and accessories) direct from the manufacturer. And they carry Sony VAIO notebook and desktop computers, monitors, CD/DVD burners, accessories, Sony Clie handheld computers, and AIBO entertainment robots.

Fujifilm Mall sells certified refurbished Fujifilm FinePix digital cameras (including prosumer "superzoom" models) at low prices, plus Fujifilm accessories.

Amazon.com Cameras carries film cameras (including Canon and Minolta SLRs), digital cameras by Nikon, Canon, Kodak, Olympus, Fuji, Sony, and others, and video camcorders, all at very low prices. They also sell binoculars and telescopes, including Celestron Nexstar and Meade ETX. You can use the Amazon search form for camera and photo search, or to search any of their other fine stores.

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Radio Shack carries the cables, connectors, accessories and batteries for your personal electronics that it is often difficult to find anywhere else. They also carry a full line of consumer electronics from major manufacturers, including digital imaging, portable computing, and home entertainment components.

Wal-Mart Digital Cameras have the low prices and wide selection you would expect at any Wal-Mart store. They also sell camcorders. And if any item you order from them does not meet your expectations, you have your choice of returning them to any Walmart store, or by mail (some items such as computer hardware and components, heavy or large items that are identified as oversize on their item description pages and perishable products, such as flowers and food, cannot be returned to a store).

The product selection at Vanns includes a wide variety of digital cameras and camcorders, and Meade telescopes as well.

EDGE Tech offers "cutting edge" Computer Memory Upgrades, including RAM modules, Flash memory (SD, SDHC, Compact Flash, etc.), and USB portable hard drives, like the 400GB DiskGO! 3.5" Portable USB 2.0 & IEEE-1394 Hard Drive, and the USB-powered 80GB DiskGO! 2.5" Ultra Portable USB 2.0 Hard Drive.

At Crucial Memory you can save on top-quality CompactFlash, SD, MMC, or other memory for your MP3 player, digital camera handheld PC, or other device. UK shoppers link to Crucial Memory (UK).

  Poster-Size Photo Printing and Photos on Canvas

At Poster XXL US you can simply and quickly order custom posters of any digital image (in JPEG format) from 9 x 12 inches (for $3.49) up to 40 x 120 inches (that's 3'6" x 10'). All you have to do is select the size you want, upload your digital image from your camera or computer, and order.

  Film Processing, Photo Printing

Kodak EasyShare Gallery (formerly Ofoto), it's free to create an account, store photos and share albums online, add photo borders and effects, and edit images. You pay only if you order prints of your photos, or other merchandise. Ofoto gives photographers an easy way to store and share their pictures with family and friends. Once online, these photos can be easily edited, cropped, or enhanced with borders and special effects, by using Ofoto's free online tools. Customers can have prints, enlargements, photo cards, frames, albums and other photo-related merchandise delivered to their doorstep with the click of a mouse. Best of all, so can their friends and relatives.

RitzPix is an online photo printing service that provides camera store quality prints in 1 hour (or, if you prefer, you can have them sent by mail). Other online photo printing services make you wait for your prints to be mailed, while with RitzPix you can place your order from home or office, then pick up your photos at a local store. You can also order prints for family and friends in other parts of the country-- they just stop by a local store and pick them up. RitzPix also offers photo greeting cards and photo gifts, including t-shirts, posters, mousepads, mugs, and more (due to the nature of these items, they are not available in 1 hour).

Founded as Seattle Film Works over 25 years ago, PhotoWorks has been a pioneer in film services for decades. Now a leader online and in digital photos, PhotoWorks features an impressive and expanding array of products catering to a wide range of consumers. In addition to the highest quality digital prints, PhotoWorks features stunning photo cards, books, albums, calendars, and keepsakes, online photo sharing and, of course, traditional film processing.

With nine million members and more than 200 million photos online, Snapfish is the fastest growing online photo service Snapfish has been rated the number one online photo service in surveys from PC Data, and received top quality ratings from Popular Photography and Yahoo! Internet Life.

Snapfish (UK) provides UK customers with excellent quality digital prints onto Kodak photo paper at rock bottom prices, as well as the ability to share photos online and to create custom photo gifts for friends, family and loved ones. Join and get 20 free prints of your photos.

  Video Editing, DVD Authoring, Multimedia & Photo Editing Software

Pinnacle Liquid Edition is affordable high-end digital video editing software, targeted toward serious hobbyists and professionals. Pinnacle Systems also sells Pinnacle Studio Plus, the # 1 selling consumer video editing solution in the United States for 3 years running.

  DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD-RW Burning Software

Roxio Easy Media Creator 7 is the leading DVD and CD burning software package. Roxio also makes and sells the PhotoSuite® 7 digital photo editor, VideoWave® 7 video editor, VideoWave movie creator, Easy DVD Copy, and Toast 6 MacOS DVD/CD burner software packages.

  Blank DVD-R/RW & CD-R/RW Media

YesBuy carries all varieties of CD and DVD blank media, including LightScribe blank DVDs for less than $.50 in quantity, printable blank DVDs, and blank Blu-Ray discs. They sell CD and DVD sleeves for as low as 2 cents each in quantity. YesBuy also carries consumer electronics gear, including mp3 players, Flash memory, HDTVs and LCD flat panel displays, and more than 8,000 computer hardware, software and accessory items.

At Super Media Store you can save up to 70% on blank DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs, DVD+Rs, DVD+RWs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, flash memory, and printer ink cartridges. As of December, 2004, Super Media Store is selling blank 8x DVDs for as low as 33˘ each in quantity, and the prices keep dropping. Blank DVD brand names include Ritek, Optodisc, Samsung, Memorex, Verbatim, Radius and ProDisc. They have a 30 day return guarantee for most media, 15 days for most hardware (see website for details). They ship via UPS to the US, including Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Alaska. The do not ship internationally.

Meritline has low prices on blank optical media, including blank DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, as well as blank CD-R and CD-RW discs. They sell cases, sleeves, & labels for your discs, and DVD & CD "burners," as well DVD & CD recording software. They also sell blank Zip & Jaz discs, VHS tapes, and other media, flash memory (USB, MMC, SD, Compact Flash, memory stick, etc.), and other peripherals and accessories.

  DVD & Video Player and DVR Software

InterVideo sells the top-rated WinDVD Software DVD Player which allows you to watch DVD movies on your PC, providing a quality picture and sound with additional features only possible on a PC. WinDVD will play (with full menu functions) DVDs from hard drive folders as well as discs. You can easily capture still frames, and GIF animations, too. They also make and sell the new DVD Copy Platinum, as well as software for video capture and editing, digital video recording (DVR), MP3 and MPEG encoding and playing.

CyberLink offers complete digital home entertainment software, including PowerDVD DVD player, PowerVCR video recording, and PowerDirector video editing software.

SnapStream Media sells media center PC software and accessories including Beyond Media, a DVD, music, photos and video playback and management application, Beyond TV 3, DVR (Digital Video Recorder) software that works with many different TV tuner cards (including ATI's internal and external models) and was recently named “Best of 2004” in PC Magazine, and the Firefly PC Remote, the only remote control you need for your home entertainment PC.

  Binoculars, Telescopes, and Microscopes

Binoculars.com has the finest in binoculars, including Canon, Nikon, Zeiss, Bushnell, and Tasco, and great telescopes by Meade, Celestron, Bushnell, and Tasco.

  
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The New York Times, July 1, 1889 p. 8:

GOOD NEWS FOR AMATEURS.

PHOTOGRAPHERS SOON TO EXPERIMENT WITH A NEW FILM.

    Amateur photographers are greatly delighted with the news that in a few days a perfectly transparent gelatine emulsion film, sufficiently flexible to use in a roll holder, will soon be placed on the market by the Eastman Dry Plate and Film Company, the pioneers in the film discoveries. For some time, Mr. Reichenbach, the chemist of the company, has been experimenting with different preparations, having celluloid as a basis, trying to obtain a base for the emulsion which would be flexible and transparent and could be made in sheets or rolls of any size. He has succeeded admirably. The new film is as clear as crystal, according to expert examiners, retains the emulsion well, and can be made in rolls of 100 feet in length and from one-quarter of an inch to thirty or more inches in width.
    The celluloid base is four-one thousandths of an inch in thickness, and the gelatine film one-two thousandths of an inch. The celluloid is not affected by the sun in printing nor by the chemicals used in developing. Time will be the test of the keeping qualities of the transparent film. It now certainly looks as if the celluloid films, or films of some other composition, will eventually supersede glass as a support for gelatine emulsions.

    The Rochester Democrat, in commenting upon the films, says: "As a scientific discovery the new transparent support for sensitive gelatine must take first rank. Its applications to astronomical photography, which is just beginning to make great additions to our knowledge of the heavens, will add facilities hitherto undreamed of. Think of depicting a zone of the heavens on a single roll of sensitive gelatine, then rolling it up like the scrolls of ancient libraries for future reference. Such a process would map the heavens to some purpose. One photographic telescope could perhaps cover many degrees in a single night, the fields being in consecutive order and joined accordingly. With such an appliance a few telescopes could complete the work of mapping the heavens in a comparatively short space of time. The celluloid support is sufficiently unyielding to admit of accurate measurements of photographed objects."

    The testing of the new films will give lots of amusement during the Summer months, and the picture takers will have a chance to try them on their Summer vacations. Mr. G.D. Milburn will in a short time give a demonstration of the new celluloid flexible films at the rooms of the Society of Amateur Photographers.

    Charles Stuart Welles will give his lantern slide exhibition of views of the Nile at several watering places this summer.

TIME Magazine, January 18, 1954, p. 84:

BUSINESS ABROAD: Camera Comeback
    Few cameras have greater appeal to shutterbugs around the world than Germany's famed Zeiss Contax. But Zeiss has had its troubles making it. At war's end, it lost its huge plant at Jena, along with 288 of its key designers and scientists, to the Russians; on top of that, its Contax patents expired, and competitors flooded the market with imitations.
    Last week, after nine years of development work, Zeiss brought out a new camera with which it hopes to regain leadership in the high-quality candid-camera market. From its $2,000,000 plant in Stuttgart the first production models of the Contaflex were shipped to the U.S. A precision instrument with watchwork-size screws and springs as delicate as a snail's antenna, the 35-mm. Contaflex weighs only 18 oz., v. 34˝ oz. for the Rolleiflex and 29˝ oz. for the Leica. It combines the simplicity of operation of the Contax with the easy focusing and accurate view finding of a reflex camera. Price of the new camera with f/2.8 lens: $169.

    War & Peace. While Zeiss has long been Germany's biggest cameramaker, and is the second largest in the world,* the camera business is only one part of its optical empire. Founded more than 100 years ago by Instrument-maker Carl Zeiss and Physicist Ernst Abbe, it is controlled by the nonprofit Carl Zeiss Foundation, which taps off the earnings of eleven owned or controlled factories "for the furtherance of the precision-instrument industry and science in general."
    In its time, Zeiss has turned out periscopes for the U-boats of two World Wars, along with gun sights, range finders and other optical aids to destruction. But between the wars, it achieved its greatest name and fame with such peacetime procucts as telescopes, binoculars, microscopes and planetarium equipment. At the top of the combine today-- and responsible for the rebuilding of Zeiss-- are two crusty septuagenarians: Walter Bauersfeld, 72, inventor of the planetarium and a 46-year Zeissman; and Paul Henrichs, 71, who joined the company in 1901 and was longtime boss of its British operations.

    East & West. Zeiss's postwar comeback started from scratch, after the U.S. occupation forces pulled back from Jena and the Russians took over. But the U.S. had managed to salvage something: it sent a fleet of trucks to Jena and moved 124 top Zeissmen into the Western zone. Under the leadership of Henrichs, they rented floor space in a Heidenheim cigar factory, borrowed tools and lathes, hired a secretary and put her to work at a borrowed typewriter. Within a year, more than 145,000 sq. ft. of space was rented in an empty arms factory in nearby Oberkochen. Operating on loans from German banks, plus $2,000,000 in Marshall Plan money, the plant employed 2,800 by 1952. About a third were experienced Zeiss hands who managed to flee East Germany, both repelled by Communist domination and lured by the memory of their past treatment by Zeiss, which was one of the first companies in the world to provide pensions, free medical care, profit sharing, paid vacations and overtime pay.
    Last year the Oberkochen plant, plus the new one at Stuttgart, turned out $24 million worth of lenses, surveying instruments, microscopes and other goods, half of which were sold abroad; the Zeiss Ikon (camera) division at Stuttgart, turning out everything from a $15 box camera to the $300 Contax, was able to declare an 8% dividend.

*Largest: Eastman Kodak.

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