Stefan Wood
Established
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KoNickon
Nick Merritt
Well, well! That's right near where Penn Camera used to be, right?
scorpius73
Well-known
Penn Camera is still in business. They were taken over by Calumet.
Stefan Wood
Established
It is a couple of blocks away. And yes, the Penn camera store is still open, now affiliated with Calumet. It is fully stocked again.
furcafe
Veteran
Yup, a friend may be taking a job there. I may apply for a position just to get the employee discount & live out my fantasy of being a camera store a-hole ("I'm looking @ your portfolio & I honestly don't think the M9 is for you." " I liked Alex Webb way before he was cool.") 
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Therobbstory
Member
I'm curious to see how this pans out. I can think of maybe a dozen serious Lecia shooters in the district.
Roger Hicks
Veteran
Yeah, but forget serious: how many RICH Leica shooters?
Within reason, Leica doesn't care if they're any good or not. Good photographers' pictures have higher visibility than bad (but rich) photographers' pictures.
Cheers,
R.
bigeye
Well-known
I'm surprised it's not in G'town; that mall on the canal.
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furcafe
Veteran
furcafe
Veteran
Update: Walked by during lunch & they were putting up the Leica logo (big red dot).
furcafe
Veteran
Update: Store is unofficially open (door is open & displays & gallery are up, but they're installing some fixtures & office equipment). They sold a Noctilux yesterday, so they're living large.
BronicaLee
Established
I plan on picking up a hand grip for my X1 when I go Saturday, maybe they'll let me take some shots of the new digs...
victoriapio
Well-known
do they sell GAS attack antidote? something else to look forward to visiting next time we are in DC
agfa100
Well-known
I stopped in on Sat. and they were nice and let me play with a Noctilux and a 21. It was nice to see some stock on lenses. They also expressed some interest in my V2 28mm and my V1 35 summicron, plus the leica adp that lets you put two lenses back to back I forget the number.
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david.elliott
Well-known
Is the store easily accessible via metro?
agfa100
Well-known
The store is at 977 F street, so Metro center is just is just 3 short blocks away.
wbill
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david.elliott
Well-known
bigeye
Well-known
Across from the original 930 Club. Wow, has that area changed.
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PMCC
Late adopter.
May have to stop by when I visit the offspring. Just to look; it's been ages since I bought anything Leica (and who knows if I will again).
grandallj
Grainy
It's a dangerous place. Very pretty displays and galleries and a friendly staff. Although I didn't buy anything there, it got me over my last bit of self-restraint and I ordered an M7 from KEH. No GAS antidote at all.