Philadelphia Camera Show ??

ray*j*gun

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There is a show scheduled in March in Valley Forge PA (a suburb of Phila) that seems to be a recurring show about 4 times a year. Anyone familiar with the show? Is it worth going for folks like us or is it all digital.

Any first hand experince would be helpful.

Thanks.

Ray
 
It's a Photorama show, right? It's been a while since I was last there, but no, it's not all digital. The prices are more than eBay or RFF, but at least you can see the equipment in person.

Joe
 
It's a decent show if you get there early. There's generally some decent analogue pickings. A local Leica / Nikon used equipment guy generally attends. I've gotten some great deals from him over the years. He is strictly non-digital. Don't know if he'll be attending this year, although he's generally at all the local shows. If you're planning on attending let me know. There's a small group of Philadelphia area RFF folk around, and it's always good to meet people with similar interests. If you're interested, let's touch base shortly before the show.
 
ray*j*gun said:
There is a show scheduled in March in Valley Forge PA (a suburb of Phila) that seems to be a recurring show about 4 times a year. Anyone familiar with the show? Is it worth going for folks like us or is it all digital.

Any first hand experince would be helpful.

Thanks.

Ray
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Do you have the date or do I need to root around for a copy of Shutterbug?
 
JeffGreene said:
It's a decent show if you get there early. There's generally some decent analogue pickings. A local Leica / Nikon used equipment guy generally attends. I've gotten some great deals from him over the years. He is strictly non-digital. Don't know if he'll be attending this year, although he's generally at all the local shows. If you're planning on attending let me know. There's a small group of Philadelphia area RFF folk around, and it's always good to meet people with similar interests. If you're interested, let's touch base shortly before the show.
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Hi Jeff...

Or anyone else from the area. If you go I'm in...

Nick
 
ray*j*gun said:
There is a show scheduled in March in Valley Forge PA (a suburb of Phila) that seems to be a recurring show about 4 times a year. Anyone familiar with the show? Is it worth going for folks like us or is it all digital.

Any first hand experince would be helpful.

Thanks.

Ray
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It appears to be in Ft. Washington, a few exits East on the PA turnpike on March 2nd. Seeing that it's a Sunday, I can be there if there is enough interest. We might be able to find a decent place to eat up that way after the show.
 
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March 2

March 2

I've been to a few of these. Yes, eBay has cut into the market. It's a great place to pick up filters and odds and ends. I've never bought a camera or lens, but I found a nice general brand zoom viewfinder -- not quite a Tewe, but better than those turret jobs. I'll try to make it in March, and will keep the subscription to this thread in case any others are going.
 
Sorry I haven't been back sooner after posting this thread.....thank you all for responding. I will be attending the show also. I have never been to one of these and I really would like to see some of the gear and handle it. Evil bay has definately changed the way things go.

Thanks again!!

Ray
 
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Bump. Is this still likely to happen? I need to plan a bit ahead as I'm coming from NYC on my way home, so I need to know what exit on the NJ Turnpike to get off that day...
 
Al:

You'd get off on exit 6 of the turnpike. Fort Washington is accessible through the Ambler exit of the PA turnpike. I don't remember the number off hand. I'll be there on March 2nd. Let's plan on meeting at a local hotel.

All the best,

Jeff
 
JeffGreene said:
Al:

You'd get off on exit 6 of the turnpike. Fort Washington is accessible through the Ambler exit of the PA turnpike. I don't remember the number off hand. I'll be there on March 2nd. Let's plan on meeting at a local hotel.

All the best,

Jeff
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I'll check out what's in that area hotel wise. I usually get off the turnpike at Exit 3, so I need to remind myself to get off at Exit 6, which I hardly ever use. If I were coming from home, I'd be using 476 from the South. This time I'll be coming south late on the First. I may just stay in a hotel at that exit if I can find one for a decnt price.
 
As I remember, there's a Holiday Inn right at the exit. It's about 3-5 miles from the Convention Center where the Show is. We could probably meet there at a mutually agreeable time, although it's probably best to meet up at the show. A couple of other guys were interested as well. Let me know what you think.
 
Phila. Camera Show

Phila. Camera Show

rbiemer said:
Man o man I have way too many bookmarks...after thinking about it, I realized I had Photorama bookmarked...here's their list of upcoming dates:

The show is not at the convention center, its at the Ft Washington Holiday Inn. THe link below has directions times and costs.

Thanks.

Ray

http://www.photorama.com/dates.html
The Philly show is March 2, see the links above.


Rob
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Please see the above link for details.

Ray
 
I'm going, but not for all 6 hours. Probably when it opens. Since I've never met you guys, is there a high sign or something? I don't know what I'll be wearing, as we don't plan laundry this far in advance.
 
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