Oh, I completely forgot about Wolfe's. Don't know how they stay in business,
but they must have hit a vinegar well, 'cause they have a LOT of stock,
especially for a crappy little town. Building looks like it has been there
since the buffalo, and the staff aren't young, but not ancient. It's like
Central Camera in Chicago, only with about 10 times the square feet. I think
they are a dealer for everything.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Benson
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 10:06 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] olympus in stores
For what it's worth, Wolfe's in Topeka is a long-time Olympus dealer.
Actually, it's one of the last old-time camera stores - two big full-size
store spaces on the main drag downtown. Really a lot of stuff - all kinds
of stuff.
They've had it all - E5s etc, all the m43 stuff. Lenses. Used stuff of
course. Their staff is knowledgeable - and old. As old as I am I fear.
I have, I'm sorry to say, bought a lot of Olympus thingies there .. Just
awful impulse buying. Good thing it's two hours from my house, but for a
while there I had contract work in the state capital. I was lucky to have a
positive margin.
For what it's worth part II, I teach in Tilburg, Netherlands. There's
chain photo store in the central city, don't remember the name, that also
has a really significant about of Olympus stuff. Actually bought the f8
lens and the OM-D battery holder there . several months ago. They told me
they're a big Oly dealership throughout the Netherlands.
Huh . yet another impulse buying problem, putting real strains on the "net"
of the work done there.
Bob Benson
--
_________________________________________________________________
Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
--
_________________________________________________________________
Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
|