Recommended camera stores in SEA?

We'll be in Seattle this weekend and my buddy is shopping for a D80
setup, looking to see what kind of deal he can get with our nice
valuable Canuck bucks Can anyone recommend a good camera shop in the
I-5 corridor (Seattle and northward) that we might check out?

Matt Ion wrote:
> We'll be in Seattle this weekend and my buddy is shopping for a D80
> setup, looking to see what kind of deal he can get with our nice
> valuable Canuck bucks Can anyone recommend a good camera shop in
> the I-5 corridor (Seattle and northward) that we might check out?

My favourite place is Kenmore Cameras (http://www.kcamera.com/) next to
HW-522 in Kenmore, about 20 miles NE of Seattle at the top end of Lake
Washington.

jue

Jürgen Exner wrote:
> Matt Ion wrote:
>> We'll be in Seattle this weekend and my buddy is shopping for a D80
>> setup, looking to see what kind of deal he can get with our nice
>> valuable Canuck bucks Can anyone recommend a good camera shop in
>> the I-5 corridor (Seattle and northward) that we might check out?
>
> My favourite place is Kenmore Cameras (http://www.kcamera.com/) next to
> HW-522 in Kenmore, about 20 miles NE of Seattle at the top end of Lake
> Washington.

Thanks, we'll give that a look...

On 2007-11-08 20:22:06 -0800, Matt Ion <soundy106@gmail.com> said:

> We'll be in Seattle this weekend and my buddy is shopping for a D80
> setup, looking to see what kind of deal he can get with our nice
> valuable Canuck bucks Can anyone recommend a good camera shop in the
> I-5 corridor (Seattle and northward) that we might check out?

Glazer's Camera Supply is good and has a wide inventory, although
sometimes it seems like you are invisible to their staff. Be assertive.

I have not been to Kenmore, but I hear the people are nice.
--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor

C J Campbell wrote:
> On 2007-11-08 20:22:06 -0800, Matt Ion <soundy106@gmail.com> said:
>
>> We'll be in Seattle this weekend and my buddy is shopping for a D80
>> setup, looking to see what kind of deal he can get with our nice
>> valuable Canuck bucks Can anyone recommend a good camera shop in
>> the I-5 corridor (Seattle and northward) that we might check out?
>
> Glazer's Camera Supply is good and has a wide inventory, although
> sometimes it seems like you are invisible to their staff. Be assertive.
>
> I have not been to Kenmore, but I hear the people are nice.

I've used Glazer's a couple of times. They do have a lot of stuff, plus
some used stuff. It feels like a really old camera store, too, like
you're going to be able to pick up a tube of bellows oil there. Still
smells filmy.

Jürgen Exner wrote:
> Matt Ion wrote:
>> We'll be in Seattle this weekend and my buddy is shopping for a D80
>> setup, looking to see what kind of deal he can get with our nice
>> valuable Canuck bucks Can anyone recommend a good camera shop in
>> the I-5 corridor (Seattle and northward) that we might check out?
>
> My favourite place is Kenmore Cameras (http://www.kcamera.com/) next to
> HW-522 in Kenmore, about 20 miles NE of Seattle at the top end of Lake
> Washington.
>
> jue
>
>
No recs for stores, but about your trip: Seattle, where my son lives, is
one of the most photogenic places I've ever seen; unfortunately,
mobility problems have kept me from traveling the past few years but my
son and his family get down to Texas fairly often. One place that I hope
you have a chance to get to is Deception Pass, which splits Whidbey
Island in two, and was thought by early explorers to be a river; that
area was first explored from the sea side, thus the confusion. Also, it
shows a humorous side to the early explorers, with place names like
Point Nopoint and Useless Bay. You will be there during the rainy
season, but the misty conditions can make for some nice lighting
effects. I don't know what part of Canada you live in, but I may be
preaching to the choir; two very enjoyable side trips that I've taken
from Seattle are to Vancouver (wonderful train ride) and to Victoria (by
hydrofoil ferry). Enjoy!
Allen

Allen wrote:
> Jürgen Exner wrote:
>> Matt Ion wrote:
>>> We'll be in Seattle this weekend and my buddy is shopping for a D80
>>> setup, looking to see what kind of deal he can get with our nice
>>> valuable Canuck bucks Can anyone recommend a good camera shop in
>>> the I-5 corridor (Seattle and northward) that we might check out?
>>
>> My favourite place is Kenmore Cameras (http://www.kcamera.com/) next
>> to HW-522 in Kenmore, about 20 miles NE of Seattle at the top end of
>> Lake Washington.
>>
>> jue
>>
>>
> No recs for stores, but about your trip: Seattle, where my son lives, is
> one of the most photogenic places I've ever seen; unfortunately,
> mobility problems have kept me from traveling the past few years but my
> son and his family get down to Texas fairly often.

If you want the best skyline shots, try going to Gasworks Park (bring a
flashlight, it's pitch black at night):
http://trupin.smugmug.com/popular/10...#94807542-A-LB

Kerry Park is the canonical skyline shot:
http://trupin.smugmug.com/gallery/824709#36824797

If you get a clear day, there's an amazing view of Rainier from Seward
Park too: http://trupin.smugmug.com/gallery/824709#95607778

Cynicor wrote:
>>>> We'll be in Seattle this weekend and my buddy is shopping for a D80
> If you want the best skyline shots, try going to Gasworks Park (bring
> a flashlight, it's pitch black at night):
> http://trupin.smugmug.com/popular/10...#94807542-A-LB

Actually the tiny park off Highland Drive on the south side of Queen Anne
gives you an even better view. Particularly amazing when the city is already
dark and the lights are coming on while the snow cap of Mt Rainier in the
background is still hit by the sun and glowing in a deep pink.

jue

Cynicor <j...tru.p..in@sp.eake.a.sy.net> wrote:

> C J Campbell wrote:
> > On 2007-11-08 20:22:06 -0800, Matt Ion <soundy106@gmail.com> said:
> >
> >> We'll be in Seattle this weekend and my buddy is shopping for a D80
> >> setup, looking to see what kind of deal he can get with our nice
> >> valuable Canuck bucks Can anyone recommend a good camera shop in
> >> the I-5 corridor (Seattle and northward) that we might check out?
> >
> > Glazer's Camera Supply is good and has a wide inventory, although
> > sometimes it seems like you are invisible to their staff. Be assertive.
> >
> > I have not been to Kenmore, but I hear the people are nice.
>
> I've used Glazer's a couple of times. They do have a lot of stuff, plus
> some used stuff. It feels like a really old camera store, too, like
> you're going to be able to pick up a tube of bellows oil there. Still
> smells filmy.

Glazer's used to actually have a separate 'digital' store across the
street. Now they've integrated into one. Also, next door is Ivey, which
is pretty much the place in Seattle for serious film processing and
printing.

If you're a browser... There is one camera store which is a must-see.
It's Jim's Used Cameras in the University district.

Furthermore, if you're making it as far as Portland, you want to cross
the threshhold of Blue Moon Camera And Machine.

--
http://groups.google.com/group/seatt...780efda9a6edb4

Paul Mitchum wrote:
> Cynicor <j...tru.p..in@sp.eake.a.sy.net> wrote:
>
>> C J Campbell wrote:
>>> On 2007-11-08 20:22:06 -0800, Matt Ion <soundy106@gmail.com> said:
>>>
>>>> We'll be in Seattle this weekend and my buddy is shopping for a D80
>>>> setup, looking to see what kind of deal he can get with our nice
>>>> valuable Canuck bucks Can anyone recommend a good camera shop in
>>>> the I-5 corridor (Seattle and northward) that we might check out?
>>> Glazer's Camera Supply is good and has a wide inventory, although
>>> sometimes it seems like you are invisible to their staff. Be assertive.
>>>
>>> I have not been to Kenmore, but I hear the people are nice.
>> I've used Glazer's a couple of times. They do have a lot of stuff, plus
>> some used stuff. It feels like a really old camera store, too, like
>> you're going to be able to pick up a tube of bellows oil there. Still
>> smells filmy.
>
> Glazer's used to actually have a separate 'digital' store across the
> street. Now they've integrated into one. Also, next door is Ivey, which
> is pretty much the place in Seattle for serious film processing and
> printing.

Yeah, Glazer's was suggested to me by someone else, too. Sounds like a
must-stop

> If you're a browser... There is one camera store which is a must-see.
> It's Jim's Used Cameras in the University district.

Also noted, thanks.

> Furthermore, if you're making it as far as Portland, you want to cross
> the threshhold of Blue Moon Camera And Machine.

Nope, only going to Seattle - dropping the wife off at the Amtrack station.