Today I'm going to check out my local camera shop. It's been months since I've been in
there. They have been open for quite a while, but I was reluctant of course with
the situation. I haven't been filming there at all and
just in general thought this was a good time now to
check them out. See how they're doing. I was going to pick up a camera strap one
of the Peak Design ones that are quick to release.
That should be really nice for the camera stuff.
They had recently had a window smashed and it's been...
Two, three times. Maybe even four that I can think of offhand
that they've been either robbed or vandalized in some way. It's just super
frustrating with this situation. So do my little part of going there
talking about it and picking up a strap. Get my mask on
change my glasses of course. These are prescription. Yep...
Okay
They are open!
Hello there!
Hi! It's been a while. Yeah it has been a while. How are you?
Pretty good. How are you?
Yeah, doing all right. Yeah
Okay, nice!
So uh...
Let's see. What.. the leash was the one I was thinking about.
Are they different colors? Or you've just got the gray one?
We have ash and we have black.
I think I'll go black.
It's slimming! Yeah, haha.
And uh, okay here they are. The anchor things.
Yes. This comes with a few of them maybe? It does. Okay.
I'm gonna look at the tripods as well.
So just put this here. Probably
pretty slim with the used gear these days?
Especially because in the last break-in that's about all they took...
Ohhh geez. So it actually. Okay, I was hoping it was just
vandal.. you know vandal stuff, but not. No they actually took some used gear.
Ahh, that's.. but... It's like added to the troubles that are already
happening. It's stacking... Right, you know they didn't take anything
valuable, but it still all has to be traced and accounted for. Exactly...
Especially consignments. Consignments, you have to pay the people now, yeah.
that's frustrating. It is frustrating...
I'm gonna check out the tripods.
We have a few over here and then I've got a
couple up by the cash register that are pretty cool. Okay. I have one out that a
microphone is on that'll set out. And you can take a look.
With the little Manfrotto down there is pretty cool. The DLC
and that Promaster with the bendy legs. Pretty nice!
Okay! Are you talking about this one?
No, actually this one...
Oh, it gets extra large?
Well, it gets larger...
And in addition to being able to hold standard
devices. It has a... Quick release thing?
A built-in phone holder, ohhhh okay... nice!
So the point of this video is not about the camera strap.
It's gonna work out nicely. I had actually use these. Camera Craft
lent me some of the Peak Design stuff that they had available
to make some video content on. And I did that previously that got me
interested in that. Finally picking up a strap for myself.
With camera shops, I don't know if you have one in your area, I'd be curious to know.
My case Camera Craft has helped me out a lot.
I can remember, as a kid, in the previous location.
At least one of them... Going there. I had a film camera. Had some
film developed. And talking to them. And they were
helping me out. And just a good experience. So the whole family
type of thing. Kids get into photography through
avenues such as that. It's just nice to see
local camera shops. I want them to survive. In my case with Camera Craft
they help me out, like I said, with the video stuff a lot
as well. Which I always tried to mention them.
They're not asking me for anything. Quite a few videos on the channel.
Especially all the hands-on stuff, of course.
But other ones that they lent me something to check out.
The same day they let me use the Sony ZV-1
so you can look forward to a video on that hopefully, if it
works out. The point is... try to support your local camera shops,
uh, if you can! I think it's a good idea in my opinion, so.
The.. all of the negative things, just try to counteract it a little bit
as I can. Anyways, Scott of Photography Banzai. Thanks!