roger michel 
, Jan 01, 2007; 04:58 p.m.
here is ara gechijian (and a customer) in his great shop, new england photo, which is located in arlington,
massachusetts. NEP, an authorized leica dealer since the early 50s, is one of the last of the old time photo
shops. he has dozens of rollies, SM leicas, M leicas, and leica cine!! he also has just about every MF nikon
lens ever made with bodies of every type from F to F6. he even has a nice selction of graflex, pen F, and
nikon RF.
ara's father ran the shop before ara took over.
i have picked up too many great items at NEP over the years to list here. got a great mint-in-box leicavit
for my iiig last week.
definitely worth a visit if you are in the boston area.
now, do you hae a shot of your favorite camera store?
the proprietor and a young shutterbug
roger michel , Jan 01, 2007; 06:18 p.m.
taken with zeiss ikon sw and VC 12mm heliar -- a great combo!
karl keung , Jan 01, 2007; 07:01 p.m.
james copes , Jan 01, 2007; 07:06 p.m.
Roger,
I always have trouble finding a good store in Boston, thanks for posting this. It's good to know there are still people out there who appreciate us independent camera store owners : ) It's a tough business to be in right now.
Bill Acito , Jan 01, 2007; 07:32 p.m.
Don't forget Newtonville Camera and W. B. Hunt. Harvard (town, not University) Camera appears to be on it's way out, unfortunately for me (out in the distant burbs versus the city).
james copes , Jan 01, 2007; 07:53 p.m.
Should have added: Yankees Suck!!
Ken Ford , Jan 01, 2007; 08:18 p.m.
Sadly, my favorite camera store only exists in my memories - La Grange Camera (IL).
These were the guys that didn't laugh at the kid on the bicycle with the Speed Graphic in his basket, instead taking the time to steer him the right way. This led to a short career as a PJ and a lasting enjoyable hobby.
Derek Stanton , Jan 01, 2007; 08:54 p.m.
roger michel , Jan 01, 2007; 09:27 p.m.
note marklin train tracks overhead.
BTW, michael bard, late of netwonville camera, has just bought e p levine. great news for
boston area leicaphiles!
Peter White , Jan 01, 2007; 10:00 p.m.
Ara's a great guy. He loves to wheel and deal. He also has a nice collection of Ferraris. I guess the camera business is pretty good. Well, at least I hope it is for him. ;-)
