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Dear Frugal Photo Friends,

Mark your calendars. Here are some upcoming camera shows if you happen to live in the San Francisco Bay Area.

For those of you thinking... why would somebody go to a camera swap anymore when there's ebay, B&H, KEH, Craigslist etc. Well, there are a number of reasons. You can try before you buy for one. There are no shipping charges.

And believe it or not, there are sometimes better deals than online. For example, I was recently in the market for 5x7" film holders. I bid on a few on Ebay but the bids went over $20 per holder. Then I saw a few at the Seawood Photo table at a Hayward photo swap. I ended up paying about $15 per holder. Plus I got a promise from Seawood that I could exchange at their shop if there were any problems.

Good luck finding deals like that on the interwebz.


UPCOMING CAMERA SWAP MEETS
in the San Francisco Bay Area (early 2018)

Hayward Camera Show
Sunday February 11th
Carpenters Local 713
1050 Mattox Rd.  Hayward, CA  94541
show time: 9:00am-2 pm

Glass Key Photo
March 3rd
1230 Sutter St.  San Francisco  94109
* * Noon to 6pm * *
www.glasskeyphoto.com

Newark Pavilion, Newark CA
Winter PhotoFair
March 10th, 2018
Newark Pavilion
6430 Thornton Ave
Newark, CA 94560
415-488-6154
NEW HOURS:
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

sources:
http://www.filterfind.net/show_dates.html
https://4photofair.wordpress.com/blog-news/upcoming-shows/


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Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA

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