Fotoguide closing?
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People, I think FotoGuide is going to close for good. In Singapore, even being long in the business with business model like providing the friendliest and most price competitive service (until AP comes along) cannot work. Have some sensitivity. Imagine yourself being retrenched and people on hearing this shout 'viva la free-market'
A word to those still splurging their credit cards on expensive digital toys. Hard times are coming, you will get very little when you are forced to sell off your equipments. I am forced to let go my Hasselblad system and German-made stuffs for very low price. I now have my Nikon F3s and a coolpix 4500 camera.
Enjoy your current equipments and get the best out from them. For example, instead of splurging on a new DSLR and to further my photography skills, I bought some B+W developing accessories and chemicals for less than $100. I am able to shoot, develop and scan the negatives the same night to get "Full Frame digital". I even built a quick film dryer with PVC pipe with a computer fan. Budget projects like this helps me wait for front/back focus/noise/bayer vs foveon/high price and other nascent digital photography issues to settle.
Regards
A word to those still splurging their credit cards on expensive digital toys. Hard times are coming, you will get very little when you are forced to sell off your equipments. I am forced to let go my Hasselblad system and German-made stuffs for very low price. I now have my Nikon F3s and a coolpix 4500 camera.
Enjoy your current equipments and get the best out from them. For example, instead of splurging on a new DSLR and to further my photography skills, I bought some B+W developing accessories and chemicals for less than $100. I am able to shoot, develop and scan the negatives the same night to get "Full Frame digital". I even built a quick film dryer with PVC pipe with a computer fan. Budget projects like this helps me wait for front/back focus/noise/bayer vs foveon/high price and other nascent digital photography issues to settle.
Regards
Agreed completely tualan! Sad Fotoguide is closing, hope the 'rumour' about them relocating is true. Good also that there are still people around tinkering their own accessories together......nothing better to satisfy your own by making them! And instead of focusing on the latest of the latest, focus more on pic taking and improving that.........having the latest (or more expensive) camera/lens is not going to make your pics better!
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Yes, but totally OT.
What made him think that pple here lamenting the closing of a store are the ones splurging with their credit cards?
OT for some. But my opinions nonetheless.
My response is prompted by retailer observations on current digicams buyers at recent IT show. Many are queuing and their flashing credit cards for expensive equipments. Retailers are hurting but Clubsnap are full of members shouting and encouraging each other to buy :gbounce: :gbounce: :gbounce: for the latest digital gears. We have people here buying Crumpler bags and expensive ballheads, suffered instant buyer remorse and offering them for resale at the near same price. Photo gears do not hold high resale values and are not hedges for investment value. What happened to Fotoguide staff livelihoods may happen to anyone of us especially in these turbulent times.
My response is prompted by retailer observations on current digicams buyers at recent IT show. Many are queuing and their flashing credit cards for expensive equipments. Retailers are hurting but Clubsnap are full of members shouting and encouraging each other to buy :gbounce: :gbounce: :gbounce: for the latest digital gears. We have people here buying Crumpler bags and expensive ballheads, suffered instant buyer remorse and offering them for resale at the near same price. Photo gears do not hold high resale values and are not hedges for investment value. What happened to Fotoguide staff livelihoods may happen to anyone of us especially in these turbulent times.
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Went to Fotoguide yesterday and spoke to them....they will be closing for good.........Another location....less likely.
Its really a "sad" environment yesterday...and imagine 12 to 15 people in the shop at one time....getting thir stuff before the shop close for good in acouple of week i think.
As a gesture of my support for these nice people...who took pains to show me all the steps in using my equipment i bought from them........
I got myself a SEAGULL TLR...from them.....and They took the pains to show me step by step to use this bugger......
They even gave me a roll free to demonstrate the loading and so on.....woohh!!!! Touched even they are goind to close down....thie spirit to habd over the photography knowledge live on.
And guess what......they even have a copy of CLUBSNAP forum printouts........someone might have did a great job sharing the feelings of photographers on the news of their closure with them.
Well.......really hope they have great job after this.....
Regards,
Sulhan
Went to Fotoguide yesterday and spoke to them....they will be closing for good.........Another location....less likely.
Its really a "sad" environment yesterday...and imagine 12 to 15 people in the shop at one time....getting thir stuff before the shop close for good in acouple of week i think.
As a gesture of my support for these nice people...who took pains to show me all the steps in using my equipment i bought from them........
I got myself a SEAGULL TLR...from them.....and They took the pains to show me step by step to use this bugger......
They even gave me a roll free to demonstrate the loading and so on.....woohh!!!! Touched even they are goind to close down....thie spirit to habd over the photography knowledge live on.
And guess what......they even have a copy of CLUBSNAP forum printouts........someone might have did a great job sharing the feelings of photographers on the news of their closure with them.
Well.......really hope they have great job after this.....
Regards,
Sulhan
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vince123123
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just tried to call up to enquire abt the price of some stuff...the guy just told me they are closed and no longer selling....thot of going down n see today, but does anyone know if they are really closed? cos i recall yesterday 23rd i went like still open lidat.
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Sad to see them go. This was a shop with great service and good prices (otherwise how else to survive when you're right next to CP?).
Bought a Sigma flash from them a couple of weeks ago. Also bought my Nikon F70 from them years ago. End of an era. Suppose those that survive are those that can move high volume at low prices.
Bought a Sigma flash from them a couple of weeks ago. Also bought my Nikon F70 from them years ago. End of an era. Suppose those that survive are those that can move high volume at low prices.
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vince123123
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so mean they are finally closed? not even clearing stocks?
too bad thot can go this evening to see if can get last min stuff
too bad thot can go this evening to see if can get last min stuff
Some will hate you, some will love you for saying those words. Hard times are coming. No deny about it. With the SAR problem in Singapore, tourism is down. Although the SAR crisis is slowing down the investments into China, these investment will still not come to Singapore anyway. Unemployment is definitely going to shoot up. Massive retenchment is definitely in the pipeline.
For those who can afford it, please buy, buy, buy to keep the economy going. For those whose job is unstable or parents' jobs are unstable, better "wise up".
For those who hold a job, you should know that "money don't come easy". See it in both ways. Since money is hard to earn, you should pamper yourself to get what you like, to justify the reason why you are working so hard. On the other hand, money is hard to earn, so spend moderately and save for a raining day.
From the economy forecast, I foresee a monsoon rainy season is coming towards Singapore.
Is it? I went there on the same day too and the feedback was they are closing...... And I even told them I hoped they will set up shop again someday... they said thanks leh...
So are they closing or not????
By the way anyone knows the RRP of a sigma 28-105mm f2.8-4 lens(estimate lah)
sebastiansong
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Hi Sulhan
which model did you get from them and what price did you pay for it?
was thinking of getting some film from them
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