Bromfield Camera in Boston?

mabelsound · 02-15-2010

I'm off to Boston next week and will be staying a couple of blocks from this shop--anybody familiar with it? Is it worth a visit?

pesphoto · 02-15-2010

i havent been in there in a while, but from what I remember its a Small shop .... definitely worth a visit.

pesphoto · 02-15-2010

Also if u can get over the the MFA for a Harry Callahan Exhibit

mabelsound · 02-15-2010

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Originally Posted by pesphoto

Also if u can get over the the MFA for a Harry Callahan Exhibit

Will give it a try...I'm going to be there to give a reading and teach a class, so my time will be limited...but I have Thursday morning free to shoot some pictures, visit that shop, and hopefully catch some art!

batterytypehah! · 02-15-2010

Not sure if you've seen this semi-recent thread:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/foru...ad.php?t=81446

Doesn't sound like you'll have much time, though.

soelin · 02-15-2010

I was just there last week. They have a bunch of old/used 35mm SLR equipment and new digital cameras. They say they are Leica dealers but they carried only the D-Lux 4. They didn't have any M mount lenses and told me that they usually put these lenses on Ebay. It is a small place. Is it worth visiting? If you're staying around there, sure. As a Boston resident and cameras enthusiast, if I were to shop for rangefinder equipment, I would head over to EP Levine at the waterfront. Take the Silver Line and walk over to the "Design Center" where they're located. I also happened to be there last week and they had a bunch of used Leicas (including M6), various Leica lenses, new Zeiss Ikons, Voigtlander micron 4/3rd to M adpators, and even an M9 as a display/demo unit which I had a chance to test out. Their prices are decent. In addition, if I was shopping just for digital equipment, I would go to Calumet in Cambridge. You could take the red line to Kendal (MIT) and a ten minute walk will get you there. Their prices are good (cheaper than advertised online).
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mabelsound · 02-15-2010

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Originally Posted by soelin

I was just there last week. They have a bunch of old/used 35mm SLR equipment and new digital cameras. They say they are Leica dealers but they carried only the D-Lux 4. They didn't have any M mount lenses and told me that they usually put these lenses on Ebay. It is a small place. Is it worth visiting? If you're staying around there, sure. As a Boston resident and cameras enthusiast, if I were to shop for rangefinder equipment, I would head over to EP Levine at the waterfront. Take the Silver Line and walk over to the "Design Center" where they're located. I also happened to be there last week and they had a bunch of used Leicas (including M6), various Leica lenses, new Zeiss Ikons, Voigtlander micron 4/3rd to M adpators, and even an M9 as a display/demo unit which I had a chance to test out. Their prices are decent. In addition, if I was shopping just for digital equipment, I would go to Calumet in Cambridge. You could take the red line to Kendal (MIT) and a ten minute walk will get you there. Their prices are good (cheaper than advertised online).
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Oh cool, I will try EP Levine! As it happens I'll be in Cambridge two weeks later...my son is participating in a Rubik's Cube tournament, of all things...

peter_n · 02-15-2010

I think Bromfield is in Downtown Crossing which has become something of a depressed area the last few years. Very central though. EP Levine's are a bit further out in the waterfront area as described above, kind of an old-fashioned store that is sadly moving to the suburbs (Waltham) in March I think. I've bought a lot from them and they have plenty of Leica stuff. Well worth a visit while they're still in their original location.