Hey this is Skyler from Lansing, Michigan and you're listening to the Petapixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James.

Welcome to the Petapixel Photography Podcast, episode four.

Are camera stores really worth visiting?

In this episode.

Is it worth it to buy from your local camera store?

That is, if you still have one.

Yet another test reveals empty, yet not empty,

absent ink cartridges. What not to bring to DC if you're photographing the Pope. And Skyler

in Michigan has a question about getting credentialed to shoot college and pro sports.

All that and more in episode 4 of the Petapixil Photography Podcast.

Thank you for

for joining us here in episode four of the Petapixil Photography

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We really appreciate it. Okay with that, I'm and free internet of course. You'd get your gear at an actual camera store or maybe you'd buy it from one of those retailers who advertise in photo magazines.

Remember photo magazines by the way? So many of the great ones are gone unfortunately.

Well in an open letter which we

published on Petapixil a camera store clerk who chose to remain anonymous

explain how things work in the camera business and frankly it's kind of sad. So many

of us these days buy on Amazon.com

B and H and the like for the convenience and to save a little money but that's

what's partially killed off many of these local camera stores. That and they can't possibly stock anywhere near what the big guys can, right?

You know, we've become accustomed to having many options available to us and options are always good.

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