TMLee
If you do find anything worth buying in Cairns, check it thoroughly for
fungus. Because of the climate, lenses and viewfinders are more
susceptible to picking up fungus damage there than in the south.
Regards
Ross Waite
On Tuesday, January 25, 2000 2:54 AM, claire [SMTP:clairetm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
wrote:
>
> Dear Chris.......
> Thanks for the pointers
>
>
> Peace
> TMLee
>
>
>
> >I lived in Cairns for about 12 years, and was last there when I
> >visited my parents in Dec 1998.
> >
> >There aren't any real "pro" stores in Cairns, at least, not when I
> >lived there.
> >
> >"Smiths Camera" in Lake St (on the mall) is the largest store in town.
> >I bought my first camera (my tired old OM-1, for $90) there in 1990.
> >
> >There's a small hole-in-the wall store called "Phototechnical
> >Services" in an arcade that runs between Lake and Grafton Sts, across
> >the road from Smiths. The arcade is called "city arcade" I think.
> >They do repairs and servicing, and have a large (for Cairns) selection
> >of used gear.
> >
> >Lab wise, I was happy with the slides done by "Northern Photo
> >Express", a minilab who do 2 hr slides (again, on the mall in Lake
> >St.). I noticed in 1998 that there are some newer pro labs a few
> >blocks north, but I never used them.
> >
> >HTH
> > Chris.
> >
> >p.s. Check out Peter Lik's gallery (ilfochromes from 6x17cm panoramas)
> > when you're there.
> >
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