Maryland judge approves Penn Camera deal - looks like Calumet Photographic Inc will be taking over the 3 stores that were liquidated. This could be a good thing being that they carry 3rd party pentax products.

Maryland judge approves Penn Camera deal - Washington Business Journal

I heard that today, so I thought it was great news since Penn Camera has not carried anything for Pentax in a long time.

Ya, so when the first one opens up under Calumet, we need to band together and keep telephoning the store for the first week and asked questions like:

- Hi, if we come by today, can we test shoot one of your Pentax K5's?
- Hi, can you give me directions to your store? I want to stop by and see your Pentax Lenses!
- Hi, what time do you close? I am really trying to make it to your place today so I can purchase a Pentax DA 10~17mm FishEye!
- Hi, I am interested in Holding|Touching|Feeling the new Pentax K01, what time do you guys open tomorrow?



After hearing a few phone calls like that, I think we could probably bet that they would stock (or try to stock) the Pentax Bodies and DA glass in the store (and not just the third party products)

smart man!

I bet sooner or later Calumet would have the new super-telephoto lens to drool over!
This is good news. I always got more attentive service at Penn Camera (at either 18th St. or Springfield especially) than at Ritz in general. Hopefully, they can bring back some of the old Penn staff too.

Hey joe.penn...you are RIGHT!!! We should stand together on this!! PENN CAMERA will be missed, BUT we must MAKE Pentax a LONG LASTING sought after BRAND!! WE CAN DO IT!!!!

Hey joe.penn...U R right!! We need to band together to ensure the PENTAX brand's survival here in the DC area!! rt22306 made a strong point!! The Penn Camera staff was GREAT!! Not pushy or HARD SALESMEN....they offered INFO.....Valuable INFO!! I too pray they bring in some of the guys.....I really appreciate all the guys in Laurel and Tysons......

I went to the E Street shop yesterday to pick up some Tri-X. They still have the old Penn Camera signage up, and a few of the staff I recognized from Penn before the Chapter 11 filing from either that store or Springfield. Didn't see Pentax, but I didn't ask; was taken back by that the shop really hadn't changed much. Prices; 36 exp. rolls of Tri-X were less than the 24 exp. at CVS, and Canon cartridges for my printer are about $3 less each than some of the office supply stores. Service; I was quickly approached by the same fellow who waited on me the last trip. In and out within 5 minutes. The equipment rental section was open for business, and they still offer processing.