Westwood Holiday HoursThursday, 13th – 10 am – 9 pm Friday, 14th – 10 am – 8 pm Saturday, 15th – 9 am – 6 pm Next Week: Monday, 17th – Saturday, 22nd 9 am – 9 pm |
Englewood Holiday HoursThursday, 13th – 10 am – 7 pm Friday, 14th – 10 am – 7 pm Saturday, 15th – 9 am – 6 pm Next Week: Monday, 17th – Saturday, 22nd 10 am – 7 pm |
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Leica Boutique Champagne Preview Thursday December 13
Join us for a champagne preview or our new Leica Boutique, Thursday, December 13th, 7 pm – 9 pm
Our grand ribbon cutting is scheduled for the spring, but we are so proud and excited about our new Leica Boutique that we wanted to invite our special friends for some Holiday Cheer and celebration now! We want to thank you for making us one of the country’s leading Leica Dealers for over three decades, so we’d be honored for you to join us for a Champagne Preview party celebrating this special moment. Thursday, December 13th from 7 pm – 9 pm.
Join Bergen County Camera’s staff and Leica’s Jim Wagner will be on hand to fill your glasses with champagne and answer any questions about the latest and vintage Leica products especially the wealth of newly announced products from Photokina. No need to RSVP, sparkling beverages and savories will be served.
Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 7.3 update now available
For the full story take a look at the Adobe blog post explaining all the latest camera and lens profiles supported. Adobe recommends that you use the update mechanism inside Photoshop – “Help -> Updates”
Here’s the list of new cameras supported.
Canon EOS 6D
Canon PowerShot S110
Canon PowerShot G15
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Small Business Saturday at Bergen County Camera
Learn How to get a $25 Statement Credit with your American Express Card. Click for details on how to register your card.
Free Focus Sessions for December
Focus sessions are free and take place in the Westwood store from 9:30 am – 10 am. All sessions will allow for questions and answers. Please bring your camera and any images along that you have questions about. Our Englewood location hosts a “question and answer” every Saturday from 10:00 – 10:30 am.
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Here’s our upcoming Focus Sessions:
November 24 – Whats in Your Camera Bag?
December 1 – Sensor Cleaning
December 8 – Great Gift Ideas
December 15 – Holiday Video with Your DSLR or Video Camera
December 22 – No Focus Session – Happy Holidays!
December 29 – Winter Shooting
These are free events – bring a friend along if you’d like. Share with your friends on Facebook – Click the Like button below. Hope you can join us!
Michael Massaia – Haunting Images of the Jersey Shore
We wanted our Gallery 270 at Bergen County Camera friends to be among the first to see this compelling image of The Casino Pier that Michael just photographed November 10th! It’s leaves me just speechless. This is such a achingly beautiful shot and an instant icon of documentary photography. We already have a framed print at our Westwood location, this man does not stop! Michael hand his family have lived in Seaside Heights for decades and one of his first bodies of work documented the Boardwalk attractions now devastated by the hurricane. Martial law is currently in effect in the town of Seaside Heights. Michael only managed to get permission to do this shot only since he was there already assisting his uncle on his house. No one else will ever be able to capture this image, and no one could ever imbue it with more sensitivity and resonance. Looking into this compelling image midpoint at the extreme left side of the photo, the painted spotlights of “The Music Express” ride that Michael first immortalized in 2009, are all that remains. It is a stark reminder of a storm that devastated anything in its’ path.
Expo Weekend – Saturday and Sunday
Just a reminder that the NJ Photo Expo is this weekend. Black Friday happens this Saturday and Sunday.
We can’t wait to see you this weekend at the NJ Photo Expo. This year, it’s a two-day event.
Come to one or both: WESTWOOD Saturday, 9 am – 6pm – Our store at 270 Westwood Avenue will be packed with factory reps and Black Friday pricing all day long.
PARK RIDGE MARRIOTT Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm – Enjoy the same low Black Friday pricing all day long, PLUS factory reps and our outstanding roster of featured speakers, model and macro shoot, collector cars We sure hope you can make the Expo on Sunday (same prices both days) – Here’s a comparison between the two days.
Please have your ticket with you to speed access to the NJ Photo Expo on Sunday Need to register for a speaker session or free expo only tickets.
| November 17 – Bergen County Westwood | November 18 – NJ Photo Expo | |
| Black Friday Deals and the best pricing of the year. |
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| Equipment Demos | |
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| Manufacturers Reps | Several | All + Tech Reps |
| 40 Pages of Expo Savings – double last year! |
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| Photograph Models | |
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| Photograph Classic Cars | |
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| Macro Photography Shoot | |
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| Area Camera Clubs | |
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| Raffles Giveaways and Prizes | |
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| World Class Photographic Art | |
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| World Class Speaker Sessions $10 | |
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| Pascack Community Bank, 5 Hour Energy | |
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| Rockland Boulders – Prizes – Giveaways and Boulder Bird will be here! | |
Airport X-rays
Digital Cameras and media are not affected by x-ray screening according to current research. We always recommend carrying your equipment in your carry on rather than with your check bags.
If you are traveling with film . . .
Many of the new airport scanners recently introduced are more powerful and much more likely to fog unprocessed film. The scanners used for checked baggage are even more powerful so under no circumstance should your film be placed in your checked baggage.
Although the FAA regulations allow for a hand inspection without exposure to X-ray’s, this may not always be possible as safety will always be the top priority. To make your request easier, place your film in clear plastic canisters inside of a clear bag to present to the screener. If refused, just be sure to have a lead film shield ready to go.
At some airports you may be randomly selected to have your carry on screened as checked baggage. This scan will fog your film, so be sure to remove you film before this scan.
Foreign airports almost never make allowances for hand inspections nor are they obligated by law to hand inspect, so pack you film in an x-ray bag and place it in your CARRY ON bag.
Films with an ISO of 1600 or higher are almost impossible to protect and should be shipped to your destination by a carrier who will certify no x-ray radiation.
Leica PhotoPlus Expo – Special Events Invitation
Leica Camera Special Opportunities during PhotoPlus Expo
Bergen County Camera would like to share an invitation to attend the Leica S-Studio in Milk Studios during the PhotoPlus Expo in New York City. Get your Free PhotoPlus Expo pass courtesy of Leica (Booth – #713). Leica will have samples of all the Photokina announcements and the complete Leica-S system at Milk Studios on October 25th and 26th. Milk Studios is located at 450 West 15th Street, New York, NY. Leica will have a special shuttle from the PhotoPlus Expo main entrance on 11th Avenue to the Milk Studios and back on the half hour.Here’s a description of some of the Leica events along with a full schedule below. As a Bergen County Camera client, you are being invited ahead of the general public, so please respond immediately if you are in a position to attend any of these terrific programs. Space is very limited and in the past, these events are instant sellouts upon general announcement to the public.
Reception introducing the new Leica S-System
October 24 from 6 pm – 9 pm Leica Reception at the Milk Studios (Penthouse) – This reception is open to all customers as Leica celebrates the release of the new S-System. Space is limited so please be sure to RSVP to Julia Covelli Julia.Covelli@evins.com
Learn more about the Leica S-System
A full schedule of events is planned at the Milk Studios on October 25th and 26th from 11 am – 5pm to help you learn more about the new Leica S-System. Meet renowned fashion photographer Morgan Miller (photo above) from 1 pm – 3 pm where he will share insights into his own photographic process. There will be shooting opportunities throughout both days.
Appointments are available for personalized instruciton on the Leica S-System in a studio environment. If interested, please email Kelsey Fain kelsey.fain@leicacamerausa.com to reserve a personal presentation.
Leica M-System Walking Tour, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm on October 25th and 26th.
Try out the range of Leica M-System cameras. Tom Smith and William Yan will lead these walking tours of New York’s High Line Park. Space is very limited so please reserve a place by emailing RSVP@leicacamerausa.com (Note: A valid drivers license and credit card is required for all equipment loans.)
Visit with Leica during these upcoming events
October 25 – 27, PhotoPlus Expo, Booth #713 – Get free tickets courtesy of Leica
October 25 – 26, Studio A in Milk Studios
November 17 – Leica Boutique (opening November 2012) at Bergen County Camera Westwood New Jersey – meet National Sales Manager Jim Wagner
November 18 – New Jersey Photo Expo – visit Leica’s booth – Get Free Expo only tickets and $10 speaker sessions