Light Science & Magic, 5th Edition

Appendix: Reliable Suppliers

My father had a pet declaration: “A man’s most important asset is his Rolodex.” Well, most of today’s photographers are far too young to even know what a Rolodex was—much less how useful these wonderful little desk-top revolving files were. However, to my father’s generation, Rolodexes were the much-depended-upon repository of all “where to get what” information.

Well, the glory days of the Rolodex are now long gone. However, the need for photographers to know which suppliers they can rely on to offer good service and fair prices has not. And that is where the following brief list comes into play. It is a list of dealers that, over many years, we have found both to be reliable and to charge reasonable prices.

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