Death of the Camera Store or Just Hyperbole?

Summary: Yeah, it finally happened: after two and a half years of the show, we ran into some audio issues. The sound gets a bit rough at times but today's content is great! So anyway, another camera store bites the bullet and this time it's Chicago-based Calumet; a national chain used by professional and amateur photographers for 75 years. In the past few years we've seen the Ritz/Wold camera stores close along with Helix and, now, Calumet. What's happening to the brick and mortar camera store? Are internet sales killing them off one-by-one? A lot of people are saying yes but we take a different approach. Different stores have closed for different reasons and maybe, just maybe, a simple explanation is too easy. Camera stores are still viable so what made these two stores take a different and tragically doomed path? How about the lack of internet sales? And to whom does the professional now turn for last minute rentals, repair, and supplies if the brick and mortar camera store is no longer viable? Or are they still viable? Oh, and we get pretty sidetracked at the beginning and we apologize to, well, pretty much everyone. Except the French - Rick didn't go off about them today. But be forewarned - in today's episode we swear, we drink, and we discuss... umm... 'habits'.