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Spring Expo Starts Tomorrow

So, tomorrow is day 1 (or, for you Carmel shoppers, the only day) for this year’s Spring Expo. For those who’ve never been to one, twice a year we have a whole gaggle of our reps come in to our local brick-and-mortar Indianapolis stores and show off all their stuff, answer your questions, etc… Generally it’s a good time to get to try out some rare equipment you might not get to see on shelves normally (like Leica’s line-up, Olympus’ Top Pro Lenses, Nikon and Canon’s tilt shifts, etc).

And of course there’ll be specials, deals, sales, limited offers, you name it bouncing around, too, and I’ll be posting some of those on our homepage tomorrow. There’ll be buyers on hand to relieve you of old equipment and liberate some funds for shiny new toys, if you’re so inclined. It is spring, after all, out with the old, in with the new.

This time around you’ll be able to chat with reps for Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Sony, Manfrotto, Gitzo, Elinchrom, Sandisk, Sigma, Tamron, Tokina, Hoya, Tenba, Lowepro, ThinkTank Photo, Lastolite, Avenger, Mamiya, Leica, Skooba, Induro, Kingston, Westcott, and more.

Expo is at our downtown store Friday and Saturday April 23 and 24 from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm. It’ll be at our Carmel store Friday only 5:00 until 7:30 pm.



Post 301: Our Fearless Leader

OK everyone, this is the 301st post to Roberts Raw! and we’re celebrating this completely and utterly coincidental, meaningless milemarker by giving you all a special treat: the last Spring Expo 2009 Raw Footage clip. But, that’s not what’s special. No siree, it’s special because this s the first time in Roberts history we get to have a video presence from our fearless leader, owner, and friend– Bruce Pallman — broadcast throughout the inter-tubes. In a world where traditional, brick-and-mortar family camera shops like Roberts are being put to the wall, and where smaller online outfits like Roberts Imaging are facing more and more challenges, Bruce has had the skills, compassion, and savvy necessary to not only keep us in the game but to keep getting us farther ahead in it.

And, even beyond that, he gave me a job. In my field, even. So, it goes without saying that I love the man. And, now, here he is:



Raw Footage: Spring Expo cont, Canon 10-22mm

OK, given that we have the new Canon rebates, and Canon Days is this weekend, it seems to finally be the right time to post this quickie from Expo 2009. Amanda’s back once more and this time she’s talking about Canon’s 10-22mm, an ultra-wide angle (UWA) beastie covering about 16mm-35mm for you Rebel and xxD users. And hey! It’s one of the lenses with Instant Savings, so add one to your kit and keep $50 in your grubby little pockets. Go ahead, save money, we don’t mind.



Spring Expo 2009: Crumpler

As Mr Henry across the room is enjoying his just-arrived today 6 Million Dollar Home (the Black / Gunmetal / Lime Green variant, for those of you sporting too much curiosity [and which we don't stock but will happily special order for you]), as well as a couple Headaitch totes, I figure now’s probably the right time to break out the shortest and… strangest… Expo interview we did. It’s… no, you know what? Just watch:



Spring Expo 2009: Tamron 18-270

More from the floor, this time Tamron’s rather popular 18-270mm ultra-zoom lens. Seriously, 15x zoom. Now, I’ve talked in the past about the compromises inherent in a zoom lens that goes from wide to super-tele, but this doesn’t purport to be a pro lens that delivers the absolute best image quality ever in every condition. What it does do is save you a whole lot of swapping–covering about 27-405mm equivalent, and image stabilized too–which for some shooters is worth more. I applaud its ambition, and from the charts I’ve seen it performs just as well as any lens in its quality grade. And that’s really kinda boffo.



Spring Expo 2009: Olympus

More video footage from Expo 2009, this time with our Olympus tech rep who gives usa quick overview of their new E-620, which is kinda like their E-30 shoved into one of the smallest bodies on the market (the E-30, in turn, is like an ecnomic version of my own beloved E-3). And, it has backlit buttons! Buttons! Backliiiiiiiit! It’s genius, why didn’t this exist before? Seriously!

Ah. Ahem. Sorry. Lost my composure there. Video below.



Spring Expo 2009: Canon’s New T1i

Well, it’s a new week, and the sales floor lacks the excitement and bustle of last week’s Expo, but thanks to the joy of cheap video cameras (and we do so love our Flip), we have several quick product demos yet to give you. Up this time is Canon, and we have the ever-lovable Amanda giving us a quick and dirty talk about the newest Canon with video: the Rebel T1i.



Spring Expo: Tamron, 30 Years in the USA

Tamron USATamron USA, the American distributor for Tamron lenses, is celebrating 30 years with us downstairs at our Spring Expo. That’s 30 years of quality lenses, with mounts to make them Canon lenses, Nikon lenses, Sony Alpha lenses, and Pentax lenses.

On highlight is the 18-270mm VC (for Vibration Compensated, the Tamron equiv of Canon’s IS and Nikon’s VR). With a 15x zoom range it’s currently the biggest ultra-zoom for a DSLR on the market.

Tomorrow’s another day, and it’s another day to talk to reps from dozens of the best names in imaging at our Indianapolis downtown store, from 10-3. Make it out, if you can.



Spring Expo In Full Swing

The Spring Demo at Roberts is officially on!  Come on down for great deals on all brands of digital cameras and compact camcorders.  Need some digital camera accessories.  We’ve got ‘em.  Great deals abound this weekend!  Reps are here from Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Tamron, Leica, and many more.  COME ON DOWN!!!!!!!!!!



Spring Expo 2009: Nikon and the D5000

Part 1 of a series of video demos I managed to grab during day 1 of our annual Spring Expo. This one is with Nikon tech rep Jason, who was good enough to talk a little bit about the new D5000 and briefly about the popular 35mm DX.

But, who wants to read about it, when you could even right now be watching a demonstration of it with your very eyeballs? That’s what I thought. Hit “Play” below.




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