Camera museum in Melbourne

[bloodhound31]

I must say, that while I have walked around Melbourne city for a week, the highlight for me has been a couple of return visits to Michaels camera shop in Elizabeth street.

Not only do they have absolutely anything you could possibly want as a photographer...(and in stock too), but they have the most magnificent camera museum upstairs that is free to view.

I even found my old Minolta SRT 303B SLR on display there. I didn't realise that my first SLR camera was so dated!

I remember pulling apart so many Box-Brownies as a kid for the lenses and mirrors, with no idea what I was destroying. Anyone remember 110 film? It was there too.

Here's a few sample pics of familiar, and not so familiar, rare and unique cameras.

Baz.

[bloodhound31]

and just a few more..

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Great pics Baz - would love to see the Pentax exhibit (if there is one) as my old man was a Spotmatic fan and my first astro experiences were with a Pentax DSLR and leon's old 135 and 200mm Pentax lenses!!
Those 'Coronet Midget' cameras are like latter day iPods with their varied colours.
Doug

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

WOW!

Thanks Baz!

I didn't know about that Museum upstairs at Michaels. Amazing, and I have been to Michaels several times over the last 30 years.
I really like those Coronet Midgets.

You mean to tell me that 110 film is museum material!!!!
I have a few 110 cartridges here at home I have been wanting to get developed but keep forgetting.
They are many years old

Great pics Baz. Thanks.
I must get there and have a look

[erick (Eric)]

It's a fantastic display - you can spend ages there!

[peterl]

Hi Barry.....
Great pictures of the museum.
these guys were on tv some months ago, but the clip only ran for a few seconds.
your piccies show a lot more.Some of these are limited editions and some are GOLD PLATED..
My first camera too was a Minolta SRT101. Solid cameras .they were made to last and most were overbuilt and solid.
Had a collection of a couple of hundred but were sold over the years and money put into house renovations etc..and astro gear.
I work in a Camera House and the stuff that passed through our hands over the years was amazing.Old Leicas and Voightlanders etc.

AHHH. The Memories!!!!!

Thanks for showing Barry.
peterl

[koputai (Jason)]

The museum, and the guys, were featured on the ABC's 'Collectors' TV show on Friday 16th of July, probably a 4 to 5 minute spot. Very impressive.

Ooh, you can watch it here: (3:14)
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/collectors/...s/s2955838.htm

Cheers,
Jason.

[erick (Eric)]

Bit of a worry when you see items there that you are still using

Like my old Pentax KX! (well I was using it at the time I last visited. I think it was there.)

[lacad01 (Adam)]

What a fantastic display and collection, could spend ages there.