Man with 3,000 Cameras....

[Clix Pix]

Interesting story about this chap in Scotland who had a passion for collecting cameras:

The man who owned 3,000 cameras

One of the largest camera collections in the world is hidden away in a village hall in Fife.

www.bbc.com

 

[kenoh]

Interesting story about this chap in Scotland who had a passion for collecting cameras:

The man who owned 3,000 cameras

One of the largest camera collections in the world is hidden away in a village hall in Fife.

www.bbc.com

Before you all start.... it isn't me! but damn sure I am going back to St Monans asap... I was there in July... if only I knew.

 

[Clix Pix]

Yep, Ken, I kept thinking of you as I was reading the article, and, hey, this is right in your neck of the woods!!

 

[deep diver]

Before you all start.... it isn't me! but damn sure I am going back to St Monans asap... I was there in July... if only I knew.

It's something to aspire to.

 

[Darmok N Jalad]

It’s good to have folks like this so the rest of us can look like minimalists!

 

[bunnspecial]

That makes me feel a lot better, even though I couldn't tell you how many I have...

 

[oblomow]

Before you all start.... it isn't me! but damn sure I am going back to St Monans asap... I was there in July... if only I knew.

hehheeh. That was the first thing I thought reading it.

I missed the words 'Leica' though.

 

[kenoh]

It's something to aspire to.

only 3,000 and they think that is a collection? pah, amateur....
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It’s good to have folks like this so the rest of us can look like minimalists!

Exactly what my wife said never....

 

[gkarris]

As a little kid, my Mom had the one on the bottom row, far left...

 

[JamesMike]

I have seen this collection while visiting friends in the area, the gentleman was still alive and was kind enough to give me a tour of the collection. If I remember correctly it was in the old Salvation Army building.

 

[kenoh]

I have seen this collection while visiting friends in the area, the gentleman was still alive and was kind enough to give me a tour of the collection. If I remember correctly it was in the old Salvation Army building.

Nice! I am impressed you made it to the Fife coast.

 

[kenoh]

As a little kid, my Mom had the one on the bottom row, far left...

Second row down, 3rd from left my parents had. I remember the shutter button being really stiff so really hard to get a picture without blur.

 

[CooperBox]

That makes me feel a lot better, even though I couldn't tell you how many I have...

I know how you feel. Reading that report I felt a little embarrased at my AppleMac collection. Never exactly counted how many but I guess it's 60 ish......

 

[Hughmac]

The only person I lie to about my camera and lens collection is myself

Cheers

Hugh

 

[Darmok N Jalad]

Remember, it’s only hoarding if you can’t see the floor. Put it all on shelves and it’s considered a collection!

 

[CooperBox]

Remember, it’s only hoarding if you can’t see the floor. Put it all on shelves and it’s considered a collection!

Not sure how I should feel now. I have difficulty seeing the floor and the shelves......

 

[someoldguy]

Not sure how I should feel now. I have difficulty seeing the floor and the shelves......

This means you're hoarding collectibles.

 

[CooperBox]

This means you're hoarding collectibles.

Far from it! You obviously missed my winking smiley.........

In fact I'm a very keen collector, who has:
(i) saved quite a number from the shredder.
(ii) completely torn-down and refurbished approx 95% of my AppleMac laptop (and more recently) iPhone collection just for fun.
(iii) refurbished and donated a number to family and friends.
(iv) performed frequent free-of-charge repairs to several contacts who either had no financial means to pay for a repair, or unable to find anyone capable of fixing their iBook/PowerBook/MacBook/MBPro. W'eve both been winners with this, as I've significantly increased my knowledge of these and other models.
(v) Willingly provided technical answers and detailed repair information with many photos to others across many forums of this site.
Unless I'm deluding myself, I don't believe that I'm a simple "hoarder of collectables".

 

[Apple fanboy]

The only person I lie to about my camera and lens collection is myself

Cheers

Hugh

Surly the wife as well? No I've had that one ages.....

 

[Apple fanboy]

Before you all start.... it isn't me! but damn sure I am going back to St Monans asap... I was there in July... if only I knew.

Who us? Mr Nikon/Leica/Canon/Phase One/Minolta/Sony/Olympus/Pentax/Samsung/Kodak fanboy!

 

[therationalist]

I thought I was bad with my 7 cameras and 43 lenses.

 

[kenoh]

I thought I was bad with my 7 cameras and 43 lenses.

Not bad, still just learning what you like yeah?

 

[Apple fanboy]

Not bad, still just learning what you like yeah?

Don’t encourage him!