Old Cameras from the Film Age - Ricardo in London
Nov 10, 2017 20:56:02 #
BHC wrote:
I understand what you said. I just think the OP should know how valuable such a collection can be to us, the viewers. But, I still want to know if the coffee is worth the trip.
I suspect the poster comprehends their historical value.
Nov 10, 2017 21:10:03 #
DeanS wrote:
I suspect the poster comprehends their historical value.
You’re probably right. But I have a question (probably rhetorical); is it possible to place a value on nostalgia?
Nov 10, 2017 21:26:32 #
BHC wrote:
You’re probably right. But I have a question (probably rhetorical); is it possible to place a value on nostalgia?
Personal opinion response to your question: yes, at a personal level. This value assessment would only be relevant in the mind of the individual making the value judgement. Similarly, how you remember some experiences as “invaluable.”
Nov 10, 2017 21:33:21 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Nice collection. I wonder how he attached them.
I see what appears to be an L bracket under most of them. That would support the weight but they still need something to keep them from tipping off the wall; Maybe mounting tape?
Nov 10, 2017 22:22:34 #
waegwan wrote:
I see what appears to be an L bracket under most of them. That would support the weight but they still need something to keep them from tipping off the wall; Maybe mounting tape?
My WAG, L bracket screwed to backing on the wall and small bolt into camera tripod mount.
Nov 10, 2017 22:30:52 #
BassmanBruce wrote:
My WAG, L bracket screwed to backing on the wall and small bolt into camera tripod mount.
Yup, that would do it. ;-)
Nov 11, 2017 03:36:02 #
James Slick
Loc: Pittsburgh,PA
BHC wrote:
Oh, they’re valuable, Dean. They may not have an impressive monetary value, but their placement in the history of everyday photography and the evolution they represent are invaluable.
Nov 11, 2017 04:56:28 #
Pablo8
Loc: Nottingham UK.
As a schoolboy ..pre 1951, I drooled over a (One-Off) camera on display in a local shop window. Who remembers the Perma-Plus 35mm ? The camera had three automatic shutter speeds depending which way the camera was orientated IE..horizontal... left side up, or right side up in vertical shooting. I think it was priced at £14. 00 Very Avante Garde at the time. Great display, thanks for posting.
Nov 14, 2017 08:41:34 #
I'm a keen camera collector, could you let me know the address of this cafe. I would love to visit and have a look at would I can't afford!
Nov 14, 2017 08:49:39 #
James Slick
Loc: Pittsburgh,PA
Paul Walsh wrote:
I'm a keen camera collector, could you let me know the address of this cafe. I would love to visit and have a look at would I can't afford!
I wonder if they have a list or inventory of the cameras, Some looked like they're perhaps affordable in the collector's market. I'm also a vintage camera "junkie", It doesn't have to be rare, as my collection of ordinary Brownies (and other Kodaks) and Agfa,Argus, Polaroid......... cameras would prove 👍
Nov 14, 2017 09:07:57 #
ricardo7 wrote:
Around the corner from my apartment in London a coffee shop owner
has displayed his collection of old cameras. I recognize a number of
them from my youth and even owned some of them. Not a very
valuable collection but still interesting to see.
has displayed his collection of old cameras. I recognize a number of
them from my youth and even owned some of them. Not a very
valuable collection but still interesting to see.
Wow..that's very cool.
Nov 14, 2017 09:26:49 #
Leitz
Loc: Solms
ricardo7 wrote:
Around the corner from my apartment in London a coffee shop owner
has displayed his collection of old cameras. I recognize a number of
them from my youth and even owned some of them. Not a very
valuable collection but still interesting to see.
has displayed his collection of old cameras. I recognize a number of
them from my youth and even owned some of them. Not a very
valuable collection but still interesting to see.
The film age?? Makes about as much sense as talking about the automobile age, or the television age!
Nov 14, 2017 11:38:45 #
ricardo7
Loc: Washington, DC - Santiago, Chile
Paul Walsh wrote:
I'm a keen camera collector, could you let me know the address of this cafe. I would love to visit and have a look at would I can't afford!
44 Museum Street LONDON WC1A 1LY
Tel: 07887 930 826
cameramuseumuk@gmail.com
https://www.cameramuseum.uk/
It's in the Bloomsbury neighborhood between Little Russel St. and Bloomsbury Way (A40).
About a 5 minute walk from either the Tottenham Street Station or the Holborn Station
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