Photographic Market Box Hill

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The Australian Photographic Collectors Society Photographic Markets are the largest in Australia. Held twice each year they are not just a swap meet for collectors, but a true mix of old and new.

Antique Camera and Image dealers rub shoulders with Photographic retailers and private dealers, still, movie and video. Truly daguerreotype to digital.

An invaluable source for students after cameras and darkroom gear, a great deal of new and used equipment becomes available all in one place. Many professional photographers sell their excess or out-dated equipment, making professional 35mm and medium format cameras affordable for users and collectors.

Previous markets had some great finds out on the tables, both vintage collectable and recent usable gear.  Just a few items were a Voigtlander Bessa-L with 12mm lens and finder; a Widelux F7 for about half the ebay price; a rare Zeiss lens with 39mm Leica screw mount was laying in a box of miscellany; a Calumet 8 x 10 in many pieces will occupy its new owner for many, many hours; another 8x10, a DeVere, waiting for a new owner; one dealer was selling excess outdated new stock at 50% off with full warranty, both digital and film. Medium format cameras, lenses and accessories were everywhere at reasonable prices as professional photographers move to digital imaging.  However, it is good to see Analog, Chemical or film-based photography (call it whatever) is still viable, with tables being taken by Bond Imaging and Melbourne Silver Mine to promote the medium.

Admission is just $2. Don't miss it!