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Topic author: Vlad

Posted on: 20070817212046

Hi everyone,

as a fellow collector I am always wondering how do people display they collections at their homes? Are they on the shelves or in boxes, what do you do with camera cases? Do you display accessories? Here's what mine display looks like. I like to display only cameras and I use clear acrylic risers to create a multi-level display. What about you?

http://www.ussrphoto.com/usercontent/vlad0.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/usercontent/vlad1.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/usercontent/vlad2.jpg

Vlad

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Reply author: AidasCams

Replied on: 20070819161526

Hi Vlad,

I tried to persuade her in placing three wooden cameras (FKD 13x18, FKD 18x24 and FKD 30x40!) in our dining room, but my wife said NO WAY! [:)]

So I have my favourite appr. 100 camera in my working cabinet and small exibition in my office. Other cameras are packed well and I still can't find a lot of them [:)]

Regards,

Aidas

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20070819171356

Would love to see you post a picture of that display!

Vlad.

Reply author: nightphoto

Replied on: 20070819192912

Hi Everyone,

Here are photos of how I display my collection ... in two art deco cabinets that usually have sliding glass doors over them (but I took it off for the photos). They are in our living room and my wife likes them too ;-). The leather cases, passports, and manuals are in storage, carefully identified as to which camera they belong to. Here in San Francisco, earthquakes could be a problem, so usually all of the cameras are in the display cases.
regards, Bill

http://www.nightphoto.com/images/col1.jpg

http://www.nightphoto.com/images/col2.jpg

http://www.nightphoto.com/images/col3.jpg

http://www.nightphoto.com/images/col4.jpg

http://www.nightphoto.com/images/col5.jpg

http://www.nightphoto.com/images/col6.jpg

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20071115133249

I want to bump up this thread! Show us your shelves!! [:)]

Vlad

Reply author: cedricfan

Replied on: 20071115144739

http://www.saunalahti.fi/~juhamak/MyCornet.jpg

Over two years old photo: the vitrine/cabinet is now another one. Much bigger = better room to fit the cameras behind glass. At least most of them... No earth quakes, no direct sun, no big humidity, temp 20-25°C and only normal domestic dust. But even the old one did have room for around one hundred small cameras!

Seems I should take an updated shot, as even the computer looks ancient (IBM Aptiva). Right after I have cleaned up my desk, propably 32th of Nov at 25:61 o'clock [:D]
Plus still around a dozen cameras at work, so I have something to show even there.
And some in camera bags with their lenses as they are used. Or have been used in the last five years or so?

Manuals, bags and boxes in a clothes cabinet. That way even I use some of that space and not only her!

Bill's collection is very impressive, and as I realized long ago my limitations I did concentrate on the "easy" Smena-range with Elikon. How wrong I then was, Aidas does know [:(]

Juhani

http://www.cedricfan.sivut.ws/Juhani's%20website%20ORIGINAALIT/

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20071115153017

Nice Juhani! Impressive Smena collection! I also see you're a big Michael Crichton fan! [:D]

Reply author: okynek

Replied on: 20071119111617

After such great collections above it is scary to me to show my modest assembly. But I hope it encourage more members to show they cameras!!!

http://imagehost.vendio.com/preview/jk/jkr186/CameraCollect1.jpg

http://imagehost.vendio.com/preview/jk/jkr186/CameraCollect2.JPG

Reply author: cedricfan

Replied on: 20071119143514

Todays version:

http://www.saunalahti.fi/~juhamak/Mycorner07a.JPG

http://www.saunalahti.fi/~juhamak/Mycorner07b.JPG

As you see the worktable is a mess, even more than before. But I have been waiting for wooden magazine boxes to arrive at Ikea for a couple of months now. When I get them (hopefully next week) then I can sort my papers, brochures tec. And arrange the vitrines better [^]

And the Crichton books are hers [:I]

http://www.cedricfan.sivut.ws/Juhani's%20website%20ORIGINAALIT/

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20071119143515

Okynek - Nice! Is that a black Moment that I see in the first picture on top left? And I see you got a few movie cameras? What made you get those particular ones? You guys think I should make a Movie camera category in the catalog?

Vlad.

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20071119144032

Haha, nice Juhani! you should've posted more detailed shots as well too, it's hard to see what you actually have on your shelves.

Speaking of today's version, I'll post mine soon too, what I have at the top is very outdated, I've added a few wall shelves and about 80 more cameras since then. [:)]

Reply author: cedricfan

Replied on: 20071119150813

I will do that when I got it ready, in December I hope...

http://www.cedricfan.sivut.ws/Juhani's%20website%20ORIGINAALIT/

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20071119150816

Here's what it looks like today:

Reply author: okynek

Replied on: 20071119175527

Wow! It really impressive collection! You seem to have every camera ever made in Russia/USSR!

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20071119180855

Thank you! Yes, I would say I have every mass produced camera and a few rare ones, but not as many as I would like to have [:)]... hate to brag, but I opened up my Moskva-3 today and got a nice surprise - a serial # turned out to be 5000006, which makes it the 6th Moskva-3 ever produced! [:0] This thing was sitting on my shelf since May and I didn't even bother to check for some reason! Even I don't know my cameras that well, I should probably go through them to make sure I don't have any other gems there [:)]. I had acquired 200 cameras since May of 2007! So time to start inspecting them! [:)]

Reply author: cedricfan

Replied on: 20071120231643

Yesterday evening I took detailed pics of those cameras that I didn't have on my website yet, and rearranged the folders, cleaning away the sodl cameras. Now my actual collection is much more complete there, as I had neglected adding pics of others than Smena & Elikon [V]
So if you want to see sharper please go to "Cameras" and first folder "Detailed pics of my collection".
Few shots still missing, as the cameras are at my work. But nothing dramatic [;)]

http://www.cedricfan.sivut.ws/Juhani's%20website%20ORIGINAALIT/

Reply author: Zoom

Replied on: 20071121065435

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by cedricfan
 
http://www.cedricfan.sivut.ws/Juhani's%20website%20ORIGINAALIT/
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I can't see anything because:
1) your site requires JavaScript -- O.K., but a site must have an alternative ways to a visitors...
2) your site requires Adobe Flash Player -- why? I don't understand.

Reply author: cedricfan

Replied on: 20071121095923

I know and I am not happy with the fact that the new version of JAlbum needs these programs, but I realized that only after having switched over to it. Also I can't use direct links to one picture as before. But most visitors have the software, and have given positive comments on the current looks so there is some good sides also.
Someday I will contact my personal help desk (my 17y old son) who will find out a better profile of JAlbum with no software problems AND a good design!

http://www.cedricfan.sivut.ws/Juhani's%20website%20ORIGINAALIT/

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20071121101019

Very nice! You have the first Elicon and the Zenit 7 that I had been hunting for for a while... I see you also have a complete outfit for AM-2, how is that camera? It looks something that you use.

Reply author: Zoom

Replied on: 20071121115056

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by cedricfan
 I know and I am not happy with the fact that the new version of JAlbum needs these programs...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
I understand. You use BananAlbum (or JAlbum) http://www.bananalbum.com/
It based on the Adobe(R) Flash technology...
BananAlbum made for MS(R) Windows and Apple(R) Mac platforms only. But there are not only two platforms in the World... :(

Reply author: cedricfan

Replied on: 20071121142112

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Vlad
 Very nice! You have the first Elicon and the Zenit 7 that I had been hunting for for a while... I see you also have a complete outfit for AM-2, how is that camera? It looks something that you use.
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The 1st elikon is the hard one, Zenit-7 is easy compared to that [:D]
The AM2 has power problems, like so many of them do. But doesn't matter as I don't use them anymore, it must be all manual with film to be a true purist [^]

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Zoom
I understand. You use BananAlbum (or JAlbum) http://www.bananalbum.com/
It based on the Adobe(R) Flash technology...
BananAlbum made for MS(R) Windows and Apple(R) Mac platforms only. But there are not only two platforms in the World... :(
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
My son has told me about a finnish thing called Linux, actually the inventor is from the same city...
Well, propably a small thing for him to dfind a better solution next time he needs money = will do some work for me [;)]

http://www.cedricfan.sivut.ws/Juhani's%20website%20ORIGINAALIT/

Reply author: fedka

Replied on: 20071122111401

I actually have my own approach, which many space challenged collectors will find useful. I do not feel a need for displaying my entire collection. I keep a few pieces on bookshelves, and try to rotate them once in while. Most of my things are in their cases and in boxes.

Vlad - you should catalog your cameras - models, serial numbers, comments. You can do it in Excel or Access, or anything else that you like. This is a one-time massive effort which will be very helpful later. 200 cameras is a lot to keep in your memory. And then you'll start getting lenses soon.

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20071122135154

Yes, I am keeping a similar list on Squirl right now, but something is in works that will move it to this site and maybe for some other collectors. When I am ready I will disclose some more details.

Vlad

Reply author: nightphoto

Replied on: 20071122142905

Juhani,

I just wanted to say that your collection is very wonderful. I knew it would be from your posts on the different forums over the years. Thanks for showing it!

Regards, Bill

Reply author: mermoz37

Replied on: 20071123073137

hi friends ..
how do you do , to publish some pictures here ? i cannot ...
sorry
Alain

Reply author: cedricfan

Replied on: 20071123090925

You must have the picture in web as jpg first.
Then you put the url inside commandes like this:
[_img_]www_._the_webadress_for _the_picture_._jpg[_/img_]
But forget the "_" in my example, if I leave them away it will not display.

And thank you Bill. Sometimes concentrating in one line like Smena/Elikon can be best. Very early I did realize that I simply haven't got enough time, space and money to have all of everything. But if I narrow my line I possibly can do it! So I kept only some cameras that I like a lot from Kievs, Zenits and others. Extras I sold away, and financed thus the terribly expensive gems like Elikon-nonumber.

http://www.cedricfan.sivut.ws/Juhani's%20website%20ORIGINAALIT/

Reply author: mermoz37

Replied on: 20071123095555

i am so stupid :
so, how to have picture on the web ???

Reply author: cedricfan

Replied on: 20071123105410

That needs a better computer wizard to explain. I have webspace with my email-adress, and ftp makes the transfer. But I am not the one to explain how...

http://www.cedricfan.sivut.ws/Juhani's%20website%20ORIGINAALIT/

Reply author: AidasCams

Replied on: 20071123112542

To say the truth, I still have no imagination how to place picture on the web ... [:)]

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20071123123406

hmm... I guess I've had enough requests so I will build a special image upload section to host images for forum. Give me a week and you shall have it. This way you upload them and host them here...

Vlad.

Reply author: AidasCams

Replied on: 20071123130114

Vlad,
Great idea - thank you!

Reply author: mermoz37

Replied on: 20071123162239

OK, i must wait...great idea for a stupid old Frenchie...so i will do better pictures from my home presentation.
Alain

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20071124011530

It is done! [:)] Can't wait to see it Alain! I got my box of Kleenex ready so I can weep in amazement when I see it.. [:)]

Reply author: mermoz37

Replied on: 20071124103349

hi Friends,
here is a part of my collection and this of my wife too....(she collect only mini and colored cameras)
i am collecting Soviets , Chinese and all "brother's country" camera in the former "East".
Unfortunatly for good pictures i have a reflectives problems in the glasses protecting from dust ...sorry [;)]
you can see here 1/3 of our batch ...2/3 are in cardboxes somewhere in the house.
The rarest cameras are in wood boxes whith red velvet inside (i made myself ) for collectors exibitions. (i will show you later if you agree.
ALain

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/vlad 2.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/vlad 3.jpg

Reply author: mermoz37

Replied on: 20071124104132

there was a break in loading pictures ...sorry (above pic is smena collection (including prototypes) in aluminium case and in the black uper one : all my KGB items)
to be continued:

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/vlad 4.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/vlad 5.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/vlad 6.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/vlad 7.jpg

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20071124110110

Absolutely incredible! I am shocked and flabbergasted! [:0][:D] How many years did it take you to acquire all this Alain?

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20071124191811

Alain, is this just one room? How many cameras do you have?

Vlad

Reply author: mermoz37

Replied on: 20071125130715

No , another room whith tools and table for small repairs and some light restorations(many foldings and Boxes Europeans cameras +movies cameras +toys cameras and many disposables cameras....[xx(]=
whith my wife (her own collection) we totalize more than 3 to 4 000 cameras since 17 years...may be...(including lenses)
but that is not important ...
what is important is to deal knowledge about and discover (this year i am on Chinese items [}:)]

that is former teacher's addiction !!!

Reply author: cedricfan

Replied on: 20071125134910

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by mermoz37
what is important is to deal knowledge about and discover (this year i am on Chinese items [}:)]<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Wow, seems we got one more common interest [;)]

http://www.cedricfan.sivut.ws/Juhani's%20website%20ORIGINAALIT/

Reply author: mermoz37

Replied on: 20071126110402

just for fun ,
to morrow i stay in a small photo exibition, in my town where i exposed only "Fakes" cameras on a red "Lenin" velvet flag....including "sputnick 2" !
very big success indeed and some new collectors began some interst for our soviet addiction.
note : my head is not forged...but just after 1 year illness [:D]
freind regards to all
Alain

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/notre dame alain.jpg

Reply author: Michel

Replied on: 20071128120825

Hi, Alain,
When you say "to-morrow", iI think you meant… "yesterday"??
Best regards,
Michel.

Reply author: mermoz37

Replied on: 20071128124552

yesterday ...yes indeed !
thanks old chap !

Reply author: Luiz Paracampo

Replied on: 20071128194732

Alain
It is fnatastic! You are sit aside a "PDF" lens and Zorki 4!
Regards!
LP

Reply author: Luiz Paracampo

Replied on: 20071128195622

"PDF" stands for PERISKOPICHESKII DLINNOFOKUSNII FOTOAPPARAT or Periscopic Distantfocusing Photocamera with 1500 and 300mm twin focal lengths. This equipment begun its life in 1944 in the second WW.
Give us closer detailed pictures when possible!
A great find.

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20071128195737

Oh my god! It's a camera! At first I thought it was a samovar! [:)] LOL!

Reply author: nightphoto

Replied on: 20071128205239

Alain,

It is a pleasure to see your smiling face. And you are looking very well too! Thank you my good friend !!!

Bill

Regards, Bill

Reply author: mermoz37

Replied on: 20071129080450

ok friends , i will place some pics on catalog about "heavy" PDF [;)]

Reply author: Zoom

Replied on: 20071130105816

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Luiz Paracampo
 "PDF" stands for PERISKOPICHESKII DLINNOFOKUSNII FOTOAPPARAT...
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Interesting article about this equipment (in Russian):
http://www.almanacwhf.ru/?no=5&art=8
PDF was produced by KMZ (after GOI-works).

Reply author: mermoz37

Replied on: 20071130134927

thanks again dear Zoom,
i will try to translate and hope very usefull in the big wood box !
alain

Reply author: mermoz37

Replied on: 20071201062538

so...i did it to day.
ask if you need more details in pictures.
i asked to zoom if write some text about in the catalog.

Reply author: Luiz Paracampo

Replied on: 20071202081945

In the article indicated by Zoom there are an interesting UDF field enlarger for imediate view of taken photos. Very inventive.
In the war there were also been used "GAZ" vehicles carrying a full photo laboratory.

Reply author: Kievuser

Replied on: 20071205003153

Hello Alain,

That is a very impressive collection.[:p] I thought I have too many cameras and lenses(about 300), but after seeing yours , I know I have a long way to go.[:D] I am pleased to hear that you are interested in Chinese cameras now.
Here is part of my collection. There are something unique in my colection that I also picked up a few vintage microscopes.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j31/zxk_tiger/55571_1145350309.jpg

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by mermoz37
 No , another room whith tools and table for small repairs and some light restorations(many foldings and Boxes Europeans cameras +movies cameras +toys cameras and many disposables cameras....[xx(]=
whith my wife (her own collection) we totalize more than 3 to 4 000 cameras since 17 years...may be...(including lenses)
but that is not important ...
what is important is to deal knowledge about and discover (this year i am on Chinese items [}:)]

that is former teacher's addiction !!!
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Reply author: Kievuser

Replied on: 20071205004445

Hi Vlad,

Can I borrow your image ,and show it to my friends? I want to impress them.[:)]

Cheers,

Zhang

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Vlad
 Hi everyone,

as a fellow collector I am always wondering how do people display they collections at their homes? Are they on the shelves or in boxes, what do you do with camera cases? Do you display accessories? Here's what mine display looks like. I like to display only cameras and I use clear acrylic risers to create a multi-level display. What about you?

http://www.ussrphoto.com/usercontent/vlad0.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/usercontent/vlad1.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/usercontent/vlad2.jpg

Vlad
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Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20071205093027

Haha, go ahead, sure, but take the latest ones further down in the thread, these are old. :)

Reply author: Kievuser

Replied on: 20071205110556

Hi Dear Vlad. Thanks for the permission.:-)

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20090105235738

I shot this today at Yuri B's (Fedka) request, but thought why not post this to forum [:D].. us collectors like to show off sometimes, you know [:D].

Here's my collection as it is today in all it's glory shot in 15 Megapixels. (Files are huge so be patient [;)])

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/collection1.jpg
http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/collection2.jpg
http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/collection3.jpg
http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/collection4.jpg
http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/collection5.jpg

Vlad

Reply author: mermoz37

Replied on: 20090106081310

to day is a rare snowy day in my town ...so I have time to make a red velvet aluminium case including Kiev complete set for a friend :

alu

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/DSC_0157.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/DSC_0157.jpg

Aluminium case are very low cost here and easy to find in handcraft shop ...the most difficult is to found red velvet our season in fashions shop (that's a work for my pretty wife [;)])

Reply author: mermoz37

Replied on: 20090106081433

hmmmm ....[}:)]may be I have to stick some mirors inside for multiplication items like georgous Vlad [:D][:D][:D]

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20090106104421

This case looks very classy, Alain! [:D] I am still having trouble finding this red velvet here in USA as well... These cases are pretty freely available here in U.S. too, but they cost about $50 each...

The mirrored shelved niches came with the house, so I did not do that on purpose [:)]. But I do like the effect as well, thanks for the compliments!

Vlad.

Reply author: cedricfan

Replied on: 20090106115402

Alucases cost here well under 15 euros each, that size as in the pic around 10 euros only!

Best regards,
Juhani

Reply author: mermoz37

Replied on: 20090107122400

here you can get sizes alu cases for 15 euros !!! (prices grow up and down 15 to 30 euros for 3 cases - differents size black big standard one+medium siz blue one + small red )

My wife use the small red cases to display Hit Camera (alas ..last addict for her since one month : allready 50/70 differents still coming home ...mostly from USA)

Zang : very interesting collection too !!!(but it is difficult to read your very contrast picture )

One thing must be very important here please : A BIG NUMBER OF CAMERA , IS NOT A GOOD REFERENCE....(we are not small boys in a school yard whom compare what you mind ;-))) !)
For me , to day you know : I hunt for a Great Wall "6"...hard to find :-((

Reply author: mermoz37

Replied on: 20090107122649

Vlad ...next time my wife got red velvet , I will tell you (she his a very good low prices hunter !)
So I will buy some for you if you really need it.