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     Thol Tinkerer Username: Thol Post Number: 23 Registered: 08-2006 Rating: N/A |
It seems an easy question but it is a difficult discussion. And it is one that is not restricted to cameras of course. It extends all the way from wrist watches to bicycles, automobiles .... and the extravagant end — aircraft and classic racing yachts. There are a lot of places with climates that can be so humid as to ruin any displayed collection within short order unless it is sealed in a display case that controls humidity. Not cheap. I have a collection of non-working cameras that I cannot afford to have repaired, yet they are too precious and/or complicated (e.g. Contaflex) for my amateur meddling. I've thought of displaying them, but that is consigning them to a certain eternal death in the Japanese climate. Even if I had the funds, there is no room for a large enough display case. So they remain sealed up in special boxes with huge tins of desiccant. Perhaps I am neither a user or collector. I have all the cameras I've ever owned since 1963 but two. Some of them still work perfectly  I am sure that I am not alone here. |