[WORLDKINGS] Fascinating collections in the world (P.8) - A collecttion of cinema cameras by retired postman Dimitris Pistiolas, Greece.

05-08-2020

(WorldKings.org) Dimitris Pistiolas, camera collector, said, "When I get a camera in my hands I feel like it's New Year's Day and that I'm getting a present, like a little kid. The first thing I will do is examine it. Then I will restore it and I will put it there, in its place, to stay."

All of the vintage equipment is on display in a tiny basement of about 25 square meters. Cameras, some made more than a century ago, fill cabinets and cover every inch of wall space.

There's every kind of camera, for all types of film. All are neatly arranged, dusted and labelled. All are restored to working order.

Dimitris Pistiolas, started buying cameras when he was 15. He's never stopped. His collection has burgeoned to nearly a thousand vintage cameras and projectors.

Dimitris Pistiolas said, "It is an effort that dates back to 1960. I made many sacrifices, because this material couldn't be bought even by the richest person. There is no shop where they can be bought. You must search for them, chase them for many years to find them. I had the patience, the craze, the passion." 

According to worldrecordacademy.com


Mihan (Collect and edit) (World Records Union - WorldKings)

 

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