However, the members are aware of the market price, so you must be willing to pay top dollar. This allows us to navigate through the many items for sale. The PHSC members sell at booths, where you can see their camera preferences based on the common cameras set up on the table. They have a few film camera shows, and two camera auctions that we look forward to every year. That is when the PHSC camera shows are my best bet for knowledge and expertise on a quality camera.
With a little bit of research before every hunt, I prepare myself for what I may come across. As a camera collector, I’m always reading about vintage cameras and the exclusive models that are hard to find. During our road trip stops at these antique shops, our children gain knowledge about the past and experience the joy of antique camera hunting all at once. I develop these never before seen images that someone once captured. I take great pride in having a collection that holds photographic history and when I’m lucky – there is exposed film still in the camera. Each piece is tested and we rarely buy a camera that isn’t in working condition. When we visit antique barns or shops, I find pleasure in sorting through dusty cameras in search of a vintage treasure. Every vintage camera we purchase has a story. Since then, we have been camera hunting at various locations such as the camera conventions held by the Photographic Historical Society of Canada, antique shops on our road trips throughout Canada and the US, and online sellers such as eBay, Kijiji, and for the rare camera treasures we go to.
Five years ago, my wife and I attended a camera show and purchased our first vintage camera that started our collection.
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