One of the Husband’s request for his birthday was to spend some time looking at cameras in Melbourne’s camera haven. This area is located in surrounding areas of Elizabeth and Lonsdale Streets.
We had a good walk along Elizabeth Street and entered one of the little streets near Lonsdale Street and found ourselves in photography gadgets heaven. There are many stores here for your photography needs; whether vintage, new or second hand gadgets, there are lots to choose from.
Our great find that day was the michaels Camera which initially looked like a big store from the outside but turned out to be more on the inside.
We explored the ground floor and looked at everything we can get our hands on. We didn’t have plans of buying anything but we were on the lookout for sales. They had a few containers full of polarizers and that’s where I spent most of my time. Their polarizers were on sale, some for only AUD$10.00. I think I bought one or two. The Husband on the other hand, spent ample time looking at films for our vintage Fujica camera and he was able to buy a few rolls.
We noticed that there was a floor above the store and so up we went to find the most amazing camera collection. It was a Camera Museum!!!!!!
Here’s the Canon exhibit…..
Canon lenses….
They’ve got Olympus.
A golden Nikon.
The museum consists of some 8000 pieces (there are approximately 2,000 on display), of which about 3000 are cameras ranging from subminiature to 12×15 inches in size. Many of the cameras date back to the late 1880’s through to recent times, and include early digital cameras.
The museum also features lenses; movie cameras; movie and still projectors; darkroom equipment, including enlargers; flash equipment; films & plates; advertising material; microscopes; a vast library consisting of reference books, instruction books, photographic magazines & brochures.
michaels Camera
Cnr Lonsdale and Elizabeth Streets
Melbourne, VIC 3000 Australia
| Phone: | (03) 9672 2224 |
| Fax: | (03) 9600 0898 |
| Trading Hours: | |
| Monday: | 9am – 6pm |
| Tuesday: | 9am – 6pm |
| Wednesday: | 9am – 6pm |
| Thursday: | 9am – 6pm |
| Friday: | 9am – 9pm |
| Saturday: | 9am – 5pm |
| Sunday: | 11am – 5pm |
9 Comments
RicAdeMus
That’s a great place! Stumbling onto gems like that is one reason I usually don’t get upset if we take a wrong turn. You never know what you might find. Have fun on the next trip. =)
Photo Cache
fascinating place. i hope the museum is interactive.
how far is sydney from melbourne? can you easily drive there?
Alex Dizon
Woooooooooooooooooow! Nice post, love it!!!
Mia
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michaels camera
Thank you so much for featuring us on your blog! I’m glad you like our museum, it’s actually only 30% of the Michaels family collection.
I hope you visit again on your next trip to Melbourne 🙂 Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year
– michaels
Elaine Santos
Wow! what a great place you have there. Thanks for sharing Ibyang! I’ll put this on my list of places I want to visit someday. 🙂
welladaynne
wow. just wow!! i wish i could have even just one of those!!
princess_dyanie
Wow ang daming cameraaaas! Heaven! Ganyan din ang feeling ko pag nasa Hidalgo ako haha 😀
Tetcha
Wow! Lots and lots of cameras! I’m sure you had a blast at Michaels Camera Museum!