The largest film camera museum in the world is located in the basement of a home in Athens. The owner is a retired postman, who's been collecting cameras for more than 60 years. Admission to the world's largest private collection of movie cameras is by invitation only. The reason soon becomes apparent.
 |
|
The largest film camera museum in the world is located in the basement of a home in Athens.
|
Retired postman, Dimitris Pistiolas, started buying cameras when he was 15. He's never stopped. Now he's 78. His collection has burgeoned to nearly a thousand vintage cameras and projectors.
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."
