Used camera shops in Munich

Hi,

 

Does anyone know of good shops in Munich where I can go treasure hunting for

old forgotten cameras?

 

Thanks,

Rishi.

Remember the nickname for Munich: PROFITOPOLIS.

My wife and I travel frequently, and I've always found most big cities are just one big tourist attraction...run by pickpockets! Your chances of finding "old forgotten cameras" are pretty slim. Sorry if I rained on your parade. :)

 

BTW, Munich (Munchen) has always been one of my favourites. Take lots of photos and enjoy the beer and schnitzel.

Go to the town square at lunchtime. Find a good seat at an outdoor restaurant. People watch! Take pictures! Order the Bratwurst, potato salad and sauerkraut. Remember, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do". Enjoy, and post some photos when you get back.

 

Stu

Rishi,<br>

most of these shops are gone (Schaja, Photo-Bazar, Schilo, Schwarz...)

You may try Foto-Sauter (Sonnenstrasse), Foto-Nürbauer (Zweibrückenstr.), Minifoto (Pestalozzistr.), Foto-Universal (Schwanthalerstr.)<p>

 

John,<br>

I have been living in Munich for more than forty years by now, and I never came across that nickname for Munich. It's been called MILLIONENDORF, though not because it is rich and/or has many rich people living there, but because it is a city (more than a million inhabitants) that still keeps an air of a village.<p> Uli

Thanks Stuart.

 

This will be my first time to Germany and well I thought good old cameras would be better and cheaper there than in the US.... But I guess with the internet and ebay it is same everywhere...

Thanks Uli.

 

You give me hope. :)

Just one thing about "Bratwurst", beer, etc. <br>

Bratwurst is fine but it's assiociated with Frankonia and Nuremberg. In Munich the speciality is Weisswurst (white sausages"), Brezen (pretzel) and "süsser Senf" (sweet and spicy mustard). <p>

 

If you want to join the highest number of American, Japanese, Italian folks, the place to go is Hofbräuhaus. "Natives" prefer the "Weißes Bräuhaus" (Im Tal).<p>

Ein Guat'n, und Prost!

Uli,

 

Nothing like having a "native" show you around. :)

 

Stu

First, if you order "Weisswurst" in a traditional restaurant, be sure to do that BEFORE noon. No genuine bavarian will consume a "Weisswurst" after the 12 o'clock bells. (The reason behind this is that in old times "Weisswurst" did not contain any conservants, and it was difficult to store something in a cold place. Butchers usually make their sausages early in the morning, and by noon sensitive food like "Weisswurst" was already rotten.) "Weisswurst" is rather a dish served for the "Brotzeit" (worker's lunch).

 

Second, as others stated, most used camera shops in Munich have gone, or are in the ownership of Mr Konopatzky and all have the same high prices. There used to be a small independent shop at Josephsspitalgasse (or -strasse) but I haven't been in Munich for a long time now.

 

When doing some Google search I stumbled across Richard Tobis at Maxburgstrasse 4.

 

There has been a camera swap in Munich some weeks ago but there will be none in the near future.

 

Except for Foto-Gregor in Cologne I do not know any major shops specialised in used equipment.

Winfried,

 

Thank you. I hate to say this, but when I'm traveling, I'm usually more interested in local cuisine than classic cameras! I take two or three cameras with me (usually three, anymore and my wife complains).

 

Stu :)

That's OK. And do not forget the Munich saying: "a real Weisswurst should never hear the 12 o'clock bells".

Now I want to go there with my camera and an empty stomach.

 

Isn't that where Englischer Garten is? I seem to remember well-constructed young women running about in the buff in this urban area.

 

Maybe one should put the lens cap on in this area.

Yes, the park Englischer Garten is very suitable for a certain kind of sightseeing. It is extraordinarily hot for April at the moment in Germany, and if this weather persists until your arrival, on certain parts of the Isar river banks you will have the opportunity to make shots you would not expect in a major german city. But make sure to use a long telephoto lens, not everybody you see there will be very happy to be photographed in this (not existing) outfit.

Hi all,

 

the independent shop at Josephsspitalgasse Winfried means closed down last year. The

prices were not top notch, but in their last days I got a couple of bargains there -no

camera though-.

 

Foto Sauter is not cheap, but equipment is in good condition. It depends on what you are

looking for anyway. I got there my black Rollei 35 S for around 80$. Near Sauter, in the

Landwherstrasse, there is a repair centre -Foto Werkstatt Munich- where you could find

something interesting. The guy is really nice -and has repaired that Rollei 35S already

twice without charging me anything- and has some used equipment to sell too.

There are a couple of stores near the Central Station -Hauptbahnhof, I think Schillerstrasse

and Sonnenstrasse-, but as I say, it depends on what you are looking for.

 

Please feel free to ask.

 

Cheers.

 

Marc

 

PS. I am not a genuine muenchener, that's why I do not hesitate to order Weisswuerste in

the afternoon :)

Autant pour moi,

 

sorry, it is Landwehrstrasse, of course. Again, not Sonnenstrasse -where Sauter is- but

Schwanthalerstrasse, what Uli meant. You have a couple there...

 

Gruss.

 

Marc

Time passes; I still remember the AGFA building...going to Schwabing and looking at unaffordable Nikon F bodies in the display window.

See Foto Sauter, in Sonnen Strasse, or Foto Pini, near the historic centre.

Ciao.

If u don't find anything useful in camera shops at Munchen, try www.ebay.de and also get a copy of the Zeitschrift( magazine)

"Brenner Foto" from your local magazine store. Otherwise visit the website http://www.brenner-foto.de/. You can see a lot of interesting new/old photographic stuff for sale at Brenner's.

Trust me, I've first hand experience.

One more question. Can anyone point out some shops/labs in Munich which will develop 120 or 35 mm black and white film at a reasonable price?

Developing is around 2 euros, so around 2.6$, if film is not pushed. Around 4 euros if it's pushed.

 

Concerning prints, it depends on what you mean by reasonable and the quality you expect. I left my enlarger back home and I no longer dare get B&W prints anymore. If you use monochromatic B&W films, then a 13x20 cm print will cost around 20 cents -the same for 13x13-. 20x20 cm will be around 50 cents, if I am not mistaken. Real B&W film prints are quite expensive. Small prints -9x13- cost around 35 cents and 13x20 around 1.5 euros. I guess the prices for 13x13 -don't know if the also do 9x9- are pretty much the same. These are the prices at Sauter, but I don't think anywhere else it's going to be much cheaper -unless you get your prints at the local drugstore, what I'd avoid for B&W anyway-.

 

Cheers.

 

Marc

Thanks Marc.

 

I don't want any prints. Those I will do myself when I get back. Just want to develop the films so that they don't pass through x-ray too many times.

Keep in mind that it takes them a couple of days to have it developed. I don't know why, but usually 3-4 days.

Any questions you might have, suggestions or so, do not hesitate to ask.

Cheers.

 

Marc

I've got excellent results of developing/printing of films like Ilford Panf 50, Ilford HP, FP and DELTA series form KARSTADT , a large departmental store. But now-a-days they require more time for things getting processed.

Best

SR

Was in Munich about a month ago for a short time--our first visit and one of the highlights of our trip. We had a blast at the Hofbräuhaus--even if it is touristy. Shot this in front of City Hall. Part of a statue commemorating the end of the plague, I believe. We would like to go back for a longer visit. Didn't have time to snoop around on the side streets. Beside, we were there on Sunday and all the non tourist shops were closed.<div></div>