Minox in my home town

Tell us some thing about Minoxing in your home town

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<li> What shops selling Minox camera accesories and film ?

<li> Swap meet ? Antique show ?

<li> Any processing ?

<li> Have you even seen another person using Minox camera in

your home town ?

<li> How people reacts when your are photographing with a spy

camera ?

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Hi,

 

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In Kuala Lumpur,

 

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1. So far, there are 2 shops that I know of sells Minoxes but no

accessories and films are as good as non-existant. I grab almost every

roll there is with the distributor.

2. Swap meet, antique show? Never heard of them.

3. There's one shop that does processing which I've not use their

services before. They were recommended by the Minox dist. Maybe I

should give them a shot.

4. Nope, there may be others but according to the dist., there wasn't

a Minox (the sub-miniature range) sold for past 2 years!

5. Wide open eyes and drop jaws... so most of my pictures are exactly

that...

 

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Regards,

Hi, in Madrid, Spain.

I haven't see anybody using a Minox 8x11 or a Minox 35, I have trying

my first roll of fill with my Minox B, it is dificult to find shops

that sell film, but it is more dificult to find where to develope it.

I have shoot only about 30 pictures of my first film, but it is

wonderfull to see the reaction of the people, I am hoping to see my

pictures.

I am delight with the content of this forum.

Does anybody using Minox in Spain?

Regards:

Roberto

Mr Wong, some one in Singapore bought a mint Minox Enlarger from

Toronto by mail two or three years ago. Looks like there are some

Minox collector there.<p>

 

Roberto, you asked "any one using Minox in Spain ?"<p>

Yes, King Juan Carlos uses a gold Minox LX.

<P> In 1997, when I visited the Royal Palace in Madrid, photographing

with my Minox B, I knew I was in the Palace of a Minoxer King.

In Toronto, Minox 35mm cameras are carried by many photographic

equipment shops, but almost never in chain stores such as

Black's Camera (owned by Fuji ) nor Japan Camera.

<p> Eight Elms Photo& Video at Yonge Street & Eight Elm Street has

a constant supplies of used Minox 35mm cameras, from EL to GT-E, some

complete with leather case. However, I have'nt seen a used 8x11

camera

( I ordered a new TLX from them ), good price and service.

<p>Vistek, Alt Camera Exchange and Henry's are three major camera

stores

in downtown Queen Street East. Alt has more selections on 8x11

cameras

and accesories, chrome IIIs, B, and Cs, sometimes a black B. I don't

see

any new 35mm on shelf,( but can be ordered) There was a gold plated

Minox MDC last year. Two years ago, they had a mint Minox enlarger,

sold to a customer in Singapore, sight unseen. Vistek has some 8x11

and 35mm. Henry only 35mm.

<p> Most interesting are a cluster of smaller used cameras stores at

the intersection of Queen Street East and Church Street. They have

used Minox 8x11, from A,B, C to EC, I spoke with two of the

shop owners, they said they are ethnic Latvian. These guys know

what they are doing, they all have the thick Mckeon blue book in

drawer.

<p> Kindermann- Leica, the sole distributor of Leica/Minox products

in Canada is in Markham, a suburb of Toronto. They have Minox factory

trained technician doing repair/maintenance on Minox 35mm and 8x11

cameras

<p> There is no film processing nor 8x11mm enlargement service in

Toronto

<p> Minox 8x11 camera is considered 'antique' and sometimes showed up

in Antique show staged at various shopping malls, for example at

Bayview Village. Two weeks ago I saw a B with leather case and chain

Last year at a similar show I bought a binocular adapter for C$25.

<p> Two hours drive from Toronto are the twin city of Kitchener/

Waterloo. Kitchener was called Berlin before WWII. The population

there are German heritage. I tried to find Minox there, but not

sucessful.

<p> Canadian Photographic Historic Society has monthly swap meet

and annual convention. I got my second Minox tank from one member.

 

<p> Regular Minox films are stocked by several camera shops. But

microfilms are hard to find, so far I have not located one who willing

to sell 'one roll' of Fuji Super HR or Agfa Copex, they sell by the

box

to banks and other institutions.

<p> At Scarborough mall, there used to be a Spytech shop, selling

new Minox EC set.

<p> Amphis Photo, supposely the distributor of Hove Books, does not

carry Moses/Wade Spycamera. I ordered it through a mail order

bookstore

<p> I never seen another person using Minox 8x11mm, though I had seen

a gentleman at the garden of Horticulture School in Niagara Falls

carried his Minox 35mm camera in a eveready case, which

prompted me to get a case too.

<p> Minox spy camera is a good conversation piece at parties.

<p> eBay makes buying Minox equipment easier-- the Canadian customer

invariably open up the packages, and charges duty or good and service

tax (GST) and a $5 'handling fee'

<p> Metro Toronto Library carries a few titles in Minox and spycamera.

<p> All in all, Minox is an exotic species, not sold by mass

marketeers,

you have to seach it out.

<p> This is a snapshot of condition of Minox equipment and services in

Metro Toronto.

In Chicago, the only place I've found so far that stocks Minox film

and accessories is Central Camera, on Wabash in the Loop. Other

stores tend to either give you a blank stare or act as if you're daft

when asked about Minox!

Arista Camera in Bronxville, New York carries Minox film. I was

shocked to find a dealer in Westchester that carries it, considering

that from around here it's only a short drive to B&H and the rest of

the Manhattan crowd. It did cost a dollar or two more, but when

convenience counts...

In Sco Paulo, largest city in South America (15 million inhabitants):

1. One Leica representant sells Minox cameras if you ask (the same

cost as buying from MPL). No film sold in the whole country, I must

slit my own.

2. May be a very rare appearance in antique fairs (there are two of

them, very nice, but never seen a Minox there).

3. B&W must be processed at home (no big issue), colour film

developed (only C-41) in at least one 1-hour shop. Till noe I haven't

found a single lab willing to copy my negatives.

4. Never seen Minoxes in use in Brazil other than mine (2), there is

one "C" in auction at lokau.com (.br).

5. Curious looks at the "B", with questions about image quality (I

have always some good prints to show). Few people noticed the "EC"

even when being shot.

Wolfgang

In Mainz, Germany, there is only one photo shop which contributes

Minox films. No other accessories or cameras. I bought my Minox B via

ebay. I know a few people who use Minox 35 mm cameras, but I never

saw anybody with a 8x11.

I live in Perth, Western Australia.

I bought one camera off ebay, the other I got by advertising locally.

I had two responses to the local advert and two to a national advert.

The national advert turned up a mint black BL, can you believe, but

outside my budget constraint, and I'm a user not a collector - well,

anymore than any other minoxer. So they're thin on the ground. But

my guess is they're out there in draws and cupboards, simply

forgotten.

Film is no problem here if you can afford, me I'll slit and develop my

own. Into B&W, have Leitz enlarger (Valoy II fitted with Monolta CE

30mm lens for 11X18). Would like Minox enlarger, and Minox slitter,

but probably wont happen.

Graham

Alt Camera Exchange at Queen Street East, Toronto, where I got many

Minox cameras and accesories was recently out of business, their whole

stock was bought out by Henry Camera nearby. It is a pity. Alt used

to carry a variaty of used Minox cameras.

I have found that film is easily found for sale on the inter net. I have been using www.frugalphotographer.com. They will arrange to develope your film also. Hopr this helps!