More cameras than people
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (343184)
Rockingham, Australia
January 9, 2025 7:00pm CST
The photo is of a rock-pool in the general area of Meckering.
Meckering (population 200-odd) in Western Australia made a name for itself when, in 1968, an earthquake reduced much of the town to rubble. In 1995, Charles Wadley bought an abandoned petrol station and converted it to a camera museum. It is now the largest private collection of working film and plate cameras in the southern hemisphere, housing over 4,000 items dating back to the late 1800s.
The facade of the museum now resembles a giant SLR camera. Mr Wadley is sent cameras from all over the world and manages to get them back into working order, sometimes having to make parts himself.
The museum was closed when we were there but we have plans to visit there soon.
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@Beestring (14761)
• Hong Kong
10 Jan
That would be an interesting place to visit.
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@snowy22315 (183306)
• United States
10 Jan
Oh Vince will be loving that. I bet he would like to be in there all day!
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@luisadannointed (6729)
• Philippines
10 Jan
Wow the photo was great, I love how it captures the place and the color was really nice.
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@JudyEv (343184)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Jan
We do have some lovely scenery in Western Australia.
@andriaperry (117406)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Jan
I would love to see all those cameras.
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@BarBaraPrz (47936)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
10 Jan
I thought you were going to tell us that the earthquake caused that pool... doesn't look too deep but might be fun to splash in.
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@BarBaraPrz (47936)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
14h
@JudyEv Who said anything about diving? That's how necks get broken. I'd just slowly ease in...
@FourWalls (69833)
• United States
10 Jan
That’s cool. The unfortunate thing is that most people today, especially the young people, don’t have a clue about worrying about your film being developed and if the pictures of your vacation came out well. I guess that’s a benefit of the phone camera (along with the fact that you’re not limited to 24 or 36 shots like you are with a roll of film), but there was something about a camera.
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@FourWalls (69833)
• United States
11h
@JudyEv — I notice that when I go to places like Rose Island (where I went last month): instead of having to stand there and memorize the informational signs, I just take pictures of them because I have 128 gigs of space on my phone! 
@RasmaSandra (81423)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Jan
Sounds interesting and looks like a very beautiful place,
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@JudyEv (343184)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Jan
We went to something similar in England. It focussed on the man who had a big hand in developing the first cameras.
@DeborahDiane (40336)
• Laguna Woods, California
10 Jan
@JudyEv - That would be a very interesting museum to see! More cameras than people ... how fascinating!
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@DeborahDiane (40336)
• Laguna Woods, California
12h
@JudyEv - Far too many wonderful collections end up getting sold off in bits and pieces. 
@mildredtabitha (16170)
• Nairobi, Kenya
10 Jan
The scene is beautiful on the photo you shared.
I would love to visit a camera museum. Interesting.
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@LindaOHio (183781)
• United States
15h
Interesting that Mr. Wadley is able to repair all the cameras. Have a good weekend.
@aureategloom (11075)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
10 Jan
how did he come up with that idea
i hope you get to visit the place in future 
i hope you get to visit the place in future 1 person likes this
