Incredible store in Toulon, South of France
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reddit.comPosted May 20, 2023, 3:20 PM UTC
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reddit.comI would go bankrupt in a place like this. Call it a museum and charge me $20 to see it all. But with all of that stuff for sale it would be real trouble!
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I'm probably going to go back for a camera body. I only went for a 28mm lens and some filters to put on an old Ricoh SLR that someone gave me. Handing a Pentax and hearing the lovely sounds it was making I was very tempted to drop some more cash there and then.
I don't do enough photography nowadays to justify the expense however it strikes me that analogue cameras will, if anything, hold their value. So maybe I can justify it by telling myself I'm buying an asset.
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Reminds me of the one in Paris, which I heard sadly closed down a while ago. Photo Gobelins or something like that.
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Oh that's a shame but hardly surprising. Unfortunately Paris is thoroughly gentrified shops like this are swept away.
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Toulon is great! I'll have to check it out next time I'm there!
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Looks like heaven
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I've been here! It's amazing. They sold me film when I was in a pinch, but they carry so much analog gear, I would have needed to buy an extra bag to haul off all that I wanted.
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So the big question is, what were the prices like?
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Very reasonable considering everything is checked, serviced and 6 month guarantee on cameras and lenses. SLR body and 50 mm lens in the € 120 - € 250 range.
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Is south of France a country?
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No, it is a distinct region corresponding to metropolitan France south of the 45th line of latitude. https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midi_de_la_France
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Don't know if you're being sarcastic or what so im gonna assume you're being serious. France is a country the south of France is, as said, the southern part of the country. Like in the USA, when you say "the south", you're normally referring to Texas, Louisiana etc.
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I don't think irony comes across properly on reddit.
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Is irony a city in Europe? jk
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Nice! i will be going!
Let me warn you they close for lunch, and are closed on Mondays. Double check if there's any public holidays that would also affect opening hours.
No, not in Nice, in Toulon.
Sorry, couldn't resist