MUMBAI, India -- Mumbai-based photo-journalist Dilish Parekh has a collection of 4,425 cameras, which sets the new world record for the Largest collection of cameras (stills photography); his previous Guinness world record was a collection of 2,634 antique cameras.
The Guinness World Records' record for the Largest collection of cameras (stills photography) was set by Dilish Parekh of Mumbai, India, who has a collection of 4,425 antique cameras that he has amassed since 1977.
Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the Largest collection of film cameras, set by Richard LaRiviere (USA), who owns 894 different film cameras that he has collected since 1960.
Dilish started out when his father bequeathed him a collection of 600 cameras. He found them so interesting that he decided to see if he could find some that weren't already in his collection.
Most of the cameras in his collection are antiques, and many are hard-to-find and treasured by collectors.
"Cameras are my life. I can't stay without them," said the photo-journalist.
He said he was breaking the news of holding the world record twice on the eve of World Photography Day on August 19th.
Dilish's collection, which includes Leicas, Rolliflexes, Canons, Nikons, Kodaks, Zeiss and Linofs, has taken 25 years of effort.
The avid collector rummaged through flea markets, approached old studios, interacted with connoisseurs and even put advertisements in newspapers to get a prized collection.
Dilish' most valuable possessions include a 1934-made Leica 250, a rare antique hard to come by, since there were less than 1,000 pieces produced.
Also accorded a royal treatment was the Bessa II, manufactured in 1962 by Voigtlander, one of Germany's oldest optical concerns.
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