Hi there and thanks for dropping by my blog.
I’m Scott Vanthoff the owner and operator of Mainline Photographics, a supplier of cameras and accessories in Sydney Austraila.
Mainlinephoto is like the old corner shop… friendly, helpful and offers old style service…
Photography has always been a part of my life so I decided that my blog would cover topics important to me, travel, work and play… but always with photography as it’s focal point. One moment you might be reading about a new camera and the next about a hellish bus trip across the Andes or maybe about the latest shiny object that has caught my fancy. I’ve called it Camera Obscura as I feel it is like looking through a lens into my world. I hope you enjoy it and check back often!
Scott hard at work… he he he…
Mainline Photographics is a family run and owned business that has been serving the photographic trade for nearly 40 years. Started in 1970 by John Vanthoff it has now been in the family for two generations.
Our focus has always been on delivering quality products that work into the marketplace in Australia and providing the best back up service possible.
Over the years our business has gone through several changes from its days as a chain of retail stores to it’s current format of importer and wholesaler who now also sells direct online. Yet whilst our business model may have changed one thing that has not, is our passion for photography and our customers.
Rather than being another “me too store!” Mainline strives to lead the way while still being true specialists.
Currently we represent the following manufacturers:
B+W Schneider filters
Voigtlander Cameras & Lenses
Sun Sniper camera straps
Artisan & Artist camera bags
Sun Sniper straps Germany
Match Technical aka Tim Issac products
Custom Brackets from the USA
Linhof Panoramic and large format cameras
Novoflex camera accessories
Sirui Tripods and Ballheads
Mikros micro fibre lens cloths
On a more personal note I also have a passion for food and cooking, reading, adventure travel,video gaming and well..umm.. yep ferrets! Ok that’s enough personal stuff to learn more about me you will just have to read my blog 
Feel free to interact and leave any comments.
Scott
“If you immediately know the candle light is fire, then the meal was cooked long ago”
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