About - Jo Geier - Mint & Rare

March 13, 2021 Jo Geier

More than 6 years have passed since we started our business on October 1^st 2014 in Kaltenleutgeben, Austria.

Our idea was to offer the best quality Mint and Rare cameras.

Items and equipment you can't find anywhere else. Or at least have a very hard time hunting for them.

But that was not enough - We wanted to sell fully working cameras.

Experience showed that at least 75% of all vintage equipment needed a service in order to be used properly. With high expectaions of ourselves we strive to gain customers who are happy and totally satisfied with what they bought. Without any exceptions.

We also wanted to provide quick replies to any questions asked, even if this just means an advisory talk on the phone and a transparent buying and selling process to guarantee full customer satisfaction.

The demand for our services was very high, so we quickly decided to move into a physical store in Vienna. Without any doubt the location had to be in the 7^th district of Vienna - The „Photo-District“.

So in August 2015 we opened our first store containing 8 showcases. Which turned into 12 showcases very quickly.

After handling not only vintage rarities we also set our focus on entry-level SLR's and point-and-shoot cameras for younger customers, so they could easily switch from their Instant camera onto the next level.

We can not count how many Canon AE-1, Nikon FM2, Minolta X-700, Olympus Mju: II and other classics we were able to provide with a new home in the last 6 years.

In June 2018 we opened our second shop just around the corner in Westbahnstraße - the „Instant Camera Boutique“, for instant cameras from all different brands including the largest selection of suiting films available in Vienna.

Polaroid, Fuji Instax, MiNT, Rolleiflex and Lomo cameras found a new place in Vienna to be displayed, explained and offered to our new customers.

In April 2020 our two shops became one, when we moved into our current location in Westbahnstraße 32-34 finally giving us the possibility to combine all segments of photography in one big shop and display them all together in more than 20 showcases.

We would have loved to open our grand camera store with a big bang, but unfortunately that was not possible due to the Covid pandemic.

So, if we are not on lockdown, we would like to welcome you to visit our shop and take an extensive look at our selection of Mint and Rare collectibles, brand new instant cameras, everything around Leica -from lenses to accessories.

"Our mission is to offer Mint & Rare products in addition with a service that you can’t find anywhere else"

All the best

Jo Geier & Team