The haul worth includes Victorian bellow cameras and modern day SLRs is worth around £5,000. It was the property of an un-named fanatical camera collector and retired policeman who passed away earlier this year. The collection came to light when his family were clearing out his house and mentioned to Stephen Drake from Willingham Auctions, Cambs, that he collected cameras. He said: "They brought some bits into the auction house and said he collected cameras.