The original (GR) Hobbies business was owned by Mr Bob Gerard, ERA racing driver, who operated from his Honda garage at 7 Pike Street from 1970-1991.
From 1991 to 2016, the business now MS Hobbies was operated, still in Leicester, then Nairn, by Mr Steve Britton. From 2016 until 2025, MS Hobbes (Limited) was operated by me, an ex-customer of GR and MS Hobbies since 1982. From 2026, the business is planned to be re-developed pending how deep is my wallet. [or what the FT calls 'a review of operations'].
The environmental bonus of an 8x11m camera is that cassettes are re-loadable, and most cameras do not require a battery.
Many customers cut, load, and scan own Minox films. One 135 film can breed 4 x 36 exposure Minox films, and may be 8 x 25 exposure films, depending on film vendor.
This is a part-time business operated as a service to the many Minox fans world-wide. It is not a profit-making nor income-generating service. As long as I have the ability to subsidise and support the business myself, it will continue. We are not financially supported by Minox in any way.