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martin hill -lrb- camera collector -rrb-

martin hill is a former camera man who collects antique cameras , reels and other various filmmaking equipment .
after making a few films , hill decided to collect cameras instead .
at one point he owned the panavision psr 35mm that george lucas used to film the first `` star wars '' movie , which eventually sold for over $ 600,000 .
his collection included cameras that filmed blockbusters such as `` gone with the wind , '' `` the grapes of wrath , '' and `` butch cassidy and the sundance kid . ''
he also once owned the camera used for most of charlie chaplin 's silent movies .
