diff --git a/SimpleCV/tests/test_vimba_manyshots.py b/SimpleCV/tests/test_vimba_manyshots.py
index 3c11d7385..f6f58c1d9 100644
--- a/SimpleCV/tests/test_vimba_manyshots.py
+++ b/SimpleCV/tests/test_vimba_manyshots.py
@@ -27,19 +27,14 @@ def _takeShots(cam, numPics, filename):
     print "Taking %d photos..." % numPics
     for i in range(numPics):
         img = cam.getImage()
-        img.save("%s_%d.png" % (filename, i))
+        if (i % 100 == 0):
+            print "At %d" % i
+        #img.save("%s_%d.png" % (filename, i))
     end = time.time()
     elapsed = end - start
     print "Took %f seconds" % elapsed
 
 """
-def test_takeManyShots():
-    c = VimbaCamera()
-    printPrettyHeader("Test takeManyShots")
-
-    _takeShots(c, 50, "vimba")
-"""
-
 def test_oneGrayShot():
     c = VimbaCamera(properties={"mode":"gray"})
     printPrettyHeader("Test oneGrayShot")
@@ -53,11 +48,32 @@ def test_oneShot():
 
     img = c.getImage()
     img.save("test_oneShot.png")
+"""
+
+"""
+def test_takeManyShots():
+    c = VimbaCamera()
+    printPrettyHeader("Test takeManyShots")
+
+    _takeShots(c, 100, "vimba")
+"""
+
+def test_makeLotsOfCamera():
+    numIter = 1000
+    print "Creating %d cameras..." % numIter
+    start = time.time()
+    for i in range(numIter):
+        print "At camera=%d" % i
+        cam = VimbaCamera()
+        img = cam.getImage()
+    end = time.time()
+    elapsed = end - start
+    print "Took %f seconds" % elapsed
 
 """
 def test_AVT_takeManyShots():
     c = AVTCamera()
     printPrettyHeader("Test AVT_takeManyShots")
 
-    _takeShots(c, 50, "avtnative")
-"""
+    _takeShots(c, 10, "avtnative")
+"""
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diff --git a/SimpleCV/tests/test_vimba_memory.py b/SimpleCV/tests/test_vimba_memory.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e5efe3fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SimpleCV/tests/test_vimba_memory.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import gc
+# From bytes.com/topic/python/answers/22097-hunting-memory-leak
+
+import time
+from SimpleCV.Camera import VimbaCamera, AVTCamera
+
+"""
+# at the beginning of code
+gc.enable()
+gc.set_debug(gc.DEBUG_LEAK)
+"""
+
+def printPrettyHeader(msg):
+    print "*"*80 + "\n* %s *\n" % msg + "*"*80
+
+def _takeShots(cam, numPics, filename):
+    start = time.time()
+    #print "Taking %d photos..." % numPics
+    for i in range(numPics):
+        img = cam.getImage()
+        #if (i % 1000 == 0):
+        #    img.save("%s_%d.png" % (filename, i))
+    end = time.time()
+    elapsed = end - start
+    print "Took %f seconds" % elapsed
+
+def test_takeManyShots(idx):
+    c = VimbaCamera()
+    #printPrettyHeader("Test takeManyShots %d" % idx)
+    print "Test takeManyShots %d" % idx
+
+    _takeShots(c, 1, "vimba%d" % idx)
+
+def test_takeAVTManyShots(idx):
+    c = AVTCamera()
+    printPrettyHeader("Test takeAVTShots %d" % idx)
+
+    _takeShots(c, 1, "avtnative%d" % idx)
+
+#test_takeAVTManyShots(1)
+#test_takeAVTManyShots(2)
+#test_takeManyShots(1)
+#test_takeManyShots(2)
+
+def test_createManyCameras():
+    printPrettyHeader("Test createManyCameras")
+    numIter = 1000
+    for i in range(numIter):
+        test_takeManyShots(i)
+
+test_createManyCameras()
+
+"""
+########################################################################3
+# at the end of code:
+print "\nGARBAGE:"
+gc.collect()
+
+print "\nGARBAGE OBJECTS:"
+for x in gc.garbage:
+    s = str(x)
+    print type(x),"\n",s
+"""
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