November 4, 2026 · 7 min

A Saturday at the flea market

What I look for in a box of old cameras, and what I leave.

Hand picking over old cameras at a flea market — Pavel at his camera repair bench

Hands repairing cracked leather bellows of a camera

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One letter a month from my repair bench.

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