jani_heikkinen Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 <p>Hi!</p><p>Does anyone know any good shops for old cameras in ukraine? It can be any town as I will be travelling around the country.<br>I plan of course to visit the Arsenal factory, but do they have some sort of shop there for selling their cameras?</p><p>Jani</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User_4525289 Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 <p>Ukraine is a country size of Germany or slightly bigger. Please be more specific where are you going to... Major cities are Kiev, Odessa, Donetsk and Kharkov. Each of that towns is bigger than Philadellphia PA.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jani_heikkinen Posted June 21, 2009 Author Share Posted June 21, 2009 <p>Well, Kiev and Odessa I will go to for sure. But otherwise I will be going to were my nose just points me to, so I have not decided all destinations to visit yet. That is why I am asking for any suggestions.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User_4525289 Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 <p>Do you speak any Russian? Basically in Kiev there is a big antic flea market. Lokals will point you in that direction if you look trustworthy. Vendors may be not proficient in English, and if they are that may be suspicious. If you would go to Donetsk I know a very trusty vendor down there.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jani_heikkinen Posted June 21, 2009 Author Share Posted June 21, 2009 <p>Yes, I speak some russian and can read it. Do you know in what part of Kiev the flea market is located?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User_4525289 Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 <p>Jani, <br> I contacted a couple of photoenthusiasts from Kiev let see whey say.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User_4525289 Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 <p>There are two sites where you can locate vendors of antique cameras in Kiev one on "Kardachi" and another one on "Bird" (Kurenev's) market. I believe locals will point you in either direction.<br /> Sincerely<br /> K</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jani_heikkinen Posted June 22, 2009 Author Share Posted June 22, 2009 <p>Thank you Kozma for your help.</p> <p>Jani</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jani_heikkinen Posted August 22, 2009 Author Share Posted August 22, 2009 <p>Hi!<br> I visited the Kurenev's market and yes, there was sellers there. I did not have time to go to the other market, maybe next time when I will be in Kiev. I also visited Arsenal Factory. There I went to the factory museum and the factory shop.... I wish I had had more money with me when I went to the shop, I found out that they sell there some collectable cameras too and a lot of different accessories for their cameras. The museum was small but very interesting... and there I saw 3 Kiev 6x6 cameras that all had been in space... one of them with Gagarin himself. Another one with some other cosmonaut and third had survived an unsuccessfull landing where all had died except the camera. It felt like entering into photographic history when going inside that building...</p> <p>Jani</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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