This decidedly grumpy man was manning his table in the wonderful Mauerpark flea market in Berlin on a Sunday morning last month. I usually find that flea markets are disappointing -full of stalls selling junk but the Mauerpark market is well worth visiting as whilst there is plenty of junk there's plenty interesting stuff as well.
The market is really popular with both locals and tourists and you can find anything from craft beer to vintage Marklin model trains and smelly old cameras.
There were three sellers of old cameras on the Sunday I was there. Most of the cameras are East German models-Prakticas, Exaktas and Exas. You would be pretty brave to buy one. Old cameras do not age well unless looked after. Rubber and cloth focal plane shutter blinds are particularly prone to rotting and fungus loves old lenses. Going by his demeanor this guy was not finding many takers for his doubtful offerings.
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| Vintage Marklin model trains |
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