Meet the man behind the craft.

A camera technician's journey

Built on knowledge.
Driven by curiosity.

Leon Treskunov personally confirms over 53 years of professional camera repair experience. His interest began at twelve, when his grandmother gave him a Contax camera — a gift that set his future in motion.

He studied opto-mechanics at a college in St. Petersburg, then began his professional career repairing Leica cameras in a factory in Ukraine. In 1989, he immigrated to the United States with his family. He walked Manhattan looking for work and found his first job in his second week, at Eddie Smolov Camera Store on Seventh Avenue at 29th Street, near Madison Square Garden.

He continued working in camera service, including time with Profoto in New York and Kyocera, the company associated with Yashica cameras. Over the decades, he built close ties with people from New York’s camera community, including Adorama and B&H Photo.

That background brought together traditional mechanical repair, optical precision, and experience with changing camera technologies. Trescam brings that experience to each repair conversation. NJ Camera & 1 Hour Photo also documents his background as a partner in its Lawrenceville business.

For Leon, a camera has never been simply another electronic device. It's a precision instrument, a creative tool, and — often — something a photographer wants to keep for life.