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I am an Soviet and Russian camera collector residing in State of Illinois, USA. I have only somewhat recently started collecting (since May 2007) these fine examples of Soviet and Russian mechanical engineering and design that until late 80s have been closed off to the rest of the world. Now that these cameras have come to light, I want to share them with all of you. Recently I have decided to start cataloging Soviet and Russian cameras online, thus the USSRPhoto.com project was born, which is a Wiki catalog of Russian and Soviet cameras.

Vlad's Soviet/Russian Photographic Equipment Collection

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Narciss (Creme, Early version)

Vlad's Description
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Wiki Catalog Entry

This is a very interesting camera as it is in effect the first miniature 16mm single lens reflex. 70% of all Narciss cameras were produced in 1964. Some cameras had a plate on the rear with a warning engraved on it.

The top is engraved directly over the lens with Narciss, in either Cyrillic or Roman and red filled. These cameras were originally packaged with case, film cassettes and a developing spool. The package also included a special lens adapter that functioned as an extension tube or to adapt m42 lenses for use on the Narciss.

Name: „Нарцисс“

Producer: KMZ

Frame size: 14x21mm

Lens: first 35/2.8 Industar-60, later 35/2.8 Vega-M-1

Shutter: 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500 and B

Quantity: 10.939 units (zenitcamera.com)

Pictured camera: Collection of Vladislav Kern

Known serial numbers:

#cam/color ____ #lens/type __ owner/source _ remarks

59005 creme ___ no lens _____ 1200 cams ___ prototype

59019 creme ___ 002 Indu ___ ussrcameras __ prototype / silver lens

6100089 gray __ ???? Indu ___ SovietCams

6100234 gray __ 7953 Vega __ private ______ warning

6100241 gray __ no lens _____ SovietCams __ warning

6100295 creme _ 0783 Vega __ fotoua ______ warning

6100402 gray __ ? __________ ussrcameras _ warning

6200339 creme _ no lens _____ private ______ warning / 2 viewfinder set

6300062 creme _ ???? Indu ___ fotoua ______ warning / silver lens

6300300 creme _ 5942 Vega __ SovietCams

6300324 creme _ 0183 Vega __ fotoua

6300351 creme _____________ DVD ________ warning

6300367 creme _ 0239 Vega __ ussrcameras __ silver lens

6300537 creme _ 4469 Vega __ V.Kern ______ see photos

6300823 creme _ 0145 Vega __ private ______ warning / silver lens

6401512 creme _ 0718 Vega __ fotoua

6402096 creme _ 000003 Mir 5 __Detlev

6403305 creme _ 2014 Vega __ ussrcameras

6404554 black __ 0960 Vega __ SovietCams

6406088 black __ 4099 Vega __ newauction

6409726 black ______________ private

6409810 black __ 4515 Vega __ fotoua

6411551 black __ 7869 Vega __ V.Kern _____ see photos at Black version

6411592 black __ 5884 Vega __ private _____ warning

6500709 black __ 7854 Vega __ fotoua _____ warning

6501574 black __ 9706 Vega __ fotoua _____ Made in USSR / ROMAN logo+lens

6501587 black __ 9620 Vega __ SovietCams _ Made in USSR / ROMAN logo+lock+lens

6502137 creme _ 0879 Vega __ SovietCams _ Made in USSR / ROMAN logo+lock+lens

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