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cedricfan
Posted - Nov 26 2008 : 3:50:05 PM Any idea when these were made? This autumn I have found TWO units here in Finland, which is a small wonder
8 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First)
Luiz Paracampo
Posted - Nov 28 2008 : 7:12:28 PM Both of mine do not have any emblem on case. Regards LP
mermoz37
Posted - Nov 28 2008 : 02:16:57 AM Hi Cedric ..that's right ... but the guy wich sold me this unit said to me it was nammed in "honnour" of Laïka (in latin-French write ) ...the reason of the label on leather cas. may be true ?
Luiz Paracampo
Posted - Nov 27 2008 : 4:39:56 PM I have two Chaika flashes although similar they differ in size of the case. both have different logos. the condenser one was bought in 1964. the newer smaller with two L were bought in 1975. Different reflectors were accessories of them. I did see a further type with a tiny square reflector and the same case. there were versions with one fountain and two independent reflectors. regards LP
cedricfan
Posted - Nov 27 2008 : 12:22:15 PM The dog was Laika, not Leica Chaika means seagull (or another bird, not good in ornitology). But early 60ies could be a good guess?
mermoz37
Posted - Nov 27 2008 : 12:16:40 PM the only one indication I can say: Chaika was the name (but you still known ;-)) of the dog flying in space before Gagarin ; that's the reason for the second factory label. So this unit been made after the cosmos doggy fly.
cedricfan
Posted - Nov 27 2008 : 10:40:29 AM Thanks, any idea of age?
Luiz Paracampo
Posted - Nov 27 2008 : 10:06:43 AM Better seeing your flashes I noted that both ater from different factories! LP
As you see there were two factories that produced Chaika flashes. Both in Kharkov, Ukraine. The Kharkov Sovnarkos and the Radiodetal they can be identified by their logo. Your units are both from Radiodetal. regards LP
) ...the reason of the label on leather cas.
