this lens is for wooden large format camera 13X18. the camera is not typical russian, other bellow and smaller than a fk-camera. the camera has no name-plate and has a stamped serialnumber in wooden. english or french camera. it`s very similar to your "aviar".
regards mike
sovietcam
Posted - Dec 31 2008 : 7:08:43 PM thanks aidas for translation!
kimar? the name of the lens? and experimental zavod voomp? where can I read something about it?
best regards mike
nightphoto
Posted - Dec 31 2008 : 12:20:04 PM Hi Mike,
An early VOOMP lens, probably for large format camera and not necessarily Russian. The name sounds like it may even have been made for a cine or movie camera. Similar to this one:
Posted - Dec 31 2008 : 10:26:23 AM Yea looks like Kimar to me too with this font, based on the same letters in other words.
AidasCams
Posted - Dec 31 2008 : 09:20:22 AM Hello Mike,
great collecable lens indeed, congratulations! It's written:
Experimental Zavod VOOMP Leningrad "Kimar" (???) F=21 cm 1:4 No. 2 1935. I'm not sure about "Kimar" engravings only, and I'm too lazy right now to check my lens books. May be someone will correct me?
