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jay bjerke
fargo fed fan

USA
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Posted - Jun 18 2010 :  4:24:44 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
In my collection, I have 2 types of Yunkor, one with the standard viewfinder, and one with a folding finder. I do not find the folding finder in my books. Can anyone help me out?
thanks
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Vladislav Kern
Vlad
USA
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Posted - Jun 20 2010 :  11:45:53 AM  Show Profile  Visit Vlad's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Jay, I have never seen the folding viewfinder Yunkor!!! Thank you very much for posting it, how interesting! Would you mind creating a Wiki entry for it so it's not lost in the forum? It'll be great if you have something that is not already in the catalog, just feel free to add it in there.

Thanks!!!
Vlad.
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Posted - Jun 21 2010 :  1:31:10 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
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Originally posted by fargo fed fan

In my collection, I have 2 types of Yunkor, one with the standard viewfinder, and one with a folding finder. I do not find the folding finder in my books. Can anyone help me out?


Your "Yunkor with a folding finder" is the camera "Pouva Start" from 1952 ( see the page http://www.zenitcamera.com/archive/juncor/index.html for reference) but with a front label from Juncor (or Yunkor).
So: a fake... ;)
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Vladislav Kern
Vlad
USA
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Posted - Jun 21 2010 :  6:40:27 PM  Show Profile  Visit Vlad's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Even more interesting!! Thank you Zoom for the catch!! Jay - sorry
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jay bjerke
fargo fed fan
USA
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Posted - Jun 22 2010 :  2:35:52 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
yes - very interesting....thanks!

jay bjerke
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Bill Parkinson
nightphoto
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Posted - Jun 22 2010 :  4:53:13 PM  Show Profile  Visit nightphoto's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Hi Jay,

Maybe it could be a user modification rather than a "fake" made to fool anyone that it is some rare sort of Yunkor. Probably you may know and it could depend on where and when you bought it (and how much you paid).

My idea is that maybe the Yunkor front plate was from a damaged camera and put on this Pouva Start by a Soviet user so that the camera would look more "Soviet", rather than foreign or German. Just a guess or idea.

Regards, Bill

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