en-us Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:01:28 +0200 forum@oxle.com 60 USSRPhoto.com Forums http://USSRPhoto.com/forum/ USSRPhoto.com Forums http://USSRPhoto.com/forum/http://USSRPhoto.com http://USSRPhoto.com/forum/images/oxlerss.gif USSRPhoto.com Forums RSS Feed 144 47 Push-up thread Valkir1987@oxle.com http://USSRPhoto.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=3621&REPLY_ID=22238 Collectors and Users Open Forum Thu, 17 Jul 2025 05:30:18 +0200 http://USSRPhoto.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3621 Quote:
It's a bit sad about many Zenit (and Praktica) cameras. People just want the lenses nowadays. With proper service these cameras can be a joy to use. I've used (and still use) a Zenit E for years and I like the simplicity and sturdy mechanics.


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Chinese TLR Seagull 4A for 30 euros



Their price has increased recently. 30 euros is a bargain. They are not as decently made as the Rolleis and Yashicas, and need to be used with a little more care. But can still be great. You can get an upgrade 'Tessar' SA-99 lens from Ebay with multicoating. I replaced mine and got very good results. You can also use push on 36mm filters on the 4a and b.

[img]https://flickr.com/photo_download.gne?id=54404833132&secret=0b24a1d8f7&size=c&source=photoPageEngagement[/img]]]> An original Luftwaffe Leica cedricfan@oxle.com http://USSRPhoto.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=3700&REPLY_ID=22236 Collectors and Users Open Forum Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:08:18 +0200 http://USSRPhoto.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3700 Quote:
Must have been an epidemy of scratching away texts after WWII

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Best regards,
Juhani]]> Special purpose Zorki? fedka@oxle.com http://USSRPhoto.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=3698&REPLY_ID=22231 Collectors and Users Open Forum Sun, 01 Jun 2025 11:29:39 +0200 http://USSRPhoto.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3698 Quote:
No, the bottom is closed, you can see a bent tab on the last picture.
They probably made it so sturdy because this was the only sheet metal (and tools) available to them.
]]> Spy cameras auction Detlev@oxle.com http://USSRPhoto.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=3699&REPLY_ID=22224 Collectors and Users Open Forum Sat, 31 May 2025 06:42:00 +0200 http://USSRPhoto.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3699 Quote:
I think these cameras are from the 50s. Most of them have been destroyed, the left one from my former collection is now to be seen at the Spionagemuseum in Berlin-]]> Sport Jacques M.@oxle.com http://USSRPhoto.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=281&REPLY_ID=22215 Collectors and Users Open Forum Mon, 12 May 2025 10:19:53 +0200 http://USSRPhoto.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=281 Quote:
Yes Juhani, a very interesting and strange beast, as you say.
A pure Eastern conception and design...
I have put the Sport and the Exakta side by side on my shelves. Perhaps they will talk of the German Soviet pact of 1939?

Amitiés. Jacques.]]> Kiev 5 Rekord 4 goes to auction seany65@oxle.com http://USSRPhoto.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=3697&REPLY_ID=22211 Collectors and Users Open Forum Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:57:23 +0200 http://USSRPhoto.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3697 Quote:
Hmmm, interesting, but how much of the viewfinder image do you get to see? How much less of it if you use a lens hood?]]> Weird Contax III Jacques M.@oxle.com http://USSRPhoto.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=3662&REPLY_ID=22210 Collectors and Users Open Forum Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:37:21 +0200 http://USSRPhoto.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3662 Quote:

Yes, Ulrich. The flash socket is exactly in the same position as on your own cameras. Really, all that was made by the same worshop quoted in Zeiss Historica article.
I will check this very original flash contact as soon as I can, with your perfect explanations on you site![:)]

Amitiés. Jacques.]]> just arrived in my collection Jacques M.@oxle.com http://USSRPhoto.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=1466&REPLY_ID=22206 Collectors and Users Open Forum Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:26:09 +0200 http://USSRPhoto.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1466 Quote:

Of course.
1000245 for the 3a type 1 original, and 1023245 for the "first evolution" (or 3a type 1 second version, by the wiki).

Amitiés. Jacques.]]> Kiev 4 without logo on the clip Jacques M.@oxle.com http://USSRPhoto.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=3693&REPLY_ID=22195 Collectors and Users Open Forum Tue, 08 Apr 2025 11:11:26 +0200 http://USSRPhoto.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3693 Quote:
The book "1200 cameras..." knows this Kiev without logo.
But it doesn't give any explanation.
Here, a translated copy of the notice (p. 456)

Kiev IV
Model Group I
Modification 2
Issue 3
1968 F.
The number of copies has not been established.
Features:
on the terminal for attaching the devices above the
There is no "Made in the USSR" case:
Cable sync contact:
main lens "Jupiter-8" 2/50 mm.

Amitiés. Jacques.]]> Repair instructions on my site uwittehh@oxle.com http://USSRPhoto.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=3695&REPLY_ID=22189 Collectors and Users Open Forum Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:02:48 +0200 http://USSRPhoto.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3695 Quote:
The Leningrad, Kiev III and Start instructions are translated now.

Ulrich

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