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Olympic Export Lubitel 166B or is it?

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[quote]Hello everyone!

I got a strange camera in mail today that I purchased here locally in the United States. I wanted to to put it up in case anyone had seen anything like this before, I'm inclined to believe it may be a fake but if there is another camera like it obviously that will make it more difficult to discount. I paid as much as for a regular Lubitel 166B for it, the person who sold it to me didn't know much about cameras.

It came with this box:

[img]http://www.ussrphoto.com/resize/resize_image.aspx?ImgWd=800&IptFl=/UserContent2/3172019_0-02-01-2a416c0705e4cce0a8e443355a5c189c16968d272c4a8697a57f6fd7e6d45019_221f3296_1564488735.jpg[/img]
http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent2/3172019_0-02-01-2a416c0705e4cce0a8e443355a5c189c16968d272c4a8697a57f6fd7e6d45019_221f3296_1564488735.jpg

A strange thing that stood out to me the box is from 166 not 166B although it's an export box, I've seen cases of them putting different writing on the box...

So the weirdest part the olympic logo sticker doesn't look like the sticker that is on regular 166, it's somewhat plastic-y looking and faded, the 166 is more chrome and paint seems to be done with a different process. plus notice the corners of the sign, they're also different..

[img]http://www.ussrphoto.com/resize/resize_image.aspx?ImgWd=800&IptFl=/UserContent2/3172019_0-02-01-222b7a37849030c7432d918ab7fb33d964648d464d8b5e718eabca789f99e6cd_6bfd5f24.jpg[/img]
http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent2/3172019_0-02-01-222b7a37849030c7432d918ab7fb33d964648d464d8b5e718eabca789f99e6cd_6bfd5f24.jpg

[img]http://www.ussrphoto.com/resize/resize_image.aspx?ImgWd=800&IptFl=/UserContent2/3172019_0-02-01-a701d23655275917fdfb55538c666d9a7295f8daf8e3638c8926de6fed3df836_aec59cd1.jpg[/img]
http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent2/3172019_0-02-01-a701d23655275917fdfb55538c666d9a7295f8daf8e3638c8926de6fed3df836_aec59cd1.jpg

Here's the olympic sign from regular Lubitel 166 for comparison[img]http://www.ussrphoto.com/resize/resize_image.aspx?ImgWd=800&IptFl=/UserContent2/3172019_0-02-01-077ad393bd15cad37ac5125898f4d7315fedd818ff09aad3a474c227d7ca9e42_d918f6e4.jpg[/img]
http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent2/3172019_0-02-01-077ad393bd15cad37ac5125898f4d7315fedd818ff09aad3a474c227d7ca9e42_d918f6e4.jpg

Also it's from 1981 based on serial #, a little bit late but still within the range of 1980 Olympics..

[img]http://www.ussrphoto.com/resize/resize_image.aspx?ImgWd=800&IptFl=/UserContent2/3172019_0-02-01-3e4938670f23d6a333628d558f75a256baed371c438c1f49ac4f9dcb5576e52a_ef5e0152.jpg[/img]
http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent2/3172019_0-02-01-3e4938670f23d6a333628d558f75a256baed371c438c1f49ac4f9dcb5576e52a_ef5e0152.jpg

Has anyone encountered anything like this before? I think someone "made" it.. but with Soviet stuff you never know...

Best regards,
Vlad[/quote]

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