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Topic author: sovietcam

Posted on: 20081231085649

which member can help for a translation? and for what is this inscription? camera is not a russian!

best regards and a happy new year!!!![:)]
regards mike

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/DSC02223.JPG

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/DSC02225.JPG

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/DSC02226.JPG

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/DSC02227.JPG

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/DSC02228.JPG

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/DSC02231.JPG

Reply author: AidasCams

Replied on: 20081231092022

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? [:)]

Best Regards,
Aidas

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20081231102623

Yea looks like Kimar to me too with this font, based on the same letters in other words.

Reply author: nightphoto

Replied on: 20081231122004

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:

http://www.nightphoto.com/aviar.html

Regards, Bill

Reply author: sovietcam

Replied on: 20081231190843

thanks aidas for translation!

kimar? the name of the lens?
and experimental zavod voomp? where can I read something about it?

best regards
mike

Reply author: sovietcam

Replied on: 20081231192831

hi bill

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

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