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Topic author: okynek

Posted on: 20071204082934

I have strange example of this camera with Moment-1 shatter and coated lens. Strange, because this cameras was produced with Moment-23 shatter (as I know). Strange, because Moment-1 has not-coated lens (as I know). It installed between lenses so it hard just to change lens, you have to remake whole assembly. Strange, because I did not found any signs of repairs ( or I do not know how to look :). I was using magnifying glass to inspect camera. Serial number is nothing to wright home about, just random digits. Wonder if anybody have any comments or thoughts about this camera?

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Reply author: Zoom

Replied on: 20071204100044

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="MS Trebuchet, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by okynek</i>
<br />Strange, because Moment-1 has not-coated lens (as I know).
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1952 year? Uncoated? I think that it is impossible....

Reply author: mermoz37

Replied on: 20071204125911

very good question...i possess too a MOSCOW 1 whith uncoated lens "moscva" n° 003383 (I-23) no name shutter ( 1 to 1/400 sec)

and another one whith I-23 coated (red P)n° 018599 no name shutter (1 to 1/250) (the front plate shutter design different than the first one)
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Reply author: okynek

Replied on: 20071204212919

Well what I found (should look on it first) serial number on the back of the camera is 5706381(1957 year or production) and on the lens I have 5414393(year 1954) Lens is coated, but shatter is Moment 1. So all indication that this camera was rebuilt from many different components of many models. I believe in camera repair shops such cameras called "katleta" – meatloaf [:)]
Never the less camera work perfectly despite the ages and as I tell earlier I can not find any flow in quality of assembly.

Reply author: fedka

Replied on: 20071205231154

Never heard about "kotleta", but sounds funny.

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20071205231823

hehehehe.... sounds tasty too [:)]..

Reply author: AidasCams

Replied on: 20071206002727

Such "Kotleta" cameras are quite common to find ...

Reply author: Luiz Paracampo

Replied on: 20071206182111

A folding one could give a good "sandwich" ! [:D][:D][:D]