Kiev-4 57023

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Topic author: Kievuser

Posted on: 20130414083008

Hi,

A Chinese collector found this Kiev-4.[8D] Is it the earliest Kiev-4 so far all over the world?

Cheers,

Zhang

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1442013_1957 K-4 57023.jpg

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Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20130414211234

Hi Zhang! There's something really off about that serial number, it's missing quite a few numbers there and I'm not sure whether this is an indicator or an early camera.. it's quite a weird example, a very interesting one as well!

Cheers,
Vlad

Reply author: Kievuser

Replied on: 20130415043607

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Vlad
 Hi Zhang! There's something really off about that serial number, it's missing quite a few numbers there and I'm not sure whether this is an indicator or an early camera.. it's quite a weird example, a very interesting one as well!

Cheers,
Vlad
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Hi Vlad,

Thanks for your input. I think we need to see at least one more such cameras for authenticity.

Regards,

zhang

Reply author: AlexanderK

Replied on: 20130415150149

Hi Zhang!
Very interesting camera, but it is strange for me to see the 3-digit camera number (023).
There were produced about 9.000 Kiev-4 cameras in 1957 and I thought, they all had to have a 4-digit s/n with zeros,
for example 570023.
All first Kiev-4 cameras had a stand-foot, do you camera has one? Could you post more photos please?

Regards, Alexander

Reply author: Kievuser

Replied on: 20130416070655

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by AlexanderK
 Hi Zhang!
Very interesting camera, but it is strange for me to see the 3-digit camera number (023).
There were produced about 9.000 Kiev-4 cameras in 1957 and I thought, they all had to have a 4-digit s/n with zeros,
for example 570023.
All first Kiev-4 cameras had a stand-foot, do you camera has one? Could you post more photos please?

Regards, Alexander
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Hi Alexander,

This camera is not mine, but I will see if I can find more images. Aidas mentioned such cameras on his site that there are 5 digits s/n Kiev-4s and his 6 digits early Kiev-4 looks exactly like this one.

Cheers,

Zhang