Liliputs and Maliutkas

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Topic author: Vlad

Posted on: 20180427141654

From a private collection in Russia. Photo by A. Nikitin.

http://www.ussrphoto.com/resize/resize_image.aspx?ImgWd=1200&IptFl=/UserContent/2742018_liliputs.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/2742018_liliputs.jpg

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Reply author: Jacques M.

Replied on: 20180427145228

Thanks, Vlad.
It could be a subject in iself.
Is there a specialist here concerning these cameras to describe them in detail?

Thanks! Jacques.

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20180427172945

Aidas has a great article you can run through translate on Maliutkas:

http://sovietcams.com/index.php?-404028333

Reply author: cedricfan

Replied on: 20180428012443

And I have only two... [V]
Yes, this is the catching thing: there is always more versions made, than you can ever get, once you learn more about a camera [:o)]

Best regards,
Juhani

Reply author: Jacques M.

Replied on: 20180428151416

Thanks, Vlad.
Once more, a most interesting camera...
But I agree with Juhani. Once the collection has started, it's a never ending question. I have that problem too with the Fed 1s: there is always something missing...[:(]

Jacques.

Reply author: AlexanderK

Replied on: 20180518165530

Hi Vlad,

great photo, but there weren't so many modifications as cameras you see on this picture. So far as I know there were two cameras "Malutka" in black and red-brown and 4 cameras "Liliput": two issues (with GOMZ logo and witout) in black and red-brown. Besides that you can find two modifications of shutting lever description on Liliput cameras: over the lever and behind the lever (s. photos)

http://www.ussrphoto.com/resize/resize_image.aspx?ImgWd=800&IptFl=/UserContent/1852018_IMG_20180518_232911.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1852018_IMG_20180518_232911.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/resize/resize_image.aspx?ImgWd=800&IptFl=/UserContent/1852018_IMG_20180518_232953.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1852018_IMG_20180518_232953.jpg

Regards, Alexander

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20180518165751

Hi Alexander,

well apparently there were also differences in rings around the lens nad the lenses themselves.. [:)]..

Cheers,
Vlad

Reply author: AlexanderK

Replied on: 20180518171137

Vlad,
this lens block you can unscrew and screw in anything you will have. This block consists of a thin lens and a plastic cap, which was very fragile and broke down very often. So it could be replaced with something similar.

http://www.ussrphoto.com/resize/resize_image.aspx?ImgWd=800&IptFl=/UserContent/1852018_IMG_20180518_233118.jpg

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/1852018_IMG_20180518_233118.jpg

Such cameras you see also on the photo of Alexey: the last one in the first row and the third one in the second row.

Regards, Alexander

Reply author: Vlad

Replied on: 20180518175757

hmm.. you think these are just generic replacements? Interesting.. may be...