Special USSRPhoto Camera...?

perfect...
don't forget to have a lens front ring done too...;-)

Stephan

Stephan they don't do the lens rings unfortunately.. but they do the lens caps.

So OK, I will send the designs to the seller and will let you know exact amount to paypal them, how much and where for those interested in getting these cameras. He will start making you a camera like this as soon they get the deposit. After that is done **IMPORTANT** please send me a private message so I can record who ordered and when so I can also make certificates. Also please indicate you would like a wooden box for additional 30EUR.

more details to come.

Thanks,
Vlad.

P.S. Per Bill's suggestion I may move the camera to the right a bit.. I'll post the updated image once I do that.

Hello Vlad

For the design: Why not moving the camera logo a bit to the left (centred to the FED logo) and put the serial number right below? BTW: The serial number should normaly have the format "N° 0001". And maybe it would be nice to put a "2 years" engraving also in latin letters on the camera top?

Payment: Could anyone here in Europe with a PayPal account pay for me? I have no PayPal account and I don't want to open one. A money transfer to a IBAN account will be no problem for me. Please send me a private message if you could help me on this. Thank you very much in advance.

Best wishes - Guido

Guido, good suggestion, I will try to make that change! Thanks!

Vlad.

Also Guido you can pay on paypal via credit card without opening account.

Vlad.

Hello Vlad

Sorry, I don't use credit cards over internet either ...

Best wishes - Guido

hi guido

you can pay to me!

wenn du willst, kannst du es mir zahlen. wдre die einfachste variante und auch die gьnstigste. kannst es mir sagen, wьrde dir dann meine nummer geben.

gruess mike

vlad,

nice design!
and i will also a camera, incl. wooden box!

regards
mike

Hello Mike

Thank you for your offer. I will try to find your mail address ... ;-)

Best wishes - Guido

guido

i send tomorrow an email with my dates!
i have your email :-)

regards
mike

OK, Mike I'll count you in.

Great, and OK with Guido's suggestion!

Jacques.

Hi All,

Sorry to have caught this thread so late but I've read everything and you can count me in as well.

Steve

OK, guys here is the final updated design of the top of the camera per all your great suggestions! Logo is bigger and moved to the left, "2 years" added in English, serial # moved to the top from the bottom. I will be sending these mockups to Moscow today to make sure this is all doable..

Thanks,
Vlad.

Hi Vlad,

Looks good. Although no one will probably agree with me ... I wish the top (view shown) would have only the Cyrillic version of "CCCPФOTO,COM" and "2года" on it, and the English or Roman version would be engraved on the bottom plate.

To me this would simplify the look of the top and make the camera keep it's Russian origin intact. And on the lens cap it would of course have all the lettering in Cyrillic and Roman.

Just my opinion. Thanks for all your work Vlad!

Regards, Bill

Bill, think of Kievs . It has both Russian and English engravings... also the site is in English language only so I think it will be a bit presumptuous to have only Russian engravings. .. feels somewhat like a misrepresentation if we do that...

Also unfortunately the designs are already submitted, sorry.. now I'm waiting for final instructions from Mikhail (the seller who will be providing these cameras).

Vlad.

Hi Vlad,
I wasn't saying that we should have only Russian engravings ... just only Russian engravings on the top ... with English on the bottom plate and lens cap. It wouldn't be misrepresentation ... the whole camera will be a non-factory custom camera anyway and not represented as anything else. And, I'm sure they have not started the engravings yet and may even suggest changes themselves. But in any case, you are the boss and the camera looks good!

Regards, Bill

Hello Vlad

Maybe it's too late now, but I have an other idea for this special camera: Why not put a engraving on the bottom like "Made for ..." with the name of the USSRphoto member who ordered the camera? So it would be more personal.

Best wishes - Guido

i confirm I'm in... for a nice number (like 13 ? or 2)..; you could also make the number like art edition
01/20 for instance

Stephan

All right everyone, the designs and everything else had been finalized.. I'm sorry Guido, Bill these changes proposed by you were not applied since the mockups I sent had to go through number of people in Russia and had to be quoted on and it's a lengthy process.. Also the extra engravings like individual names would've cost even more.. so whatever designs I posted last time is what is being manufactured.

Ok so here are the details:
The camera is 115 EUR + 15EUR shipping. Optional box is 30 EUR additional, (BUT if you get the box you only get collapsible lens and not I-26).

Please send 30EUR deposit via PayPal for them to start making your camera to moscowphoto@aport2000.ru and indicate whether you want collapsible lens (FED or I-22) or I-26 non-collapsible and whether you want a box or not (then of course you can only have collapsible lens).

The manufacturing process will take about 2 months. Then the rest of the balance is due when you are notified that camera is ready. Please make sure to provide your mailing address in PayPal comments box.

Once you send the payment please send me a private message via this forum telling me you have done so, so I can keep count. If you would like a an official certificate for the camera from me when you know your serial #, also please let me know. I can print a hard copy and you can just pay whatever shipping costs and materials are to mail it to you or I can send you an electronic copy for free which you can print yourself on nice paper stock.

The camera will be as discussed FED-2 black top and dark red (USSRPhoto.com colors) body, with the design posted above.. I apologize for not using all your suggestions, at some point I had to stop and submit the design otherwise we wouldn't never proceeded with this order. .

Vlad