It arrived today, and it is NOT a 130A as I and the seller thought, there is an L in the end Also it is 1973 and not 1974 as the 130A so far have been
Best regards, Juhani
06/18/2009 10:28
Hi Juhani,
It's amazing discovery!!!. My best congratulations! It seems you've got a prototype of 130A camera indeed. It's very interesting to mention, that "Made in USSR" engravings on the frontplate were firstly used on early Sokol-2 cameras, i.e in 1977-1979, while your sample is from early 1973 ... Would be very happy to get a quality picture for my website, ok?
Best Regards, Aidas
06/18/2009 11:43
Naturally you will get them, as well as the Global. First we will continue our vacation here in Finland though!
Best regards, Juhani
06/20/2009 21:34
Congratulations Juhani!!! This is quite an amazing and interesting piece! It's amazing that you've found a super-rare version of a very rare camera, hold on to it, it's probably worth A LOT of money if it is in fact a prototype as Aidas says .