just arrived in my collection

Here are the new in my collection "7-eyes" LOMO-twins: Sokol-automat and its export-"brother" Aurora-automat.




Regards, Alexander

Not yet received, but bought some days ago: as it seems a Fed 1a reingraved Leica with a one turn lens (reingraved Elmar).
It can be an interesting camera or a pure fake!
I will tell you when received.

Amitiйs. Jacques.

very nice Orchid-3 lens for Zorki RF.


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/2692011_orchid-3.jpg

Best regards,
Aidas

Woderful, that is something!!!
This lens is something new for my eyes!

Hi Aidas, congratulations! Very fine lens, I've never seen one before! Wow! 1.5/50mm!

Thanks. Please find attached comparison picture with ZK Zorki 1.5/50 (1949). Both beauties released by KMZ.


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/2792011_ZK_vs_Orchid_4.jpg

Best regards,
Aidas

Magnifique!
The JLP says nothing about this lens, except that it was not really produced.
Do you have other details about it, Aidas?
Thanks for the pictures...

Amitiйs. Jacques.

Bravo Aidas,
very nice find! I have seen this lens in some old articles about history of KMZ.
As far as I know it is prototype of Jupiter-3 (like Orchid-1 is prototype of Jupiter-8).
Congratulations!

Regards, Alexander

Here are my latest cameras...


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/3092011_cameras.jpg

quote:

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Originally posted by AlexanderK

As far as I know it is prototype of Jupiter-3 (like Orchid-1 is prototype of Jupiter-8).

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Congratulations Aidas!

Dear Alexander,
Orchid-3 cannot be prototype of Jupiter-3(and Orchid-1 cannot be prototype of Jupiter-8) because Orchid-1 was calculated in 1956(Orchid-3 was calculated in 1959, according GOI catalogue 1963). This is if you don't look optical schemes of Orchids...

http://xalmaz.narod.ru

xalmaz,

very interesting catalogue! Thank you very much.

Regards, Alexander

Working Zenit-18 #8602323 with Zenitar-ME1 #861738 and almost like new Granit-11N #861095. Don't ask me how these fit together, even the seller had no idea!


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/7102011_Z18.jpg



Best regards,
Juhani

My Zenitar-ME1 serial is 861766, very close.

And here is my black jupiter-9 for kiev RF.


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/7102011_kievRF1.jpg


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/7102011_kievRF2.jpg

Best, Martti

Received today my 46th Fed 1. All are different!
An interesting one, even if not beautiful. It's an 1b with
- a number of 1a,
- brown patterned vulcanite,
- large engraved lettering.

All that makes me think that the (real) serial number could be around 26000.


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/8102011_Fed 1b 4580 001.JPG


http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/8102011_Fed 1b 4580 002.JPG

Amitiйs. Jacques.

Jacques,

my first thought was "46 FED 1, what a crazy guy", then I counted my FED 1. I counted 20 and I was sure that there were not more than 10 :-)

Congratulations to the FED 1 with the strange serial number. I own one with serial 2850 which looks exactly like yours, the only different is the normal vulcanite instead of the brown one.

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de

Martti,

nice, seems that you are building a "Jupiter 9 farm" to grow them up and have children ;-)

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de

Not bad, Ulrich, not bad. Still an effort to be as mad as me...

Amitiйs.

Fotokor .


Testing .. paper negative f18 2 mins + yellow filter

Ulrich,

yes, my farm have already aftergrowth, one little girl jupiter-12 and boy jupiter-3. Now I hope, that they will grow and be jupiter-6!!!

Best, Martti

My latest finds...

VESNA

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/19102011_vesna.jpg

and FKD 13x18 (new)

http://www.ussrphoto.com/UserContent/19102011_01.jpg