just arrived in my collection

Hello,

One of my friends, a French collector, received lately some interesting items. He sent them to me. Here are three of them:



For the Industar 24M, I am a bit surprised. The diaphragm ring seems turning just the reverse than it should. At f22: it's all open. And it is closed at f 3,5...

Probably I don't understand something!

About the two Feds, I will open separate threads.

Amitiйs. Jacques.

Here is KIF, underwater box for start!
I like KRAB more!!!

Very nice! I never had underwater case for Start camera in my hands.
How did you find one !
Would you be able to add your pictures to Wiki?

My wife friends friend have get it in observatory and was thinking to use it. But then he decide to sell it. He have asked me, do I wat it. I have asked pictures. But he but it in auction. So I called him and make offer and get it without auction.
It is bought in 67 year and is never used.

Wiki in something new for me, if I can, I will add the pictures.

Here is picture of my KRAB...
sadly without gear and stuff

TOCHKA-58M / S-252 type b used by the Romanian secret service, like new. I paid for it around $10, but I'm sure it is worth much more. How much do you think? There are only few informations on the internet. It works fine and I also have 9 other lenses, like the one mounted on it. Sorry for the crappy pictures...

Wow!! $10 I've seen these sold for around at least $500.. great buy, congratulations!

My last russian camera, along with a classic Sputnik, is a Fed S with the 2/50 lens. The camera has serial number 56054 and the lens has the serial number 21334. Are there several types of Fed S? Thank you!

Hello,
There are as many Fed S as 1c, d and e types...
So, including the sub series:
- 5 1c type,
- 3 1d type,
- 1 1e type,
If we count some "original" Fed S engraved Leica, you can find at least 10 different Fed S. And special ones were made with leatherette and ears for straps.

Yours must be (by the serial number)the first 1c type, with a grey/green vulcanite coming from late 1b.

Amitiйs. Jacques.

Hi all....

I think this outfit is no very rare, but I found it as you see in pictures. Complete with shades for camera, strap, battery!
In very good shape, as you can see...

Hello Frйdйric!

A very nice outfit. It seems abolutely complete, even with the spectacles!

Amitiйs. Jacques.

Thank you Jacques

I bought it in an auction in Sens last week. 300 euros + taxes. it is quite expensive but so hard to find such complete outfit.....
I bought also a FT2 and a Voskhod (with active lightmeter...incredible...!!).
I miss a F21.... too expensive...

There is another auction in Limoges next friday...With a few Russian cameras too...I think I will be there as I am in Toulouse all week...Not so far..

All the best

Fred

From a local flea market for the huge price of 2 euros :)

http://www.ussrphoto.com/Wiki/default.asp?WikiCatID=42&ParentID=3&ContentID=1474&Item=Lenobltorg+Exposure+Calculator%2E



Best regards,
Juhani

Romanian spy cameras (with 9 lenses?!) and stereo FEDs... there is some amazing stuff about.

Thanks for sharing it with us.

K.

ELIKON-2 serial 9601014
now looking for ELIKON-3, if anybody have to offer, let me know!

Hi Martti,
here it is: http://www.ebay.de/itm/ELIKON-3-Soviet-35mm-Camera-VERY-RARE-/350487610862?pt=Film_Cameras&hash=item519ab085ee ,
but I am not sure, that the price is OK.


Regards, Alexander

Hello!
Camera condition is to bad fot the price!
Wonderig, what hole is that...

There should be a plastic "lens" that covers the "flash ready" lamp now well visible.

Best regards,
Juhani

A classic Kiev 1948, mainly with Jena parts. Not really different from my Kiev 1949. 1948 Kievs seem very variable from the Dresden side to the Jena one...
The lens is interesting. It's a late rigid 1948 ZK one which looks regular.



In the back, one of my two cats. And between the two, a prewar Kine Exakta: massive and impressive. Much more sophisticated than the contemporaneous Leicas or Feds! It's not the first TLR: it has the rectangular magnifier, not the round one.

Amitiйs. Jacques.

This time is outfit time for me...
Not really expensive outfits, but uite complete with papers...

This one is in a wonderful plastic case...Typical of seventies... I think I will try to go working with it one day...

All the best...

Fred

Hi Fred,
Beautiful! And complete, with all the papers...
It seems you had it in France, perhaps Limoges?

I gave up trying to collect such outfits: not enough room...

Amitiйs. Jacques.