just arrived in my collection

Hi Jacques!!

I bought it on ebay to a guy who is also a professional seller and who lives in Normandie..
I went to Limoges last friday
Very interesting sale... Only a few people in the room.. So most of item have been sold a starting price, except 2 or 3 very special items.
Not a lot of Russian cameras..
I got a Kiev IIIa and Jupiter 8 in good shape (light meter ok) for 36 euros and a very nice Salyut S with Vega and back for 60 euros. Only problem for this one, is that I see only one curtain on shutter...Not easy to fix..
As prices were very low, I came back with 2 full cases of different cameras.. I need to sell them now and buy new Russian cameras...
The best was a Nikkor QD-C 5.6/15mm AI like new...Not really Russian lens....

All the best

Fred

Jacques,

congrats to the 1948 KIEV.

Here are my 2 newest finds.

First a Zorki 3 with early serial number and screw in the middle under the rangefinder window:









I have installed new shutter curtains and now it works fine.

The second is a rarity I think. It's a Horizont Revue with matching box, the two filters, the hand grip, german papers and german instruction booklet! I have never seen a complete set before. Only the leather bag is missing.

An interesting thing: The name Horizont is written with a "Z" on the booklet and the camera itself, but on the box there is written in big letters "HORISONT-REVUE" with an "S" :-)





Unfortunately someone has removed all body screws (I think, I have replacements) and the release button has fallen out (but it was in the packet).


Edit: As I see on Aidas' site it is this one:

http://sovietcams.com/index.php?-2017518783
"6. Very uncommon version, under name "Horizont Revue" in Roman characters. Were released for W.Germany market. Very few early cameras have 1/250s markings on the top plate."

It has the 1/250s marking. So it seems to be a nice find :-)

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de

Hi Ulrich!
I did not know there are "Horizont Revue"...
Your early Zorki 3 is fine: they are becoming rare now. And your lens is probably the good one by the datas. I bought my # 00707 without lens, and I have put on it a '52 one.

Amitiйs. Jacques.

Jacques,

I knew about the Horizont Revue (I have seen one or two on ebay the last years), but I have never seen one (or a normal Horizont) with box and papers.

Yes, I think it's the original lens on the Zorki 3. 707 is a nice serial number, are you now looking for number 747? :-)

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de

KRAB for LC-A, without the viewfinder. Serial 880003

"FED-35" 28mm f4.5
This is something, that I did not hope to get. But here it is.
Still missing RUSSAR and FED 50mm f2 lens.

Martti,

great finds, specially the FED lens. I am looking for one of it too, but they are really rare to find.

By the way, most of the missing screws of the Horizont-Revue I could find in the packet, and for the other ones I have had replacements. Now it works and looks as new.

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de

Bravo for the 4,5/28mm Fed lens.
Serial number between 40xxx and 46xxx, I suppose?
I have one, never tried...

Amitiйs. Jacques.

Number is 46370 and there is extra number 34 opposide side of serial.
I am thinking to try it, someday.

Great find, Martti.
I have sold one some time ago here on USSRPhoto .
I have FED 50mm f2 for sell as well, you can find it here: http://www.ussrphoto.com/Forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1805


Regards, Alexander

Alexander, is it possible to get some detail pictures of the lens?
Thank you!

I got it today...
My first Russar with 2 original caps and finder....

Fred











Fred

Russar is cool!

Here is my latest find...
Serial 9982

One of the rarest Fed accessories.
I suppose it doesn't work? Or I will have it mine repaired...

Amitiйs. Jacques.

I can see a little respont to light, but yes, it is not working!

A very nice No Name Kiev arrived here today. It looks like new, even the matching leather case without name is like new. And it works very smooth.

It is from 1963, comes with a 1,5/50 Sonnar lens and has not the OCCUPIED engraving on the back! So which version is it? As I know the first series has the additional engraving, is from 1963 and has Sonnar lens, and the second series is from 1964 without the engraving on the back and without Sonnar lens or with Jupiter lens. And as I can see nobody has opened it before, so no mix of parts.

What's that? While inspecting the leather bag I found "USSR OCCUPIED GERMANY" printed inside on the leather strap of the bag. Has anyone seen this before?








Edit: Here's a picture of the leather strap:



Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de

Bravo, Ulrich!
I don't have such a "no name"...
BTW, what is the serial number of the Sonnar? It seems that some sellers put any Zeiss lens on this camera...

Amitiйs. Jacques.

Jacques,

thanks. It's a post war Sonnar from Zeiss Ikon Stuttgart, a late one without the red coating marking. So it seems to be the original one. The serial number is 1170766. I have had two or three of them, their serial numbers are very different, some have only 5 digits, some have seven digits and the numbers spread wide. I don't know how Zeiss Ikon has numbered the Sonnars in post war times.
By the way, I haven't cleaned the camera until now, it comes out of the sellers packet in this state :-)

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de

Hi Ulrich,

About postwar numbers, for CZ Oberkochen (Stuttgart):
- # 10000 to 500000:years 1946-50 (Opton)
- # 500000 to 1,1 Mn: years 51-53 (Opton)
- # 1,1Mn to 2,6 Mn: years 53-59 (CZ, except for Comecon sales)

For CZ Jena (East Germany), the numbers follow prewar ones:
- # 3 Mn to 3,2 Mn: 1945-49,
- # 3,2 Mn to 3,47 Mn: 49-52,
- # 3,47 Mn to 4 Mn: 52-55,
- # 4 Mn to 5 Mn: 55-58.

Here are the official numbers, not very precise, I confess. If it can help...

Amitiйs. Jacques.

Jacques,

thanks. So it's one of the first ones that are labeled with "Carl Zeiss" only. That's nice :-)

It would be interesting to know which 1,5 Sonnars were put on the No Name Kievs, but I think we don't have enough samples for it...

Ulrich

http://fotos.cconin.de